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Bungkaka (ubbeng) Kalinga people. A bungkaka, also known as the bamboo buzzer is a percussion instrument made out of bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes around the Philippines such as the Ifugao, Kalinga, and Ibaloi. [1]
Bungkaka – bamboo buzzer; Gandingan – set of four large hanging knobbed gongs; Kagul – scraper; Kulintang – set of eight tuned gongs placed horizontally in an ornate frame, tuned pentatonic scale|pentatonically. Gabbang – bamboo xylophone (Yakan, Batak, B'laan, Sama-Bajau, Tausūg) Luntang – wooden beams hanging from a frame ...
The Cordillera region is known for its unique musical instruments including the gangsa kalinga, nose flute, bamboo flute, buzzer, bangibang, tongatong, diwdiw-as, saggeypo, and bamboo zither. The region is also known for their dance, arts, and crafts like wood-carving, ibaloi basket, loom weaving, tinalik, loinclothes called ikat, amulets ...
In Balangaw, the instrument is called dad-ayu. In Bontoc, it is known as diwdiw-as. In Tingguian, dwdew-as. In Kankanai, diwas. [4] In these variations, the number of pipes ranges from five to eight. The size, length, and radius of the instruments vary from one ethnic group to another, but exact measurements are not required.
A tongatong is a percussion instrument made of various lengths of bamboo, which is found in the Kalinga province of the Philippines. [1] It is played by hitting it against the earth. [ 1 ] Traditionally, the tongatong is used by the people of Kalinga to communicate with spirits, [ 1 ] particularly as part of healing rituals. [ 2 ]
The kubing is traditionally considered an intimate instrument, usually used as communication between family or a loved one in close quarters. Both genders can use the instrument, the females more infrequently than males who use it for short distance courtship.
The instrument is made from bamboo with its upper edge cut away obliquely from the backside and slightly from the front-side. The paldong is open at both ends, with a total of four fingerholes: three in front, and one at the back.
The takumbo is a parallel-stringed tube zither made from bamboo, and is found in the Philippines.It is made from a heavy bamboo tube about 40 cm long, with both ends closed with a node.