MUSIC OF MINDANAO

It is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.

(a)  

Mindanao is divided into six administrative regions: the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Caraga region, the Davao region,  (a)   , and the autonomous region of Bangsamoro. 

The solo performance of vocal music is characterized by the (a)   or the strained voice using a variety of sounds added as a vocal style of the Muslims.

Mindanao is considered the major (a)    of the Philippines,with eight of the top 10 agri-commodities exported from the Philippines coming from the island itself.

The most important instrument in Mindanao is the (a)   .

two large wide rimmed suspended gongs that provide the lower beats in kulintang music.

• agong

• babandil

• dabakan

• suling

a drum shaped like an hour glass

• agong

• babandil

• dabakan

• suling

a thin sounding suspended gong

• agong

• babandil

• dabakan

• suling

smallest bamboo flute

• agong

• babandil

• dabakan

• suling

a bamboo marimba

• bumbong

• kalatok

• talungating

• suling