Kulintang ensemble, Mindanao, 1966

[CharlesFotos]

ang bilis ng mga kamay

[mjqsdlcr]

Maharlikans music is a lovely one. amazing

[64chevyify]

oohh neato gong drums!

[1952kappans]

how much is the set of kulintang?

[anak1]

the instrument itself could cost around 15000 PHP. Agong and gandingan around 20000PHP. you can find sellers online if you google "kulintang buy" :) Alternatively, you can ask around for sellers if you live in Cotabato or Marawi (may be much cheaper), or if in Manila, go to Tiendesita's Mall in Bonifacio, they have a kulintang shop there :)

[starzan4]

Mindanao has such a beautiful culture. Nice video.

[bahaykubo9]

ang maganda talaga. For some reason, this vid always relaxes me. thanks for sharing a little bit of the TRUE Filipino culture.

[xLinaChansDEADx]

I live in a city with high Filipino demographics, and they hardly know what this is. What the university downtown did was they sent their etho-musicology majors down to our high school to subject us to other forms of music other than the popular radio rubbish, and one of the presenters brought his kulintang ensemble down with him. I'm glad he did, and I was glad that he gave us all a chance to play around with them. (:

[linekill]

ang sarap pakinggan ng musikang sariling atin...

[WZZUCY]

wow!

[pyrosheen]

stupid Indonesian,Malay terrorists... they should leave the country stupid 'MILF' soldiers, like common what kind of terrorist group calls it self MILF?!?!

[scorpioninpink]

@pyrosheen ummm... they are "liberators" not terrorist...

[pyrosheen]

@scorpioninpink

if you call liberators people who blow up markets and schools, take people hostage and make almost everybody live in a constant fear of death, that really sounds like terrorism to me.

[scorpioninpink]

@pyrosheen forgive me, nakalimutan kong sabihin nah p'ra sa kanila "liberators" sila... i'm a muslim p'ro ni isang beses ay hnd ko nagustuhan ang pamamaraan nila... at oo mga terorita cla... hnd lng mga christians ung naapektuhan pti rin nmn ung mga muslim na gusto ng mag-move on...

[pyrosheen]

@scorpioninpink

true say

[louiselah]

i just posted a video response; of my daughter having a go, albeit reluctantly, at the kulintangan. this was xmas last year :) it's also an indigenous instrument where i come from (sabah)

[anak1]

@louiselah Thanks for the link louiselah! Sorry for the late message. Looks like fun!! hehe :)

[Gongchime]

Classic.

[merpin]

b4 spain your a fucking moroon dont comment on things you dont know...

[scorpioninpink]

@merpin before spain... WE HAVE A CULTURE!!! WHEN THE SPANISHCAME WE BECAME IGNORANT, THE AMERICANS THOUGHT US ALL OF WHAT WE KNOW TODAY SO DON'T GO HERE TELLING US THAT SPAIN DID SOMETHING FOR US EXCEPT FOR CATHOLICISM!!!! BECAUSE FROM SCALE OF 1 TO 10 SPAIN IS 1 AND AMERICA IS 5!!!

[merpin]

@merpin dont comment on shit you dont know dumbass, come here in mindanao and you will see what im talking about? ohh scared like shit pea brain...

[stigrovare]

I don't see that. how can I see it?

[b4spain]

Go Bangsamoro People & Culture! you are the true hero of that country!

You preserve Culture n & Belief with a great price..

Dont give up to the destroyer of culture. They are called'Bastards of Asia' bcuz they left God and Culture.

You are Malays and free people- connected to malaysia,indonesia,brunei,sing apore,madagasgar etc.

Remain muslims and be proud. You are on Right Path. You are the Peace loving but just want to be treated as equal.

No to racist/bias/prejudiced/discrim ination.

[ancientLi]

Impressive, iba ang dating pag mga babae ang tumutugtog sa ensemble. =)

[pawlopascual]

the vid is in PAL so it might have been recorded by someone from europe.=)

asian standard is NTSC. lol camera geek

[sukarnokasan]

sinu nag video nito? saan ito galing kung '66 ang tagal na,, pls moro.. we need its love it.

[john56]

MAGANDA sana pero hndi maxado clear ang tunog..

[campoxanto]

How can I find links to Agamayo Botocan and the Maranaw Ylang Ylang Kulintang ensemble? Salamat. :)

[anak1]

Hi campoxanto! Thanks for the comment! As to Ylang Ylang, I'm sorry but I have nothing on them.

Prof Aga Mayo teaches kulintang at UP Diliman. She has a website with a contact section. Since youtube doesn't allow me to post the web-address; search for "Kulintang | and the Maguindanaons" on google :)

My friend ("Melodique" on youtube) has studied under her. Give him a message and he could help you out a bit more too :)

Sorry for my late reply, but I hope this helps :) Maraming salamat ulit!

[sasunoosan]

ARE you really SURE this video was taken in 1966?

from the style of their clothing and all kind of 'modern things' available in this video, I guess this video either created in the mid 1980!

XD... I will download this video cause I likes it!... and dear Muslim brother, please don't arabized your culture like what had been done by Muslim Malay in my country Malaysia!

btw... I'm Christian!

[Lailahaillillah]

Suffice to say, the opinion of outsiders is relatively insignificant. If they wan't to move towards the culture of our prophet, they'd be doing a better thing than the americans do with jesus.

I don't really encourage them to give up their old cultures so long as they follow islam, but to actually di scourage it is rather insolent..

[scorpioninpink]

@sasunoosan thank you... but you are malaysian right?

[anak1]

@sasunoosan Dude, this video is from a film taken by an ethnomusicologist who did his research in Mindanao in 1966. Check the info, its authentic! lol The clothing the women are wearing are traditional Maguindanao clothes. Thanks for the comment! :)

[campoxanto]

However, I believe Islam preserved kulintang music as a music form and the other indigenous malay traditions.. My only worry is that a lot of these malay traditions are being eased out by Arabic traditions. I so love the culture of Mindanao. Love, peace and respect from the Waray Nation.

[ibmojojojo]

i agree w/ you, friend. the rapid arabization of the islamic world has affected many moro communities as well as other islam-practicing communities. women were the traditional bearers of the kulintang music and culture and notice how they dont wear the arab version of the head wrap. now, so i have heard, many men in mindanaw are discouraging the women from playing kulintang and are now wearing burqas and the hijabs rather than bunning their hear, tandong, or whatever.

[scorpioninpink]

@ibmojojojo I AHTE ARABS AND THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF MUSLIM IN MINDANAO MUST BE PRESREVE!!!

[campoxanto]

Just a little insight, kulintang music may seem Muslim to us Filipinos but i believe kulintang has been around even before the Madjapahit empire when muslim as a religion took over south east asia. Thailand which is a non muslim country also has similar embossed gongs as well as in Bali where the religion is predominantly Hindu.

[Mohi]

This is similar to the Riau malays of Sumatera... they play a very similar music to the Kulintangan... Do you know why I think Kulintangan came to the Philipines ? During the overthrown of the Srivijaya malay empire by the Javanese majapahit... Many Srivijaya exiled to the South Philipinnes, bringing their tradition together...

[campoxanto]

That's possible :).

[cotabatogirl]

Assalamu Alaikum Anak1, Thank you very much for uploading this, I grew up not far from Simuay, can't believe you have lots of this Maguindanaon videos!!!! I must say, one of a kind!!!! Because of you, my 4 boys will see what beautiful culture I came from!!!!! InshaAllah, they will visit this place....

[bebetas123]

the kulintang is muslim instrument i love you all muslim proud to be muslim running in my veins

[herakles120]

I love this. Need to go back to Mindanao where I was born and learn to play kulintang!

[tatagirl1983]

cool video! this is real pinoy music.. keep on posting!

[tatagirl1983]

cool video! this is real pinoy music.. keep on posting!

[sally0777]

true ahrchiegh17 it was also marcos who sold philippines from first to fourth generation to please imelda's greed for money all sorts of lust and she is from visaya tacloban is it!!wag kang proud kasi lumobog ang pilipinas ng husto because of imelda's prostitotion's and findout how much worth just one of her neckles diamon or earing or her jar., wag mo sabihin na visaya or mindanao is good dahil parepareho lang..

[uhrchiegh17]

sakit isipin pero tayong mga bisaya, ginagamit ng mga tagalog sa kahit na anong larangan!! boksing? sino ba magagaling?? puro mga bisaya! pagdating naman sa basketball, mga tagalog ba?? eh mga HALF naman!! sa musika, ganun din! sa pelikula? sino ba nakarating ng international kahit papano? Cesar Montano? dba bisaya din yun? pfff!! taz, sasabihin PRIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES! bakit di nalang PRIDE OF THE VISAYANS!? maruruming politiko, nsan ba? nasa LUZON!

[KiHyo888]

Alam mo mapa "Bisaya" man o "Tagalog" pare pareho lang tayong mga PILIPINO nasa iisang mapa lang ang kinalalagyan ng ating mga isla...Alam mo ba dahil sa mga taong katulad mo kung bakit hanggang sa ngayon hindi parin nakakamit ng mga pilipino ang tunay na pagkakaisa bilang isang bansa. Inferiority Complex lang 'yan...kaya mo nasabi ang mga bagay na 'yan.

Sana mas lawakan mo pa ang mga pananaw mo sa buhay at higit sa lahat ang pananaw mo bilang isang tunay na PILIPINO.

[scorpioninpink]

@KiHyo888 pero ang mga tagalog ay discriminative pag dating sah mga muslim at agta at aeta... bkt sah tingin nyo nsa bundok ang aeta at agta? kc inaasar cla palagi ng mga tagalog...

[uhrchiegh17]

nsan ba ang mgagandang beaches na nagpapalabu ng ekonomiya natin?

nsa VISAYAS AT MINDANAO!!

karamihan ng manggagawa sa METRO MANILA na tumutulong sa pag-papaunlad ng ekonomiya natin? mga galing VISAYAS MINDANAO dba??

samantalang ang mga boss, sino? kung foreigner, TAGALOG! liit pa nang sahod!

agricultural,tourism,manpower, halos lahat, nakasalalay sa VISAYAS at MINDANAO!

mga tagalog lang nakikinabang!

GISING VISAYANS AND MINDANAOANS!

[buma1234567]

yes my punto ka kapatid bakit tau magngdarayuan kung pwede na man sasarilign baryo or lalawwigan antin eh makakapaghanap buhay tau,actually mas madali pang mamuhay sa province kaysa sa MM kc po sa MM pag wla kang pera hinde makakain unlike saprovince mangisda ka my ulam na or magtanim ka pwede na,sa province pera lng ang kulang but the natural resoures napakayaman dba?

[scorpioninpink]

@uhrchiegh17 WE SHOULD HAVE A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT!!! PARA ANG MGA BISAYA AY MAGKAROON NG SARILING LUPA!!!

[FyReByRd8]

Wow, the picture clarity is so great! I can't believe it was taken in the 1960's!

[bdoi]

Allahumdullilah! mabuhay pilipinas!

[sayef123]

ya mambu sya inipailay na su kabpangayag u sekita sa awrat...ALHAMDULILLAH

[GongsAway]

Finally some real kulintang playing! namba!

[goldforever]

ausam!

[banggoy]

awesome! the beauty of indigenous philippine culture, bastardized by Spanish and American colonizers.

[thecritiquevirtuoso]

I wish the Philippines went back to such times... before the Spanish subjected everyone to their credo-vomiting ways of life... ahhh the Humanity

[langiti]

facinated

[calmclam123]

how mellow and calm these souls are

[a4l4]

Ya, they are playing the binalig! Thank you for posting this video.

[danniboi07]

First thing I also noticed was how relaxed the players were. Especially the dabakan (drum) and the kulintang players. Music was simply hypnotic. Sounds like Binalig but the agong rhythm sounds different.

[danniboi07]

Is this Binalig? Sounds like it but the agong rhythm is different.

[danniboi07]

First thing I also noticed was how relaxed the players were. Especially the dabakan (drum) and the kulintang players. Music was simply hypnotic. I can listen to this all day long.

[itsmelaurice]

she play really relaxed the technique is in her wrist and fingers, am talking about the kulintang player, i noticed that all the players in this ensemble was very relaxed, very cool..And its amazing how they communicate by using the instruments..

[kuela]

that was freaking awesome.

[goldchapter]

Thank you for posting this. The revival of our people begins with the revival of our arts.

[xpo147]

I love it. We need more! Makibaka! Walang Takot!

[sandypar]

wow!wonderful, rich and infectious!

[Jiuna]

omg, she plays so fast! the kulintang player seems so disinterested, too, like it's so easy. love it.

[atticpat]

in playing, they have to display a poker face. :D that's what i learned.

[santoloco]

wow its very good quality, doesnt look like 1966.

[BronzeKulintang]

This is not video, it is film!