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Bungkaka (ubbeng) Kalinga people A bungkaka , also known as the bamboo buzzer is a percussion instrument ( idiophone ) made out of bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes around the Philippines such as the Ifugao , Kalinga , and Ibaloi .
A 2016 stamp featuring Philippine traditional musical instruments Philippine folk music "Sungay ng Kalabaw" Philippine traditional musical instruments are commonly grouped into four categories: aerophones, chordophones, membranophones, and idiophones. [1] [2]
Unlike Western music tradition, which depends largely on musical notes in producing melody, Indigenous music in the Philippines depends highly on rhythm. This is why sizes, length, radius, etc. of instruments in the Philippines have no fixed value where these values are important in producing pitch .
A variety of kubing harps Playing the kubing. The kubing is a type of Philippine jaw harp from bamboo found among the Maguindanaon and other Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in the Philippines and Indonesia.
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 paldong is used for serenades, courting women, for leisure and to pass the time. Melodies are mostly improvised. The song titles describe what the melody is trying to mimic, such as the chirping of a bird, the cry of an eagle, the buzz of a wasp, etc.
A gabbang consists of a set of trapezoidal bamboo bars of increasing length resting on a resonator. [2] The number of bars varies with the group that made them: Among Yakans, the number ranges from three to nine bamboo bars, but the common agung gabbang has five; among Tausugs, the number ranges from 14 to 22 bamboo bars, but the common gabbang has 12; and in Palawan, the common gabbang has five.
Kulintang (Indonesian: kolintang, [13] Malay: kulintangan [14]) is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums.