Marco Polo Hotel Dubai: Marcopolo Hotel

For many years now, night after night , people have flocked to Kitakits to watch them perform. Dance to their rhythm , sing along with the hit tunes and feel the soul of their songs. And yes, although it has been many years, their look and sound is still as fresh as the day they landed in Dubai. These guys are amazing and if you wanna know more about them and their "secret" to the fountain of youth, I suggest you continue reading on ....

Can you give us the names of the members of Resound?

R: Leo Alcantara - Percussions, Saxophone, Flute, 2^nd keyboard, Vocalist & Rapper ,3 vocalists - Royce Aldrich Centeno, Anchell Antonio and Honey Lhet Bondoc , Garry Castillo on Keyboard, Jerome Mayor – Drums ,Anthony Chua – Electric Guitar and Frederick Prescillas – Bass Guitar

When and how formed?

R : We got together and formed a band in 2005 in the Philippines . It was a different name then. In 2007, we got the Dubai gig and thats when The Resound Band was born. Its been quite a ride ever since.

Best memory as a band? Most memorable performance?

R : Most memorable performance would be the "Strong Bow Battle of the Bands" in 2012. We won 2^nd place and Anchell Antonio won Best Vocalist. It was quite an experience and we were competing with another Marco Polo band, Damage , for the top spot.

Who's the most kulit (naughty) ? Maarte (vain) ? Diva ?

R : Leo Alcantara is the most makulit, dont ask why, you dont want to know.

Anchell Antonio is the most maarte but the sweetest too.

Royce Aldrich Centeno is the Diva , no contest there daw. This guy is high maintenance but he is also the most loyal friend.
Iba iba (different) personalities brought together by their love for music and performing.

Most embarrassing?

R :This was sometime back in 2009. We were performing on stage and out of nowhere, this guest started throwing peanuts at us. We were shocked. It was really embarrassing but then after a while we were more embarassed for him.

As you are all great looking , is the main criteria for joining Resound looks or musical talent?

R : Actually Bot ;) . Joke. Main criteria is talent of course. But if you have both why not , right?

What’s your secret for maintaining your fresh look and sound? How do you do it?

R : Good looks and quality sounds comes from discipline – proper diet and regular work out. And also very important is that you love what you do cause eventually,it manifests on your physical appearance.

Can you tell us something about Resound that we don’t know?

R : Resound Band has been together for almost 10 years in Music industry . The personal bonding gained through years of kulitan, watching movies, church day, shopping etc is priceless. We have grown so much together as persons and as artists. Thats why we are very excited to do this special anniversary show on Friday , 7th August 2015.

What are we to expect at the show?

R : Supah 8^th Anniversary celebration will be simply remarkable! The Band will definitely up the performance with yet unseen numbers in the history of Kitakits kafe & Klubb. Prepare to be amazed ,guys! This is our way of saying thank you for being with us all these years. See you all there!

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The sunny weather of January 4th helped spell the days success when our very own Marco Polo Hotel chefs joined in the foray and mingled to help create the new world record for the Largest Gathering of Chefs. Donning their crisp clean uniform and infectious smiles, our chefs and all their fellow chefs present on that occasion were the proudest at that moment when the Guinness Records Officials and Adjudicator officially announced that Dubai had successfully achieved a new world record feat.

We are mighty proud of the City of Dubai for coming up with this ingenious idea and we look forward to participating once again in other activities that the organizers Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) and The Emirates Culinary Guild (ECG) will concoct in future.