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Friday, September 5, 2014

Mangyan Musical / Music Instruments (english)

Mangyan Musical Instruments / Mangyan Music Instruments

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Bangsi (flute) - It is a bamboo duct flute which has a chip glued on the  tube of the flute

Subing or Kinaban (Jaw's harp) - It is a bamboo Jaw's Harp. You play it by putting it between your lips and plucking the slightly pointed end. It is also known as 'kubing'. Other indigenous groups such as T'boli, Ifugao, and Maranao also have their own versions of Subing.

Gitgit (Lute) - It is a type of indigenous violin with three to four strings made of human hair.

Lantoy - is a nose flute

Batiwtiw - a bamboo instrument from Mindoro about 40 cm long, played by striking the split end of a bamboo against the left palm

Kudlong or Kutiyapi - is a two-stringed lute shaped like a boat. It has wooden tightening rods and frets made of beeswax.

Kudlung- a parallel two stringed bamboo tube zither where the bamboo strings were stretched out of the tube itself.

Musical Ensemble

Buray-Dipay -a bean-pod rattle used with the kalutang instrument.

Kalutang -consists of two pieces of wood, graduated in sizes, to produce different note ranges.

Agong (Gong) - Agong is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically-suspended gongs also used by the Maguindanao, Maranao and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles.


Agung - ensemble consisting of two light gongs played by two men squatting on the floor.  One plays the gong’s rim with padded sticks.


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