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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
New EP and music video from Louie Sanchez (Plastic Magazine)
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."
"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. "
Pantayo's Louie Sanchez Announces Self-Titled Debut EP (Exclaim)
"One Thing I Can Afford" feature on Songs You Need To Hear (CBC Music)
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."
Who is Louie Sanchez? (The Grind)
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. "
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. "