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Inside Filipino Girl Group BINI’s Historic Coachella Debut

Inside Filipino Girl Group BINI’s Historic Coachella Debut

It’s a blistering 89 degrees in Indio, California, and the eight members of girl group BINI are packed inside a small trailer. With their team surrounding them, some carrying the flag of the Philippines, the young women are abuzz with nervous excitement. Electropop singer Slayyyter can be heard faintly through the not-so-soundproof walls of the trailer. Outside, a group of longtime fans and curious music lovers at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival await the moment the group takes the Mojave stage. BINI, sporting intricately beaded blue-turquoise ensembles, begins putting warrior-like gold dresses on top of their outfits thanks to the help of their backup dancers, a group of seven men who traveled with the girl group from the Philippines. For a moment, the chaos is put on hold as they begin a group prayer. “That’s the first time we’ve done something like that, where [our performance director] asked us to repeat after him,” BINI member Aiah, 25, tells me that night, hours after their performance is done. Aiah and the rest of BINI …

Girl Group BINI Makes History as First Filipino Act at Coachella

Girl Group BINI Makes History as First Filipino Act at Coachella

Girl group BINI made history Friday, becoming the first act from the Philippines to perform at Coachella. The eight-member girl group, comprising members Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna and Sheena, made their Coachella debut on the Mojave stage. They performed a 45-minute set including several of the group’s hit songs. BINI took the stage in intricate gold dresses, which they wore during their opening song, “Shagidi.” At the end of the song, the women tore the gold outfits off to reveal blue-turquoise beaded looks that they wore for the remainder of the performance. “We are BINI, all the way from the Philippines,” the group shouted to the cheering crowd as they introduced themselves. Fans in the audience raised the flag of the Philippines. “We are so happy to be here to represent the Philippines on the global stage and to share with you guys our music,” Aiah told the crowd. BINI has continued to bring Pinoy pop, a.k.a P-pop, to the global stage since their 2020 debut. The group was formed through Filipino …