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1/20/2020 Filipinas Heritage Library | Music in Mindanao Indigenous Practices

MUSIC IN MINDANAO
INDIGENOUS PRACTICES
Himig Collection, On Philippine History and Culture  1 Comment
Indigenous Philippine folklore is characterized by sacred rituals and practices, and made more fervent and
vibrant by the music that accompanies them.

In Mindanao, the sounds of the agum and guimbao signal the assembly of the participants in the
performance of sacri ces by indigenous groups. The miminsad, a dance song, is also chanted as they walk
before the altar.

The wedding feast is another occasion where music plays a key role. Some Muslim groups play music using
small and large kettledrums as accompaniment to dancing, one of the highlights of the celebration.

In Jolo, the sua-sua is a celebrated courtship song and dance that has often been modernized for troupe
performances.

A war dance in Bukidnon called the sagayan epitomizes the gallantry of Muslim combatants while little girls
perform a festival dance wherein they wear hollow copper anklets and ring little cells to produce certain
sounds “to the accompaniment of a variety of tom-tom and an indigenous xylophone.” (Bañas 1975).

In Agusan, the tud-ob, a song composed of four notes, is sung during rice harvests. In Sulu, four gongs are
used to produce a kind of music called the tagungo.

Mindanao folk music includes the ancient Muslim folk song and dance called estijaro, and a Mindanao folk
song called uruyan. These are usually accompanied by drums, gongs, or other percussion instruments like
the subing, a gong.

Source: !
Bañas, R.C. (1975). Pilipino Music and Theater. Quezon City : Manlapaz Publishing.

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Ceremonial music gongs, Marawi City, 1970 (Retrato Photo Archive)

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Sophia Verdan
Posted at 20:07h, 10 December REPLY

Thank you the article was really helpful since I only saw so much information about
Mindanao folk songs here. I really appreciate it pls continue making articles like this to
help my fellow students

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