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Ókeypis og öll velkomin / Free entrance and everyone welcome!Gleðirík yfirtaka sem hljómar og bragðast stórfenglega! Happy Pinoy er óformlegur listhópur Filippseyinga á Íslandi. Þau lýsa sér sem asísku klisjunni því saman hlæja þau, elda og syngja. Þau ætla að bjóða gestum og gangandi upp á stórskemmtilega dagskrá í Klúbbnum – meðal annars Sinulog-dansa, filippseyskt hlaðborð í boodle fight-stíl, harana-serenöður, ljóðlist – og auðvitað smá karókí líka.
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A joyful, musical and tasty takeover! Happy Pinoy is a loose collective of Filipinos living in Iceland exploring artistic expression beyond karaoke. Pinoy is the shortened version of Filipino and used to refer to people of Filipino descent (collectively Pinoy but can become Pinay if specifically female).
We are the Asian cliche because we laugh, cook and sing but for this takeover, we want to show that there is more to what makes us happy in Iceland.
Pit Senyor! We start the day dancing the Sinulog on the way to Iðno. The Sinulog is the biggest festival in the Philippines but is also a prayer ritual incorporating steps mimicking the sulog (tides). The dance originated in the early 1500s.
Harana. In the Filipino countryside, young men asked a haranista to go with them and serenade their favorites. With just a guitar and good intentions, they would go and visit houses, sing outside with the hope of windows opening and welcomed into homes. Haranistas are known in these little towns as particularly good musicians. The Filipino diaspora saw the departure of these men. There are haranistas in Iceland.
Boodle Fight. Noon is when we install the boodle fight. A table filled with food on banana leaves but this time there will also be symbolic installations of what Filipinos brought to the Icelandic table. The performance is interactive and will end with everyone seated on the table. The boodle fight originated as a way for Filipino soldiers to share their food when out in the jungle.
Karaoke and Poetry. Nope, we did not forget karaoke. Towards late afternoon, come and read your favorite poem and sing a song related to that poem. The Happy Pinoys will be reading Filipino poetry with translations in English.
We are people from the tropics now living in the cold. There are many things that are far removed from what we are used to, but there is only one thing we can do to survive: Focus on what makes us happy!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
IÐNÓ, Vonarstræti 3, 101 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland,Reykjavík, Iceland