Buwi Meneses

Buwitri "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 activists 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 pursue a music career. Later on, he would take care of his ill mother as well, as she was diagnosed with breast cancer around the same year. Not long after, Meneses joined his childhood friends to form Parokya ni Edgar.

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 with two sons. He is a member of Tau Gamma Phi fraternity in the Philippines along with band mate Darius Semaña.

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

References