“When I saw Kleggy, I was a bit skeptic of him because he seems to be naughty,” says Soupstar Entertainment’s Darwin Hernandez. “But after a while, he realized Kleggy was fun to be with.The ball started rolling when Kleggy Abaya, best friend of Kean Cipriano and one time road manager of Callalily, started to show that he could sing. Then it became a matter of finding people who could back him up. Enter 6cyclemind’s Rye Sarmiento (guitars) and Bob Cañamo (bass), Callalily’s Lem Belaro (handsonic/synth/sometimes drums), and seasoned musicians Berns Cuevas (bass/sometimes guitars) and Otep Concepcion (drums). Kleggy and the rest didn’t really plan to form a band and they were just simply referred to as the banda ni Kleggy (Kleggy’s band). One thing led to another and not only did the band end up using Banda ni Kleggy as their official name.
After more than two years in a music industry, Banda Ni Kleggy is releasing their debut album Only in The Philippines, under Universal Records.
