Wake up in Manila
About Wake up in Manila
\"Wake Up in Manila\" is a track from the collaborative album Travel by Italian guitarist and composer Marco Vezzoso, pianist Alessandro Collina, bassist Dominique Di Piazza and percussionist Trilok Gurtu. The composition appears as the fourth track on the release.
The album Travel launched on October 15, 2021, in digital media format. The project merges elements of jazz fusion, world music and contemporary improvisation, though specific genre classifications for the track remain undocumented. The recording spans 4 minutes and 54 seconds.
Marco Vezzoso contributed electric and acoustic guitar parts to the track. Alessandro Collina provided piano and keyboard arrangements. Dominique Di Piazza performed on fretless bass, while Trilok Gurtu delivered percussion and hand drums. The album does not list a primary record label, and production credits beyond the core artists are not publicly confirmed.
Lyrical or thematic content for \"Wake Up in Manila\" is not explicitly detailed in available sources. The track title suggests a geographic or atmospheric inspiration, but no official statements or interviews elaborate on its creative origins. The album Travel as a whole emphasizes instrumental interplay, with the four musicians drawing from their respective backgrounds in jazz, Indian classical and European art music.
Live performances or alternate versions of the track are not recorded in accessible archives. The digital release remains the sole documented format for the composition as of the last update.