1. Cordillera's Musical Instruments
1. Gangsa is a single hand-held
smooth-surfaced gong with a
narrow rim. A set of gangsa,
which is played one gong per
musician, consists of gangsa
tuned to different notes,
depending on regional or local
cultural preferences.
2. Kalaleng or Tongali (nose flute) Because the
kalaleng is long and has a narrow internal diameter,
it is possible to play different harmonics through
overblowing—even with the rather weak airflow from
one nostril.
3. Tongatong is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the
people of Kalinga to communicate with spirits during house
blessings. It is made of bamboo cut in various lengths.
2. 4. Diwdiw-as is 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that
is tied together.
5. Saggeypo it is a bamboo pipe that is closed on one
end by a node with the open end held against the
lower lip of the player as he blows directly across the
top.
6. Solibao is hallow wooden Igorot drug topped with
pig skin or lizard skin this is played by striking the
drum head using the palm of the hand.
7. Bungkaka also known as the bamboo buzzer. Is
a percussion instrument (idiophone) made out of
bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes
3. 8. Kullitong is a apolychordal bamboo tube zither from Bontok, Kalinga,
Philippines with six strings that run parallel to its tube body.
9. Ulibaw is also called the bamboo jaw’s
harp.
10. Patangguk is also known as bamboo quill-
shaped instrument.
4. 11. Pateteg is also called as bamboo leg
xylophone.
12. Paldong is a bamboo lip-valley flute of the
Kalinga tribes in the Philippines. The paldong is
made of bamboo.