THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF PALAWAN,MINDORO AND VISAYAS

It is one of the only stringed instruments in other groups like Maguindanao, Maranao and Manobo.

In the history of Philippine music before 1898, there are two big music flows, indigenous people and Spanish influenced music. Native music music is played by ethnic groups which are mainly found in scattered areas of Luzon and Mindanao highlands, Mindoro, Palawan, Sul and Visayas. There are various kinds of vocals and instruments in these. There is no document on this before 1521. However, in later reports found in church and government archives, several music was mentioned. These sporadic descriptions are consistent with subsequent travel records and anthropological studies that appeared in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, most music is still implemented in indigenous communities. Instruments include tools made of bamboo / wood and metal (iron, bronze). The former is faster than bondage. Bamboo flute spreads throughout the Philippines. distance

In the Philippines, there are 135 national language groups, most of which are considered indigenous peoples by domestic mainstream indigenous peoples. The indigenous peoples of the Coldilera and Cagayan valley of the Philippines is Igoro. The indigenous peoples of Mindanao is Rumado and Moro (Tausug, Maguindanao Maranao etc.), and they also live in Sulu Island. There are other indigenous peoples in Palawan, Mindoro, Visayas, and other Luzon Islands in the central and southern parts. The country has one of the world's largest indigenous peoples

This tradition has been done in the villages of the Philippines, Cordillera, Palawan, Mindoro, eastern Mindanao, the main settlements of Mindanao and Muslims, and various Negritos villages throughout the archipelago. For example, parts of North Luzon, Bicol, Panai, Mindanao. Most forms of music are related to passing of life cycle events and professional activities.