mapeh, music Q3

• Mindanao is the second largest island of the Philippines, located at the southern end of the archipelago culture, consisting mostly of Muslim or Moro people
• Ethnic groups in Mindanao are based on two musical and cultural traditions: Islamic and non-Islamic
• Islamic ethnic groups in Mindanao include:

  • Maguindanaon
  • Maranao
  • Yakan
  • Samal
  • Tausug
• Non-Islamic ethnic groups in Mindanao include:

  • Manobo
  • Bagobo
  • Subanon
  • Bilaan
  • Tiruray
  • T'boli
• Islamic music in Mindanao may refer to religious music performed in Islamic public services or private devotions, with vocal music composed mainly of lullabies and chants, which can be solo or in a call-response manner
• Chants in Islamic music are a lyrical rendition of different improvised text, with examples like:

  • Yakan: Lugu, Kalangan, Sa-il/Lunsey
  • Maranao: Dikker, Bayok
• Lullabies in Islamic music are chant styles used to rock a baby to sleep, with examples like:

  • Ya-ya: a Yakan song
  • Bayok: a Maranao lullaby
• Non-Islamic music in Mindanao involves migrants/Christians, mostly from Luzon and Visayas, and the Lumad, a collective term for indigenous people from Mindanao meaning "natives"
• Music of Mindanao includes instruments like Kulintang, Gandingan, Agung, Gabbang, Dabakan, and Bebendil
• Bamboo musical instruments of Mindanao include:

  • Kubing: a bamboo instrument played solo or in an ensemble
  • Suling: the smallest bamboo flute of Maguindanao
  • Palendag: a lip-valley flute common among Maguindanaoans
  • Kagul: a Maguindanao bamboo scraper gong or sit drum with a jagged edge on the side