Music: Instrumental music

• The instrumental music of mindanao is played either individually or ensemble.
• Instrumental music of mindanao is used to accompany dances and rituals.
• Mindanao is known for its kulintang music.
• Basalen or palabunibunyan are the Maguindanao terms traditionally used to refer to the ensemble.
• Palanibunyan means "an ensemble of loud instruments" or "music-making using a kulintang".
• Kulintang refers to a group of instruments composed of a row of small, horizontally-laid gongs that plays the melody, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums.
• Kulintang is played by striking the bosses of the gongs with two wooden beaters. It is played in different instrumental combination, but is said to have the most developed melodic permutation.
• Tagongko is a parade or entourage music played by male musicians dressed in their finest fineries. it is an outdoor music unlike tagongko which is an indoor music.
• Tagongko consists of a number of medium-sized gongs called mamalala; a number of small, high-pitched, and shallow gongs called pong; one or more tambor (snare drums); and one or more garagara or panda'opan (cymbals), of which are either of Chinese or European origin.
• Tagongko is played during ceremonies such as sending off or welcoming dignitaries, honorific serving of betelquid, and wedding celebrations.
• The Tagongko is also played in ceremobies called "kalilang sa tong" to appeal to the spirits for a bountiful harvest or for a rich catch of fish
• Kapanirong is another famous ensemble in Mindanao. It came from the root word sirong which means beside a house. Thus, kapanirong means "to go beside a house". Kapanirong is similar to the harana of the tagalogs.
• harana of the tagalog, where a group of young bachelors would come to a maiden's house and serenade.
• This instrumental ensemble consists of a two-stringed guitar or lute called kotiyapi, a bamboo flute called insi, a bamboo harp called kubing, a two-stringed bamboo zither called sirongaganding, and a brass tray called tintik. These intruments can be played either separately and individually.
• Uyog-Uyog - Lullaby of the mansaka
• Dalinday - Manobo song about love and courting.
• Manambay - rite of circumcision among the subanon.
• Iring-Iring - Manobo song sung on wakes
• Gagu-Napu - Subanon hunting or fishing song
• Lawgan - song about love and courting of the manobo
• Pamasag - manobo victory song