Vocal Music of Mindanao
Vocal Music of Mindanao
Vocal Music of Mindanao
OF MINDANAO
A. CHANTS
are lyrical rendition of different improvised
text.
Yakans do their chantings through solo or
group singing.
There are three styles in chanting.
– Lugu
– kalangan
– and sa-il/lunsey.
LUGU
are chants used in reading
their Qur’an and books that
they use in their Islam
region.
KALANGAN
are songs used for
serenading loved ones.
SA-IL/LUNSEY
is a chant to be sung by
the wife-to-be during the
ceremony.
Maranao’s Vocal Reportoire:
1.Dikker are the sacred songs highlighted
by quotations from the Qur’an.
2.Bayok are semi-generic term for a lyrical
rendition of different improvised text.
B. LULLABY
is a chant-style or chant
formula used for rocking a
baby to sleep
Ya-ya
is a song of the Yakans -to put
the baby to sleep, sung in a
relax/slow manner, soft and
soothing while rocking the baby.
BAYOK
is also a Maranao term for
lullaby