Greg de JesusGerry GaviolaMax Ignacio

Christopher MendozaEugene Palao

Andrew Panopio (Leader)Christian Samson

Early Philippine Music: Indigenous/Ethnic Music

DefinitionEthnic music - the traditional and typically

anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

Filipino music is quite diverse as the indigenous people in the Philippines spread across hundreds of islands. There are

aproximately 140 ethnic groups.

[Philippine] indigenous music before the colonial era

was largely functional. Expressed

either instrumentally or vocally or a combination of both, music was deeply integrated

with the activities of the natives. The ancient Filipinos had music practically for all

occasions, for every phase of life, from birth to death.

… largely retained and practiced by about 10 percent of the population concentrated mainly in three regions: Northern Luzon, the Central Philippine islands of Mindoro and Palawan and the southern islands of Mindanano and Sulu. In Mindanao and Sulu, two musical and cultural traditions may be noted –

the Islamic, consisting of such groups as the Maguindanao, Maranao, Yakan, Tausog and Samal, and the

pre-Islamic which is composed of the Bagobo, Manobo, Bukidnon, Tagakaolo, Bilaan, Mansaka, Subanon and Mandaya, among others. (from http://www.koleksyon.com)

CharacteristicsMusic style varies region to region

Often the music is Polyphonic & uses highly interlocking repeated patterns.

Most musical instruments are Percussion Instruments

Some belong to the wind and string family

FormsThe muscial form/style of the Philippines can

be grouped into two : the southern style and the northern style. But as a whole, instruments could be distinguished by their equivalence in wind, string, percussion

Southern Styleethnic groups in the Mindanao

Tausug in the Sulu Acrhipelago is known for their sophisticated musical repotoire called Kulintang

The main instruments used for Kulintang is similar to the gongs used in Indonesia.

Often the music in Mindanao is similar to the tribes in visayas

Examples of Southern Instruments

Aerophone instrument: Palendag

Chordophone instrument: Kaltsang

Idiophone (percussion) instrument: Kulintang

Northern Styleethnic People of Central Cordilleras of

Luzonalso play music with the use of gongs , but unlike

those of the sothern repotoire , the gongs , called

Gangsa , are unbossed and originate from mainland Asia

Examples of Northern InstrumentsAerophone instrument: Paldong

Chordophone Instrument: Gitgit

Idiophone (percussion) instrument: gangsa

FunctionsEthnic music in the Philippines often serves as a

musical accompanyment for various traditions such as religious ceremonies and rituals.

Phase of Life Example

Child Birth Kalinga appros

Courtship, Love songs Kalinga Ading, Tingguian Inegegkak si labago

Death, Funerals Maranao Dikir

Work Songs Bontoc Ayoweng (Rice Pounding)

Hunting Songs  

Invited guests songs Samal tenis-tenis

Nature has played a great role in shaping up the

music technology and aesthetics of the

various ethnic musical traditions. Ethnic

musical instruments are primarily objects of nature as they consist mainly of bamboo, wood, shell, animal skin and metal; just as many of the melodies and rhythms of tribal chants

imitate some aspects of nature's sounds and movements.” (Pre Colonial Indegenous

Music) 

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