[MUSIC AND WINE Radio]

It was one of most anticipated parties of the year (so far):  we're talking about the launch of our collaboration GotSoul MNL , with the newly opened club/bar of our friends, headed by the visionary Canadian DJ Jojo Flores .  And what made the evening even more special was the fact that we were all celebrating Inés' birthday! We started with an intimate dinner with a small group of close friends (...

This is one of those sets that we love and have listened to over and over, yet it's never gotten published for one reason or another.   Well, it's never too late to do the right thing:  here is our Halloween Special set recorded live at Green Bar, with House Music celebrities like Jojo Flores and Rich Medina in the audience, a super-fun night on all accounts.. We took artistic license and decided...

This episode is a reunion of sorts. I’m joined on the decks by a long-time friend, a seasoned DJ-turned-designer, and one of the creative forces behind GotSoul MNL —the city’s newest sanctuary for audiophiles: Benjo Marquez , which he designed and built. In this M&W Radio episode, we’re taking it back to the roots—78Orange, Bellissima, M Café—tracing a lineage of sound that spans years. After...

Is there a better way to ring in the new year than by listening to a sunset session poolside at the beach?  Here is my 2-hour set from 4:30 to 6:30pm on January the first, which filled the Punta Fuego resort with positive beach vibes as the sun quietly set behind the ocean on New Year's day. All of the best wishes for the coming year to all of our listeners all over the world! Elian & Inés

It’s been 20 years since we first started organizing parties at M Café. A lot has happened in our lives since, and we’re thankful for all the great things. Yet there are still memories from those old days that beckon us and find their way into our fondest dreams once in a while.  It looks like life sometimes comes around full circle, as the Wisniewskis (Martin, Andrej and Michael) launch their lat...

It's Thanksgiving!  A time to be grateful for the people in our lives.    You know what else we're grateful for?  MUSIC.   What else?  WINE! Come celebrate all of these with us on Wednesday, November 26 starting at 5pm at Green Bar, 106 Aguirre St, Legaspi Village, Makati, Manila.  You'll be glad you did! And now we leave you with Part 2 of our live set recorded last September 3 at Green Bar.  Mar...

One of the best nights we've had so far at Green Bar, and we recorded the whole thing!  Here's Part 1, my opening set.   Coming up this Wednesday October 29, starting at 5pm, we're throwing a Halloween Party!  Line-up your costumes and come early!  If this episode is any indication, you don't wanna miss the opening set :) Green Bar is at 106 Aguirre Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, M Manila. 50% w...

And we're back!!  It seems everyone left town for the month of August to celebrate "summer break", and we're all back!  I'm joined once again this Wednesday September 3 at Green Bar on the decks by my musical partner Markus Jentes, and by my life partner Inés, as she co-hosts the evening with Mr. Marcus and Green Bar owners Jade and Sarada Santos.   To help us warm-up for the long awaited night is...

Last month's M&W set at Green Bar will be uploaded in a future episode, in order to make way for this month's special "Cali-Jentes West Coast Smooth Jazz" opening set by none other than Markus Jentes , whose birthday we'll be celebrating this upcoming Wednesday July 16 . BACKGROUND - For those who aren't aware, Markus (a.k.a. Mark Cali-Jentes) and I, Elian, go way way back.  We first played to...

It's a good thing we pushed the "record" button! It's another monthly installment of Music & Wine at Green Bar , and the entire extended family appears to have shown up to celebrate my birthday.  What a night!  I'm joined once again by none other than DJ Mark Cali-jentes on the decks.  Inés ,  Mackey Maguigad , Jade and Sarada Santos are working the room, and they've all collaborated to have t...

This set was recorded during Holy Week, a holiday in the Philippines when absolutely everything closes.  So we invited our friends and their kids to an Easter Egg Hunt, and installed the sound system for the adults.  Aside from the music, I made a killer Boeuf Bourguignon served with Basmati Rice, and Inés made a vegan pasta with sun-dried tomatoes. Needless to say, the afternoon was absolute blis...

Well, it looks like our little underground party in a little corner of Legaspi Village is making waves and building a community.  Once again, it was me on the decks at Green Bar all night long from 5pm till around midnight, playing anything and everything, as long as it sounded good!  As Mr Quincy Jones (rest in power) once said "there's only two kinds of music:  good music and bad music."  We pla...

He's one of Manila's hardest working DJs, and I'll be joining him at the Spirits Library this Friday night, March 14 for a live DJ set. Mike and I belong to Gotsoul, a global community of DJs passionate about spreading the positive, healing powers of Deep House music--a style of dance music known for its organic sound that features natural instruments, jazzy chords, at times soulful vocals, and be...

It turns out, if you build it, they'll come!  This was the 2nd episode at Music & Wine at our friends Jade and Sarada's place Green Bar in Legaspi Village and, since my co-pilot Mark couldn't join me on the decks, I got to pull off another 7-hour set all on my own... and boy my legs are still sore from all the dancing! Thank goodness I got to record the first part of the evening, that we're pl...

So the DJ's DJ Kevin Ruiz gets married to the love of his life Irene Reyes.  For those in our international audience, he is the one who gets some of the credit for bringing New York underground house music from his place of birth, New Jersey, to the Philippines at the tender age of 17, with consequential residencies at clubs like ABG's, 78Orange, Government, Imperial Ice Bar, and others. Who can f...

Welcome 2025!  The year can't start without a good jazz set.  Let's go!

"It was one of those nights when it happened, that thing happened, that magic happened... and it was captured on tape.  But it happened, that night." - Jazzanova We brought "the band" back together for a night at our friends Jade and Sarada's place Green Bar.  Elian & Markus on the decks, Mackey "Mr Marcus" on percussion, Inés working the room, just like the old days.    Looking forward to the...

Now we're going back, way back to the days of Sanctuary, Green Planet, Ice Vodka and Temple. Ready to get your dance on? 

Another Deep House music throwback!  Enjoy :)

It's Throwback Thursday!  Here's a classic mix from the Paseo Uno LOUNGE days, the bi-weekly pool-side party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manila.  Crank it up!

Modern jazz beats from France, the UK, Japan, Poland, and, of course, the birthplace of jazz the good ol' US of A. www.musicandwineradio.com

A fresh batch of goodness we cooked up for the season!  Hope you’re having a great one this year, wherever you are :) Elian & Inés 

A loungey set for an early Saturday night, or a Sunday afternoon that finds that good groove.

It happens once a year:  my birthday.  However, this one quickly turned into an M Café reunion, with DJs Kevin Ruiz, Mark Cali-Jentes and OB One joining me in the booth, while Wendell Garcia performed by proxy—since his wife was giving birth in the hospital! Spotted in the crowd were Kimmie & Inaki Lamar’s, Jade Santos, Sarada & Mike, Audrey Carpio, Kevin & Irene, Chip Childers, Lala A...

It's another installment of Jazz Underground, just in time for the holidays!  Here, you'll find an extended set of downtempo, modern jazz to fill your soul with positive vibes.  Merry Christmas and a music-filled New Year to one and all!  Elian and Ines