Mindoro Traditional Music and Instruments

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MINDORO MUSIC

**-covers a wide array of topics that affects the Mangyans daily life.

-Mangyan tribes of Mindoro are animists, which means they worship spirits and natural forces as gods as part of their religion.

Mindoro Vocal Music

1. AMBAHAN - lyrical chant of pure Mangyan
2. PAMUYBUYEN - songs about legends
3. MARAYAW - a song used to communicate with spirits in rituals for healing the sick and protecting the community. 

Characteristic of AMBAHAN

1. Composed of seven rhyming syllables in one line.
2. The number of lines found in 3 several Ambahan ranges from 3 to 4
3. Can be sung in a variety of ways either with a tone like the pasyon or in a conversational way.
4. Each person can sing the chant uniquely as there is no set melody 
5. It is written in a bamboo tube

Mindoro Musical Instrument

3 Major Instruments

*Kudyapi - is a two-stringed lute with a long neck that is plucked by the musician

*Gitgit - is a bowed lute with 3-4 strings. The bow used in the gitgit is made of human hair.

*Kalutang- is a pair of equal-sized sticks made of wood that is struck against each other to produce sound. Percussion sticks played in pairs.

Bangsi - an external duct flute, which has a chip glued onto the tube of the flute. This is also called a transverse flute.

Subing or Kinabahan- a bamboo jaw harp played by putting your lips and plucking the slightly pointed end. It is also known as "Kubing".

Agong- a wide-rimmed pail-shaped metal with a circle in the middle, vertically suspended gongs which are also used by the Maranao, Maguindanao, and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in Kulintang ensemble.

Other Sources;

http://www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com/2016/10/21/traditional-music-and-instruments-of-the-philippines/

https://folkcloud.com/folk-music-by-country/philippines

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