Kudyapi Master Samaon Sulaiman

[taekaboybaho2]

WE NEED TO ADVERTISE OUR TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS, KEEP IT ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[createallow3126]

The kudyapi, is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. It is the only stringed instrument among the Maguindanao people, and one of several among other groups such as the Maranao and Manobo. It is four to six feet long with nine frets made of hardened beeswax. The instrument is carved out of solid soft wood such as from the jackfruit tree.

[kutiyapi]

@createallow3126 It's a bit simplfied what you are writing here. There are many variations in construction, size, designs, scales used etc., depending on the different tribes where the instruments are used, and kudyapi is also only one name... Variations among different tribes are kutiyapi, katiyapi, kutapi, piyapi as well as kuglung, kudlung, kudiyung, hagelung, feglung, peglung, fegereng etc...

[createallow3126]

@kutiyapi I'm glad you chimed in. That was a quick copy and paste from Wikipedia. Thanks for deepening my knowledge. Very cool instrument. Completely new to me. :)

[abujeihan]

sana makaproduce nman ung mga moro recording company..

[mansorbatabol]

Masha Allah.. Allaho Akbar.. Meron parin pala natirang mag kutyapi.. :)

[ready2gosyd]

Does Master Samaon have a CD available??? I'm kinda interested with indigenous Filipino music for my Kali group whils training... Thanks

[kutiyapi]

@ready2gosyd No cd available, as far as I know, unfortunately... I have enough material for a cd, but not time, other priorities, at the moment... There are a good number of video clips on YouTube. Just make your own cd...

[kutiyapi]

@ready2gosyd There is no CD available which is exclusively dedicated to Samaon Sulaiman. There is a CD by The Mindanao Kulintang Ensemble which also features two kutiyapi pieces.

[UncleTote]

He now joins Noe Tio on the Heavenly Stage

[cintzia]

Paalam Master..

[KulX11]

RIP Samaon Sulaiman May 21, 2011......a true artist and master of the kutyapi

[igolwan]

Paalam, Maestro.

[Blade15]

Daig talaga ang mga shredder, dre...

[abujeihan]

matag ta pakapagundak undak..

[dthmnstr]

damn if only jimi were alive to rock out with this dude!! behind the head guitar ftw!

[Lawrencelym]

YES , IM AGREE TO YOU HARDCORECHICANO

[jerr1125]

It is very difficult to learn and play this Filipino treasured instrument..

[RottenPudding]

try listen to sape borneo!!

[jerr1125]

@RottenPudding i tried to listen to it.. and i was amazed because they are somewhat have the same type of music! GREAT!!

[sukarnokasan]

NYABA I BANGILAY KO NYA KATADEMAN KO GED SU MGA KAAPUWAN TANU MASHALLAHHHHHH,,, SHUKRAN A BENAL S KINA UPLOAD NENKA ..

[hardcorechicano]

Is he Samoan? Or is that just his name?

[MrHalohalo85]

@hardcorechicano His name is Samaon (the A before the O), not Samoan. He's a master of the Kutyapi/Kudyapi: a traditional instrument played on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.

[hardcorechicano]

Is this instrument also considered Polynesian?

[MrHalohalo85]

@hardcorechicano the kutyapi- Polynesian?? lol

This is a SOUTHERN FILIPINO instrument. Its also played in Borneo.. so no, its not Polynesian

[jerr1125]

@hardcorechicano i think yes.. because Philippines is also a part of the group malayo-polynesian.. which somewhat means that this intrument have similarity of other polynesian countries.. like for example Borneo has SAPE.. while here in the Philippines we have Kupyapi.. if you notice these two instruments has some similarity and also used by Austronesian peolple.. you see there are alot of things that involves southeast asia.. heheh

[kutiyapi]

@jerr1125 In the Philippines, you can find some 23 different types of boat lutes among at least 36 tribal groups. There is not only the kutiyapi, but also hegelung, faglung, paglung, kuglung, kudlung, kudiyung etc. – and these are all closely related music traditions. Similar things apply to Borneo. There are several quite distinct boat lutes in Borneo, not only the sape, but also the sundatang, sendatong, biula, blikan...

[kutiyapi]

@jerr1125 Not quite correct. This whole group of string instruments that usually have two strings is labeled as the "boat lutes", because of the elongated shape of the instruments. Aside from the Philippine, you can find them in Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra and Sumba. There are also the closely related "crocodile zithers" from Myanmar, Kampuchea and Thailand. Nothing like that in Polynesia. The origins are in India, maybe in Southern India.

[ThtOnePinoy]

@kutiyapi Do you know of a similar instrument that exists in the Luzon area? We Kapampangans have the same swords as the Kampilan, known to us as the "Talibong", so it would surprise me if we didn't share the same instruments either.

[kutiyapi]

@ThtOnePinoy I studied all the historical colonial sources on the eventual existence of a boat lute on Luzon. However, although the name kudyapi is well known is many areas of Luzon, it seems to refer almost EXCLUSIVELY to small lutes with coconut resonators and 2 or 4 strings. In Diego Bergaño's "Vocabulario de la lengua Pampangan en romance" from 1860, the "cudiapi" is defined as the "harp of the Indios", which does seem to refer to a boat lute as well...

[hardcorechicano]

thankyou, that was fresh!

[vorelick]

wow.... how can i learn playing this instrument?

[JcDizon]

This guy is amazing

[WoWmzxw]

as in i feel cying b-coz i remember my grandmother she past away now,she always idol this instrument music very nice kutyapi thanks for upl0uding amazing...its me

Sam k.