Therese Grace S. Bajarias one agungs or gongs with wide tunes.

one agungs or gongs with wide tunes. Non-musical instruments like the stamping of feet or the percussion dance are also one of the components of
CONTEMPORARY ARTS (FOURTH QUARTER) basal ensemble. Basal keeps the rituals and ceremonies of the Palawan people lively.
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Kulilal
Kulilal is a lyric poem about love being sung to the accompaniment of kusyapi, two-stringed lute, and pagang, bamboo zither. A man and a woman
from the community play the kusyapi and pagang respectively.
LESSON 1: LITERATURE
Bagit
Ginaw Bilog Also played with the accompaniment of kusyapi, bagit is an instrumental music reflecting the sound and movement of nature.
- a Hanunuo Mangyan poet from Mansalay, Mindoro
- an advocate of preserving the traditional form of his tribe called “ambahan”
- Ambahan: a kind of poem consisting of seven-syllable lines which most of the time contains messages of love and friendship; is passed on
from generation to generation using singing the lines or etching them on bamboo tubes
- he kept the ambahan recorded both in bamboo tubes and old notebooks Samaon Sulaiman
- he even kept the oldest ambahan passed on to him by his ancestors and promoted them to other Mangyans so as to preserve the oral tradition
- a Maguindanaon musician from Mama sa Pano, Maguindanao
Ambahan - he is a master in playing the kutyapi, a two-stringed plucked lute; one of the most difficult to master indigenous Filipino instrument, but
When the Spaniards arrived in 16 th century Philippines they were surprised to find the inhabitants reading and writing in this exotic Asian script. It Sulaiman was able to play it with grace and exemplary talent
is a syllabic writing derived from ancient Brahmin script that originated in India some 2500 years ago. Although it has gradually disappeared it is - he influenced and taught other community people to play the kutyapi as well which kept the playing of kutyapi alive in Mindanao
still used by the Mangyans for their poetry. It is either engraved on bamboo or embroidered on cloth.
Uwang Ahadas

- the exemplary musician of Yakan of Lamitan, Basilan

Federico Caballero - his expertise dwell in playing the indigenous instrument called kwintangan kayu; an instrument composed of five wooden logs of different
sizes, arranged from shortest to longest, and hung horizontally and is played after the planting of rice to serenade the palay for the music
- aka as Nong Pedring coming from the kwintangan kayu is believed to cause bountiful harvest
- a Panay-Bukidnon epic chanter who preserved his community’s oral tradition by tediously documenting epics of his ancestors that are in - teaches his community people the skill of playing the kwintangan kayu to preserve the indigenous music
near danger of disappearance - he started at teaching his children and later on passes on his skills to people beyond the borders of his community
- these epics. which tell stories about mythical heroes and their marvelous adventures, reflects the rich cultural heritage of Panay-Bukidnon - despite having a defect in his eyesight and dimming vision, managed to preserve and promote the music of the Yakan even if it means
- furthermore, Nong Pedring did not just document these folklores, but he chanted them as well and passed them to the younger generations tiresome travelling from places to places
- when his mother and grandmother died, he continued the tradition, documented Panay-Bukidnon’s epics through the assistance of
researchers, and promoted the cultural heritage of his people not just within their tribe but also outside his community
LESSON 3: WEAVING

LESSON 2: MUSIC AND DANCE Darhata Sawabi

Alonzo Saclag - a pis yabit weaver from Barangay Parang, Jolo, Sulu
- the weavers in her community considered her as an expert in weaving due to her well-crafted cloth with the remarkable intricacy of design
- a master of dance and performing arts from Kalinga and evenness of weave
- he did not receive any formal education in performing arts but he still mastered the choreography and musical instruments of Kalinga just by - despite the challenges Sawabi and her community faced, like the armed-conflict, she continued to do her art and passed on her skills of
observation and practice weaving to other women in Parang through her teachings
- fueled by intense passion, he succeeded in keeping the treasured culture of Kalinga alive
- through his efforts of lobbying to the local government for about two years, he managed to convince them to convert the abandoned Pis yabit
provincial capitol building into a museum that contains Kalinga artifacts including traditional musical instruments like the ganga or the Pis yabit is a square multi-colored traditional cloth that serves as the head cover of the Tausug of Jolo. Traditionally, it is used as clothing
Kalinga gong ornament or headdress of the Tausug men that symbolizes the weaver’s rank in the society. However, in the contemporary period, even women
- he also campaigned for the use of local costumes to school events and put up creative presentations that helped children to learn folk songs wear the cloth as accessories in traditional functions.
- he even proposed the broadcast of Kalinga folk songs in local radios
- he established the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to ensure that the music and dance of his ancestors are passed on to the younger generation
Haja Amina Appi
Masino Intaray
- the master mat weaver of the Sama indigenous community from Ungos Matata, Tawi-tawi
- came from the indigenous community in southern Palawan called the Palawan - mat weaving is one of the treasured traditions of the Sama people
- was a musician and a poet whose expertise were the basal, kulilal, and bagit - their mat is made up of Pandan leaves which undergo tedious processes from stripping, to sun drying, to dyeing, up to weaving; it takes a lot
- aside from those mentioned, he also knows how to play the aroding, mouth harp, and the babarak, ring flute of time, effort, and creativity to produce a mat
- a notable story-teller and epic chanter - with her intense passion for the art of mat weaving, she produced unique and magnificent mats
- for many nights, he chanted numerous epics, narratives, and myths of the Palawan - her mat designs are complicated and creatively crafted with an interplay of hues
- was a true man of art who preserved the tradition, music and culture of his people - the traditional mat weaving of Sama will never be lost because Appi already taught her female descendants the art of mat weaving; she
passionately preserved her people’s traditional art

Basal Lang Dulay

Basal is a kind of musical ensemble played during the tambilaw, a ritual of rice sharing among the Palawan people as an offering to the Lord of
rice, and during the tinapay, a rice wine drinking ceremony. Basal is composed of the gimbal or tubular drum, sanang or pair of small gongs, and - a tnalak weaver from the indigenous community of the Tboli in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
- an exemplary weaver who knows a hundred of designs
- she started weaving at the age of 12 and became a master weaver who passed on the art of tnalak weaving to her grandchildren
- wanted to establish a school where she can teach her art to the young generations

Tnalak
Tnalak is a kind of fabric made up of fine abaca fibers weaved with different designs which reflect the tradition of the Tboli. This cloth was once
being bartered in exchange for horses but due to commercialization, the tnalak became popular and became the source of income of Tboli
weavers. Many consumers demanded non-traditional design of the tnalak and weavers choose to make modern designs because they are more
expensive than the traditional ones. However, Lang Dulay still chose to produce the traditional tnalak to preserve the tradition and the story of the
Tboli.

Magdalena Gamayo

- an Ilocano master weaver who came from Pinili, Ilocos Norte

- her expertise dwell in weaving high-quality Ilocos’ textile called abel; it is a kind of blanket made up of cotton weaved in different patterns
- she started weaving at the age of 16
- her years of practice, eye for details, creativity, and innate skills caused her to produce excellent quality abels
- her handiworks were distinguishable to other abels since they are finer, with more thread counts, and more intricate designs with up to 5
thread colors
- even today at her old age Magdalena consistently produces well-crafted abels
- to preserve the art of abel weaving in Ilocos, she mentored community people including her cousin’s daughter-in-law and her sister-in-law

Salita Monon

- a Bagobo textile weaver from Bansalan, Davao del Sur

- she started weaving at the age of 12 through the guidance of her mother
- the traditional Bagobo fabrics which are made up of abaca fibers is the product of Salita
- due to her high-quality textiles and their intricate designs, Salita garnered the reputation of being the best weaver in her community
- she spent all her life weaving and preserved the art of the Bagobo

LESSON 4: METALWORK

Eduardo Mutuc

- a metalsmith from Apalit, Pampanga, who created numerous woodcarving and metal art with religious and secular themes
- he started woodcarving house furniture when he was 29, then several years later he learned the art of silver plating because of a friend
- he did intricate decorations for churches
- Mutuc’s artworks added splendor to the Church design
- through the years of producing metalwork, he perfected his art and transferred the skills to his students

Doing the metalwork

Mutuc will first draw his design on a sheet of paper then he would transfer and carve it to a block of wood. He would then cover it with a sheet of
silver and would carefully hammer the metal until it copies the design of the wood. Then he would dip the metal into molten silver.

LESSON 5: CASQUE

Teofilo Garcia

- an Ilocano casque maker from San Quintin, Abra

- he is known for crafting high quality and functional headpiece called tabungaw
- the tabungaw that Teofilo makes is made up of native gourd called upo, rattan, and bamboo
- he combines and experiments with these materials to come up with decay resistant, elegant and remarkable tabungaws
- he never stops innovating to produce good quality headpieces
- to pass the art of making tabungaws, Teofilo teaches his children the skills in making the craft