MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF CORDILLERA

Tongatong is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga

to communicate with spirits during house blessings. It is made of bamboo
cut in various lengths. When you hit it against soft earth a certain drone
reverberates though the instrument's open mouth. When an entire set of
Tongatong is played in interloping rhythm and prolonged with the
tribal chanting, it could put the audience and the dancers in a trance.

Saggeypo- it is a bamboo pipe that is closed on one end by a node with the open end held against the
lower lip of the player as he blows directly across the top. The pipe can be
played individually by
one person or in ensembles of three or more.

The bamboo buzzer is known

variously as the balingbing or
bunkaka (Kalinga) and batiwtiw
(Central Philippines). The bamboo buzzer is a bamboo tube which is open or
split at one end. The sound is produced by striking the split end against the
palm of the hand. This instrument is also used to drive away evil spirits.

The kubing is a type of Philippine jaw harp from bamboo found among
the Maguindanaon and other Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in the
Philippines and Indonesia. It is also called kobing (Maranao), kolibau
(Tingguian), aru-ding (Tagbanwa),[1] aroding (Palawan),[2] kulaing (Yakan),
karombi (Toraja), yori (Kailinese) or Kulibaw[citation needed]. Ones made of
sugar palm-leaf are called karinta (Munanese), ore-ore mbondu or ore
Ngkale (Butonese).
A patteteg is a Filipino percussion instrument.
Patteteg is a bamboo leg xylophone in english that is made on bamboo,and
an instrument of Cordillera.

Gangsa is a single hand-held

smooth-surfaced gong with a narrow rim. A set of gangsa, which is played
one gong per musician, consists of gangsa tuned to different notes,
depending on regional or local cultural preferences. The number of gangsa
in a set varies with availability, and depends on the tradition of a particular
ethnic group of the Luzon Cordillera: Kalinga, Ifugao, Bontoc, etc.Among
the Kalinga people in the Cordillera region of Luzon Island, the gangsa is
played in two ways. One way is called "toppaya" and the other is called
"pattung." In "toppaya" style, the musicians play the surface of the gangsa
with their hand while in a sitting position, with a single gangsa resting on the lap of each musician. In the "pattung"
style, a gangsa is suspended from the musician's left hand and played with a padded stick held in the musician's
right hand. In the "pattung" style of playing, the players are standing, or they keep in step with the dancers while
bending forward slightly.
It is a traditional kind of Filipino folk music, which focuses on percussion: flat gongs are played rhythmically with sticks by eight
gong players.

Among the Kalinga people in the Cordillera region of Luzon Island,

the gangsa is played in two ways. One way is called "toppaya"
and the other is called "palook." In "toppaya" style, the musicians
play the surface of the gangsa with their hand while in a sitting
position, with a single gangsa resting on the lap of each musician. In
the "palook" style, a gangsa is suspended from the musician's
left hand and played with a padded stick held in the musician's
right hand. In the "palook" style of playing, the players are standing,
or they keep in step with the dancers while bending forward
slightly.It is a traditional kind of Filipino folk music, which focuses on
percussion: flat gongs are played rhythmically with sticks by eight gong players. It is played with a metal stick and hit
on a metal barrel to bring the sound out