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People In Palawan
Batak which means "mountain
people" in Cuyonon is a group
ofindigenous Filipino people that
resides in the northeast portionof
Palawan. They live in the rugged
interiors of northeastern Palawan.
Living close to nature, they are a
peaceful and shypeople. These
people believe in nature spirits, with
whom theycommunicate through a
babaylan or medium.
Instruments In Palawan
There are also Indigenous
Instruments in Palawan they are
classified into Aerophones,
Chordophones, Idiophones and
lastly Membranophones. Each
Indigenous Group in Palawan has
their own instruments.
CuyunonMusicalInstruments
*Batungtung
*Palakupakan
*Subing
*Lantoy
Batungtung
(Slit Drum)
A slitdrum is a hollow percussion instrument. In spite
of the name, it is not a true drum but an idiophone,
usually carved or constructed from bamboo or wood
into a box with one or more slits in the top. Most slit
drums have one slit, though two and three slits occur. If
the resultant tongues are different width or thicknesses,
the drum will produce two different pitches
Palakupakan
A Palakupakan (sometimes called a
Clapper) is an idiophone type of
concussion instrument common among the
Sulu and Cordillera people. It measures 25
cm in length and is usually made of wood,
bamboo, coconut shell, or sea shell.
Subin
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Lantoy
A musical instrument - nose flute
made of bamboo - its usually
played during meals, planting
season, and festivals.
Tagbuana Musical
Instruments
*Gimbal
*Tipanu
*Aruding
*Beberek
Gimbal
Tipanu
The Tipanu core is basically two
drums and four to seven
transverse mouth flutes with six
finger- holes.
Aruding
This musical instrument can be
made by using a bolo or "itak". A
stick of bamboo is
carved and a pebble is stuck to
help produce the sound while an
extract of honey is used to put
the
pieces together.
Palaw'an Musical
Instruments
*Gimbal
*Babandil
*Agung
Gimbal
Babandil
The babandil usually has a
diameter of roughly one foot
making it larger than the largest
kulintang gong and comparable
to the diameter of
the agungor gandingan..
However, unlike the gandingan
or the agung, the babendil has a
sunken boss which makes the
boss relatively non-functional.
Agung
The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed,
vertically suspended gong used by
the Maguindanao, Maranao, SamaBadjao and Tausug people of the
Philippines as a supportive instrument
in kulintang Ensembles. The agung is also
ubiquitous among other groups found
in Palawan, Panay,
Mindoro, Mindanao, Sabah as an integral
part of the agung orchestra.
Tipanu Musical
Instruments
*Redoblante
*Bombo
Redoblante
A small drum with two heads and
a snare stretched across the
lower head.
Bombo
A bombo is a Latin drum you hit
it with 2 sticks it is used in songs
and is made with animal skin
and wood
bombos are drums that are
regularly used in samba music
and in latin american
culture.andean people use
these in thier music.
Vocal Forms In
Palawan
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