Yano

Yano
OriginMetro Manila, Philippines
Genres
Years active1993–1998, 2006–present
Labels
Members
  • Eric Gancio - vocals, lead guitars
  • Charlie Comendador - bass
  • Jan Najera - drums
Past members
  • Dong Abay
  • Onie Badiang
  • Supporting musicians:
  • Nowie Favila
  • Nonong Timbalopez
  • Harley Alarcon
  • Jun Nogoy
  • JR Madarang
  • Ronald Madarang
Websiteyano.ph[dead link]

Yano is a Filipino folk/punk rock band formed in 1993.[1] The band members were originally composed of Dong Abay on vocals and Eric Gancio on guitar. Onie Badiang later joined them to play bass. Nowie Favila was the usual drummer but declined to join the group due to commitments with Ang Grupong Pendong. Other drummers of the band included Nonong Timbalopez, Harley Alarcon and Jun Nogoy. The band got their name when Abay looked through an entry in "Talahulugang Pilipino", an old Tagalog dictionary. "Yano" in Tagalog means "simple". In dialectal Tagalog, the term "yano" may also mean "extreme", and usually by extension, "kayanuhan" may also mean "state of being right quality, kind, size, class, etc." The term is often used by Tagalog speakers in the province of Quezon. The group disbanded in 1997 after Abay left the band. Eric Gancio reformed Yano in 2007.

In 2007, Eric Gancio revived Yano as a one-man band, although he continued to use sidemen as backing musicians for live performances. In 2013, Yano released their fourth studio album titled Talâ (Star). As of 2022, Yano's Current Power Trio composed of Eric Gancio - Vocals/ Lead Guitars, Charlie Comendador - Bass, Jan Najera - Drums[2]

  1. ^ Sulat, Bert B. Jr. (October 21, 1994). "Simply Yano". Manila Standard Magazine. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "DotPH domains available portal". Archived from the original on November 25, 2013.