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MusicofMindoro2015
MusicofMindoro2015
Music of Mindoro
Came from the words: MINA DE ORO.
MA-AL ANG is the oldest name given
to Mindoro.
The islands of Mindoro can be found
25 miles from the end of Southern
Luzon.
Right now, those who are living in
Mindoro are Christianized Filipino
Lowlanders and a few ethnic groups.
Hanunuo
Mangyans
Hanunuo Mangyans can be found within
the territorial jurisdiction of the towns
Music of Mindoro
of Mansalay and San Pedro (Bulalacao)
along the periphery of Southeastern
Mindoro.
Their population is approximately
66,132.
Hanunuo means true, real, or genuine.
Nomadic
According to history, they were forced
to go to the mountains of Mindoro
because of
_________________________.
Just like what happened to our
minorities, they are now living as
foreigners in their own land.
They have preserved and kept on
developing their arts specially their
‘SCRIPT’ that is almost the same as the
Sanskrit of India.
Ambahan
The traditional poetry of
Music of Mindorothe
Hanunuo Mangyans.