Yano in Maitum

MAITUM, Sarangani (April 29, 2008) - Eric Gancio (extreme left) of comebacking Yano band finds time to relax with local friends at one of cleanest rivers of the Philippines, the Pangi river, Monday, April 28. Eric and his band performed at barangay New La Union the day before in celebration of the barangay's annual "pista sa kabukiran." Yano is a folk/punk rock band in the Philippines formed in 1993 originally composed of Dong Abay (vocals) and Eric Gancio (guitars). The band got its name from the Cebuano word "yano" which means "simple". Gancio has been reviving Yano as a one-man band with back-up musicians on live performances. He will be releasing a new album, which he described as the fourth Yano album rather than his second album. In 1994, the band's self-titled debut album came out and spawned classic Filipino rock songs such as "Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" ("Holy Dog, Saintly Horse"), "Tsinelas" ("Slippers") and "Esem" (pun for SM or Shoemart mall). This was followed by a string of successful concerts around the Philippine archipelago. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)