Munimuni

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Munimuni
Also known asThe AJ Project (2013)
Origin Quezon City, Philippines
Genres
Years active2012–2020; 2021-present
LabelsMarilag Records and Production (2017-2020); Independent (2021-present); Sony Music Philippines (distribution; 2021-present)
Members
  • Adj Jiao
  • John Owen Castro
  • Jolo Ferrer
  • Josh Tumaliuan
  • Ben Ayes
Past members
  • Red Calayan (left 2018)
  • TJ de Ocampo (left 2020)
Website

Munimuni is a Filipino indie folk band from Quezon City, Philippines. The band currently consists of Adj Jiao (guitar, vocals), John Owen Castro (flute, vocals), Jolo Ferrer (bass), Josh Tumaliuan (drums), and Ben Ayes (guitar). [1] [2] [3]

Contents

History

Formation (2012-2013)

Munimuni were formed in UP Diliman, where TJ de Ocampo met Adj Jiao who was, at that time, doing a musical project with Red Calayan. They figured out that they had similar tastes in music, so they started writing and arranging songs together.

A year after their start, de Ocampo was sent to Japan as an exchange student, and the band added John Owen Castro as the band's session keyboardist. Munimuni kept on doing gigs while de Ocampo was away. [4] [5]

Simula EP (2017)

In 2017, Munimuni released their debut EP titled Simula. The EP featured the songs "Sa Hindi Pag-alala", "Sa'yo", and "Marilag". [6] [7] [8]

Kulayan Natin (2019)

Two years after releasing their debut EP, Munimuni finally released their debut album. [9] [10] Titled Kulayan Natin, it featured the songs "Tahanan", "Oras", "Kalachuchi", and "Solomon" (featuring Filipina singer Clara Benin). [11] [12]

Hiatus (2020)

On September 30, 2020, the band announced on Twitter that they will be on a hiatus. [13] [14]

The comeback #MaligayaAngPagbabalik (2021)

On June 9, 2021, the band announced their comeback with a social media hashtag, along with a new song titled "Maligaya" and TJ de Ocampo's departure from the band. [15] [16]

Band members

Current members

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNotable WorksResultReferences
2020 5th Wish Music Awards Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year"Solomon"(with Clara Benin)Nominated [34] [35]
Wish Breakthrough Artist of the Year"Munimuni"Nominated

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