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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
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| Origin = [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Punk rock]], [[Pinoy rock]]
| Years_active = 1993 - 1997, 2006 - present
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| Associated_acts = Pan
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| Current_members = [[Eric Gancio]] as a [[one-man band]]
| Past_members = [[Dong Abay]]<br>[[Eric Gancio]]<br>[[Onie Badiang]] <br>[[Nowie Favila]] <br>Nonong Timbalopez<br>Harley Alarcon<br>Jun Nogoy
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'''Yano''' is a [[folk music|folk]]/[[punk rock]] band in the [[Philippines]] formed in 1993. The band members were originally composed of [[Dong Abay]] (vocals) and [[Eric Gancio]] (guitars). [[Onie Badiang]] later joined them as bassist; [[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 language|Tagalog]] dictionary. "Yano" in Tagalog means "[[wikt:simple|simple]]", a term often used by Tagalog speakers in [[Quezon]].
As of 2007, Gancio revived Yano as a one-man band, although, there will be back-up musicians for live performances. <ref name="minda">{{cite web |url=http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=18846 |title=Gancio relaunches Yano |accessmonthday=[[February 6]] |accessyear=[[2008]] |date=[[December 19]], 2007 |publisher=Mindanao Times}}</ref> In 2008, He will be releasing a new album, which he described as the fourth Yano album rather than his second album. <ref name="minda" />
==History==<!-- This section is linked from [[Pan]] -->
In 1992, Dong Abay, [[Eric Gancio]] and Larry Mapolon met in ''Patatag'', a progressive vocal ensemble. After a year, they decided to form a band called NG (pronounced as ''en-ji'' and derived from the [[Ng (digraph)|Ng]] diagraph, which is included on the [[Filipino alphabet]]) with percussionist Renmin Nadela. Abay and Gancio remained and recruited musical arranger and bassist, Onie Badiang to the group. Eventually, the band's name was renamed to [[Yano]]. They recorded their demo at the home studio of alternative artist [[Joey Ayala]] in June 1993. One of the tracks, "''Kumusta Na?''," ("How Are You?") a song about the "[[EDSA Revolution]]", found its way to a local radio station where the group was first heard. This paved the way for Yano to become active in the local club circuit. Mayrics, Club Dredd, 70s Bistro were among the first clubs that Yano performed in. Drummers for the band included Nowie Favila (Ang Grupong Pendong), Nonong Timbalopez (Put3Ska, Ex President's Combo), Jun Nogoy (Coffeebreak Island) and Harley Alarcon (Rizal Underground).
In 1994, the band's [[Yano (album)|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" (wordplay for [[SM Prime Holdings|SM]] or Shoemart mall). This was followed by a string of successful concerts around the Philippine [[archipelago]]. Their first album from Alpha records (re-issued by [[BMG]]) reached quadruple platinum in 1994. After producing three studio albums, Abay quit during the late 1990s because of fame-induced pressure. The group later disbanded after Abay’s absence.
After quitting the band, Abay struggled with [[clinical depression]] and stayed only in his bedroom for about five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200301/16002768.html |title=Dong Abay's Pan: Another Gem |accessdate=2008-01-11 |date=2006-01-16 |work= |publisher=[[MTV Asia]] News}}</ref> He came out of depression while writing new songs set into [[poetry]]. He later called Badiang to borrow a guitar and jam. Eventually they formed another band, Pan with bassist Milo Duane Cruz and drummer Melvin Leyson. Abay got the term "Pan" after reading [[Tom Robbins]]' novel ''[[Jitterbug Perfume]]''. They released their debut album entitled ''Parnaso Ng Payaso'' in 2003. Pan was later disbanded because Abay went back to school in U.P. Diliman. He released "''Sampol''" , an [[Extended play|EP]] in 2005, which was later reborn into ''[[Flipino]]'' and released in May 2006. He is currently pursuing a career as an independent artist.
Gancio returned to his homeland in [[Davao]] after the demise of Yano. In 2004, he released an [[Extended play|EP]] for his solo album ''Sa Bandang Huli''. Gancio did all the instruments in his [[independent record label|indie]]-released album and mixing the music in a PC-based [[software]]. Gancio is reviving Yano as a one-man band and currently performing as Yano in [[Davao]] with two sessionist musicians. He will be releasing an album, which, according to Gancio, will be the "fourth Yano album."
Badiang played bass for Filipino folk/rock band [[Asin (band)|Asin]]. He currently reconnected to [[Joey Ayala]]'s Bagong Lumad while Favila is currently playing gigs outside the Phiippines.
==Music==
Yano’s music was well known for their [[political]] and [[social]] themes. Their songs censure religious hypocrites like in ''Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo'' ([[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] for ''Holy Dog, Saintly Horse''), corrupt politicians in ''Trapo'' ([[colloquial]], [[pejorative]] term for traditional politicians, also literally translates to "dust rag"), the [[coño English|lingo]] of the Philippine's [[elite]] in ''Coño Ka P’re'' ("You're a ''[[wikt:coño|coño]]''") and abusive [[capitalists]] in "Mc’Jo" (alluding to the [[fastfood]] chain [[McDonald's]] where Abay once worked as a crew member).
Yano’s songs also narrate the situation of Philippine society during the 1990s. ''Kumusta Na?'' ("How are you?") discusses the condition of the [[Filipino people|Filipino]] masses after the [[1986 EDSA Revolution]] while the [[novelty song|novelty]]-styled song ''Kaka'' tells a story of a person named Kaka, who is having difficulty in finding things in the dark after a power outage, a reference to the frequent [[power outage|blackout]]s in the Philippines during the early 1990s. ''Abno'', also known as ''Abnormal Environmental'', tackles the [[Natural environment|environment]] while ''Kaklase'' ("classmate") focuses on students facing maltreatment by their teachers. Another social relevant song, ''Mercy'', tells about the story of a crazy peddler in the Philippines known as a ''taong [[Petroleum|grasa]]'' ("greasy person").
Abay's experiences as a student at the [[University of the Philippines]], enabled him to write songs in dismay of their school like in ''State U'' and their life in the university, such as ''Esem'' (in reference to the [[SM City North EDSA]] mall, which is about a mile away from the [[UP Diliman]] campus) and ''Iskolar Ng Bayan'' ("The Nation's Scholar"). They also made some love songs in their music like ''Senti'' (short for "sentimental") and ''Paalam Sampaguita'' ("Goodbye Sampaguita"). The latter also tackles the migration of many Filipinos to other countries to seek better opportunities.
==Discography==
* ''Yano'' 1994
* ''Bawal'' 1996
* ''Tara'' 1997
* ''Best of Yano'' 2001
==References==
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[[Category:Filipino musical groups]]