Buwi Meneses

Buwi Meneses
Birth name	Buhawi F. Meneses
Born	June 4, 1976 Manila, Philippines
Genres	Rock, hard rock, alternative rock, funk
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Universal, MCA Music, Inc.
Associated acts	Parokya ni Edgar, Franco

Buhawi "Buwi" Francia Meneses (born June 4, 1976) is a Filipino bassist for the band Parokya ni Edgar,^[1] and formerly for Franco.

Biography

Meneses is the second of four children and only son of breast cancer activist Danny Meneses and the late Rosa Francia-Meneses.

Meneses took up Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. During his second year in the program, he stopped schooling to take care of his ill mother as she was diagnosed with breast cancer around the same year. Not long after, Meneses joined his childhood friends to form Parokya ni Edgar and pursue a music career.

He won the "Bassist of the Year" award at the NU Rock Awards in 1999 and also wrote the topseller Parokya ni Edgar song “Mr. Suave” in their 2003 album Bigotilyo.

Meneses was one of the castaways for GMA-7's Celebrity Edition of Survivor Philippines in August 2010 where in he became the 4th castaway to be voted out.

Personal life

Meneses is married to Febe Meneses and they have two sons.^[2]

Discography

With Parokya ni Edgar

• Khangkhungkherrnitz (1996)
• Buruguduystunstugudunstuy (1997)
• Gulong Itlog Gulong (1999)
• Edgar Edgar Musikahan (2002)
• Bigotilyo (2003)
• Halina Sa Parokya (2005)
• Matira Matibay: PG-13 (Singles 1994-2007) (2007)
• Solid (2007)
• Middle-Aged Juvenile Novelty Pop Rockers (2010)
• Bente (2013)

With Franco

• Franco (2010)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2010	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown	Himself/Castaway	GMA 7 Kapuso

References

1. Sutton, Michael. "Biography: Parokya Ni Edgar". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
2. First love, true love: The Buwi and Febe Meneses Love Story - GMA News Online