Music of Cordillera

Music of the Cordillera

Vocal Music :

• Hudhud (chanted epic poetry)

 Instrumental Music:

•  Bamboo Stamping Tubes (Tongatong),
•  Bamboo Pipes in a Row (Saggeypo),
•  Bamboo Buzzers (Bungkaka),
• Bamboo Jew’s Harp (Kubing),
• Patteteg (Bamboo Leg Xylophones),
•  Gongs (Gangsa Topayya and Palook)

Cultural Context (History and Traditions):

• Apayao
• Bontok
• Ibaloi
• Ifugao
• Kalinga
• Tingguian

Composition: 

• Chanted Poetry,
• Songs (children’s songs, lullaby, spirit songs, narrative legends), Dances

Social Functions: 

• Music for Worship and Rituals,
• Work (Planting),
•  Sleep, Courtship