Awatiro Meets DIREHUSI
“Dire” is a Visayan word for “here” and “Husi“ is a Manobo word for “friend.”
We are a youth organization, a creative social enterprise, an artisan collective, a band of world musicians, a training hub, and a fair trade advocate.
If that already sounds a bagful, wait and see, because we believe that with faith and dreams, we could be so much more.
I met Ryan, Rusty and the rest of the members of the group DIREHUSI when I was at the BOTO MO iPATROL MO event last July 29, 2009 at ABS-CBN Compound, Bulua Cagayan de Oro City. I was reluctant at first at these guys because they’re no ordinary like. I was struck and shock with their braided and dread-lock hairs. Standing at a distant from the booth they stayed, I saw them painting each others faces and body. I noticed the Flag artwork and so I grabbed my camera and politely asked Rusty to take a photo of him. Then I met Ryan, the Kuya of the group. We chatted and he introduced their group and their advocacy.
I admired these guys knowing that they are creative and a very good performers. Rusty, the one painted with a flag, has been performing a mime in Divisoria during Night Cafe and the last last months CDO Construction Expo. More power to you guys, don’t forget to invite me in every gigs you’ll have.
Check out more about DIREHUSI at their website at http://direhusi.blogspot.com/
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6 Responses to “Awatiro Meets DIREHUSI”
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very nice shots. payter kau sila! \m/
hala no… nice.. proud manobo sad baya ko—
Kauban mi ni Rhyan Casiño sa Circulo de Arte Alumni ug sa Grupong Biswal Kagay-an
@SaNaSaNz: Thanks for visiting
@Mommy Dharlz: I am not Manobo pero I appreciate them very much. I used to mingle with them while I was a kid. sa akong home town, you can actually hear them speaking in their own Manobo dialect.
@Angelamp: Uu familiar kaayo nako si Ryan at first kay taga XU man d i. He is a great artist sad.
i meet direhusi at kaamulan malaybalay, they’re so good and nice..i really love their henna tattoo design.
thank u for posting photos of my org mates.i’m an artisan of Dire Husi based in CDO.