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Louie Sanchez

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The Louie Sanchez EP now out on Next Door Records!
Stream the Louie Sanchez EPPantayo on Bandcamp

ABOUT

Louie Sanchez is the solo project of Eirene Cloma, a Toronto-based musician originally from North Vancouver, BC. They are a member of nationally acclaimed kulintang ensemble Pantayo whose debut album was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2020. Louie is a return to their roots as a singer-songwriter trained in classical and jazz guitar. Their sound is influenced by their love for country, folk, and R&B. Louie narrates stories of labor, loss, and longing through their experiences as a working-class Filipino-Canadian.


Photo by Daisy Wu

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Notice Me (Official Lyric Video)

Directed by Tricia Hagoriles, the “Notice Me” video explores themes of invisibility and loneliness. Using Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood as a backdrop because of its history of queer spaces and history of Filipino community, the video centers on Louie Sanchez seeking connection in familiar places.  


With references to Celine Song’s Past Lives, Wong Kar-wai films, and street photography, Khanh Tudo’s cinematography captures subtle moments of being alone in a dreamy, colourful cityscape. 

One Thing I Can Afford (Official Visualizer)

Directed and edited by Francesca Chudnoff

Live performance of "Divine" by Pantayo

Pantayo performs "Divine" for Rock Aak’w Indigenous Music Festival (based in Juneau, Alaska). 


Eirene Cloma - vocals, keyboard

Michelle Cruz - agong

Joanna Delos Reyes - vocals, sarunay

Kat Estacio - drum sample pad

Katrina Estacio - kulintang


Recorded at Small World Music Centre in Toronto, ON (Sept. 12, 2021) 

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Tuesday May 27, 2025

In the Round: Char Aragoza, Casey Mecija, and Louie Sanchez

Toronto, ON

Event Details

Tuesday May 27, 2025

In the Round: Char Aragoza, Casey Mecija, and Louie Sanchez

Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm
$15 advance, $20 door
Burdock Brewery @ 1148 Bloor St West

Link to tickets

Toronto, ON

Sunday June 1, 2025

In the Round: Kimmortal, Louie Sanchez, and Rae Spoon

Vancouver, BC

Event Details

Sunday June 1, 2025

In the Round: Kimmortal, Louie Sanchez, and Rae Spoon

Doors at 2pm, show at 3pm

$15 advance, $20 door

Green Auto @ 1822 Pandora Street

Link to tickets

Vancouver, BC

NEWS

Your Favourite Artist's Favourite Artist: Canadian Musicians Share Their Record Recommendations (Exclaim)

by Alex Hudson


"On Louie Sanchez's self-titled EP, released back in the fall, Pantayo's Eirene Cloma put their own spin on acoustic troubadour music. When they're looking for something "familiar and playful," however, they turn to a "Canadian R&B time capsule" from 1999: Ivana Santilli's Brown. They recall, "In true millennial teenage fash

by Alex Hudson


"On Louie Sanchez's self-titled EP, released back in the fall, Pantayo's Eirene Cloma put their own spin on acoustic troubadour music. When they're looking for something "familiar and playful," however, they turn to a "Canadian R&B time capsule" from 1999: Ivana Santilli's Brown. They recall, "In true millennial teenage fashion, I started with a burned CD lifted from a library copy. I bought the limited edition vinyl in 2015, likely from Play De Record." "

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Short film by Casey Mecija featuring "One Thing I Can Afford" premieres at the 28th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

 The video is a broad address of queer and trans friendship in the diaspora, Filipinx masculinities, and everyday enactments of transgenerational care.


Director: Casey Mecija

Featuring: Eirene Cloma and Mel Racho
With appearances by Phemynina, Sissy Nein, and Jun Roculan

Director of Photography: May Truong
2nd Camera: Immony Men
Editor: 

 The video is a broad address of queer and trans friendship in the diaspora, Filipinx masculinities, and everyday enactments of transgenerational care.


Director: Casey Mecija

Featuring: Eirene Cloma and Mel Racho
With appearances by Phemynina, Sissy Nein, and Jun Roculan

Director of Photography: May Truong
2nd Camera: Immony Men
Editor: Maureen Grant
Colour: Studio Feather
Executive Producer: Jaclyn Morga
Colourist: Tricia Hagoriles
Colour Assistant: Dima Zui Chu

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New EP and music video from Louie Sanchez (Plastic Magazine)

"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)

by Damo Howard


"
Louie Sanchez is the solo project from Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist Eirene Cloma who brings a storytelling and warmth to modern balladry. Best known as a member of the queer Filipinx ensemble Pantayo, Eirene has crafted a poignant, genre-blending sound..." 


"...Eirene Cloma continues their journey as a cherished Can

by Damo Howard


"
Louie Sanchez is the solo project from Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist Eirene Cloma who brings a storytelling and warmth to modern balladry. Best known as a member of the queer Filipinx ensemble Pantayo, Eirene has crafted a poignant, genre-blending sound..." 


"...Eirene Cloma continues their journey as a cherished Canadian musician creating music that’s at once meaningful and enjoyable." 

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"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)

"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)

"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)

by Melody Lau

 

" Louie Sanchez is the new solo project of Eirene Cloma, a Toronto musician who is best known for being a member of the Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted Kulintang ensemble Pantayo. Cloma's own music is inspired by another Filipino genre, harana, which according to a press release, is a "courtship practice in which a man seren

by Melody Lau

 

" Louie Sanchez is the new solo project of Eirene Cloma, a Toronto musician who is best known for being a member of the Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted Kulintang ensemble Pantayo. Cloma's own music is inspired by another Filipino genre, harana, which according to a press release, is a "courtship practice in which a man serenades his beloved from outside her window, hoping to gain her attention." Their first single, "One Thing I Can Afford," is a warm and inviting folk song, coloured by a sense of romance that's driven by consent and communication. "  


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Pantayo's Louie Sanchez Announces Self-Titled Debut EP (Exclaim)

"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)

Pantayo's Louie Sanchez Announces Self-Titled Debut EP (Exclaim)

By Allie Gregory


"Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist Eirene Cloma has announced their debut EP as Louie Sanchez. The self-titled effort arrives on November 8 through Next Door Records.

A member of queer Kulintang ensemble Pantayo, Cloma's EP finds them striking out on their own to explore country, folk and soul palettes."


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Who is Louie Sanchez? (The Grind)

"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)

Pantayo's Louie Sanchez Announces Self-Titled Debut EP (Exclaim)

by Rosie Long Decter


" So, who is Louie Sanchez? Eirene Cloma is asking themself this same question. Cloma is a member of the Toronto-based Filipina music collective Pantayo. In Pantayo, Cloma plays guitar, bass and keys, and sings, as well as helping with composition and arrangements. As Louie Sanchez, the multi-instrumentalist is steppin

by Rosie Long Decter


" So, who is Louie Sanchez? Eirene Cloma is asking themself this same question. Cloma is a member of the Toronto-based Filipina music collective Pantayo. In Pantayo, Cloma plays guitar, bass and keys, and sings, as well as helping with composition and arrangements. As Louie Sanchez, the multi-instrumentalist is stepping out on their own, with a new style and a new name to go with it. "

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Editor's Note: Desire by Michael Rancic (New Feeling)

Editor's Note: Desire by Michael Rancic (New Feeling)

Editor's Note: Desire by Michael Rancic (New Feeling)

" Rosie Long Decter’s feature on Louie Sanchez originally appeared in The Grind, but felt too perfect for us to not include here. Louie Sanchez is the solo project of Eirene Cloma, 1/5th of Toronto-based “queer Filipinx kulintang gong punks,” Pantayo. Rosie connected with Eirene at a moment that feels like it’s still a formative period fo

" Rosie Long Decter’s feature on Louie Sanchez originally appeared in The Grind, but felt too perfect for us to not include here. Louie Sanchez is the solo project of Eirene Cloma, 1/5th of Toronto-based “queer Filipinx kulintang gong punks,” Pantayo. Rosie connected with Eirene at a moment that feels like it’s still a formative period for the artist, in the midst of still cultivating this new persona, while they explore what it means to queer the traditional Filipinx song form of harana— a kind of love song or serenade. "

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