MUSIC OF

MINDANAO
VOCAL MUSIC
 The Maguindanao of Cotabato
 The maranao of Lanao and Cotabato
 The Samal and Jama Mapun of Sulu
 The Tausug of the Sulu and Tawi-tawi
 The Yakan of Basilan and Zamboanga
Chants
 A lyrical rendition of different
improvised text
a. Lugu- reading Qur’an
b. Kalangan- songs for serenading
c. Sa-il- song for wife to be during the
talking of married life
Chants
d. Dikker- sacred songs by the maranao
e. Bayok- lyrical rendition of improvised
text
Lullabyes
a. Ya-ya – song of yakans to put baby to
sleep
b. Bayok- maranao term for lullabye
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
1. Kulintang Ensemble- gong based ensemble
with 7 kettle gongs
2. Bamboo Ensemble- legends say that man and
woman are born from bamboo so they
believed that bamboos have a spiritual
connection to the spiritual world.
- This is used for entertainment and ritual
purposed
SOLO INSTRUMENTS
1. Kudyapi- 2 string plucked lute
instrument made of wood
2. Suling- made from bamboo