Pantayo is a Toronto-based all-women gong ensemble whose music is grounded in the kulintang music traditions of Maguindanaon and T'boli peoples of the Philippines while exploring the possibilities of kulintang influenced by their identities as settlers on Turtle Island ("North America") and as “diasporic” Filipinas. Members are: Christine Balmes, Eirene Cloma, Michelle Cruz, Kat Estacio, Katrina Estacio, Marianne Rellin, and Joanna Delos Reyes.
Past notable performances include the Music Gallery's X Avant X Festival, the Wavelength Festival in 2016, and award winning video game soundtrack Severed, Drinkbox Studios with YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN.
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