“UPDATE: July 19 at 9 am
>>> Due to a global IT outage, Susie Ibarra’s flight has been cancelled. Tonight’s performance will feature Pantayo only. Susie will be rebooked and will visit us in the future. More soon...”
PANTAYO
Pantayo (photo by Yann Garcia) are queer Filipinx kulintang gong punks based in Tkaronto, Canada. The ensemble combines traditional Kulintang music from the Philippines with contemporary influences and experimental sounds derived from their experiences as queer diasporic Filipinxs in Turtle Island.
In addition to the kulintang, the band also incorporates vocals, drums, synths, and other instruments into their music and performances. Their unique sound blends traditional elements with modern styles like R&B, pop, punk, and electronic music.
Eirene Cloma synth, guitar, vocals
Michelle Cruz agong, vocals
Joanna Delos Reyes sarunay, vocals
Kat Estacio electronics, vocals
Katrin Estacio kulintang, vocals
+ joined by:
Char Aragoza bass
Vania Lee drums
Pantayo's music is not only a reflection of their cultural heritage but also a testament to the creativity and diversity of the Canadian music landscape.
“deconstructing Filipino kulintang music with a punk sensibility and gorgeous synth pop melodies.” – Consequence
“Blending atonal traditional percussion, electronic production, and Western influences including synth-pop, R&B, and punk, these eight tracks are joyful, resilient, and wholly contemporary.“ – Pitchfork
“Pantayo is a sampler of the sound of the Filipino diaspora, and a field guide to finding defiant happiness even (or especially) as the world burns.” – Bandcamp
SUSIE IBARRA
Susie Ibarra (photo by Ryan Lash) is a Filipinx-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist. Her sound has been described as “a sound like no other’s, incorporating the unique percussion and musical approach of her Filipino heritage with her flowing jazz drumset style” (Modern Drummer Magazine) and her compositions are sometimes described as “calling up the movements of the human body; elsewhere it’s a landscape vanishing in the last light, or the path a waterway might trace” (New York Times).
Recent commissions include Kronos String Quartet’s 50 for the Future Project Pulsation, PRISM Saxophone Quartet + Percussion’s Procession Along the Aciga Tree, Talking Gong trio with pianist Alex Peh and flutist Claire Chase, film score When the Storm Fades directed by Sean Devlin, and a multimedia game piece Fragility: An Exploration of Polyrhythms for Asia Society. Ibarra actively composes and performs music as a soloist, collaborator, with and for ensembles that are instrumental, vocal and interdisciplinary.for maintaining the freshness of improvisation.
She is a recipient of the Foundation For Contemporary Arts Award in Music/ Sound (2022), a National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship (2020); United States Artists Fellowship in Music (2019); the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship (2018); and a TED Senior Fellowship (2014).
Advance tickets $25 via Eventbrite or $35 $25 at door
Pantayo photo by Felice Trinidad
Susie Ibarra photo by Tony Cenicola