parang chinese yung kanta.. magkatunog lang konti.. pero, iba nman ang chinese sa t'boli.. talagang parang magkatunog lang sometimes.. I LOVE THIS VIDEO!
@kutiyapi The sad part isn't the fact that they don't know, the sad part is that they don't want to. Most of the educated Filipino I've met seem like they are embarrassed of this sort of thing. I can't understand that. It's a beautiful and unique part of their culture that should give them a feeling of identity and self-respect. In any case, just showing it would at least be something. Perhaps a few might decide to try to learn more on their own.
@melisaii Kind of... but it should be stressed that this is a century-old tradition... Maybe, Hendrix made a trip to the Philippines sometime? :-) Unfortunately, it cannot be heard in this video how good this player really is...
I spent 2 years living with the T'bolis of Lake Sebu (1976-1978). I don't rememebr the music being this frenetic. It was a much slower tempo. Of course, Lake Sebu could only be reached by a dirt road that was rather teacherous in the rainy season. It was probably more laid-back then. The hegelung accompanied dancing in this video is much closer to the pace I remember. Thanks to whoever recorded this. It brought back fond memories of a wonderful, kind, thoughtful people.
Thank you very much for sharing this to the public. It's a privilege to have a peek into the Tboli's way of life. Even if i can't understand what they say, the music, what they wear & actions tell a lot of their pride in who they are & their skills in arts & crafts.
Tboli's are one of the Philippine ethnolinguistic group who has a very colorful,artistic and mysterious arts...i really love their music, dances and most especially the T'nalak weaving.
thanks very much for posting this little gem - I don't think I can get a copy of the DVD in Canada, but years ago I was fortunate to see a group from Mindanao in town, it was such a treat!
You will certainly not be able to get a copy of the DVD in Canada, as it is not commercially available. You should try to contact the Museum Volunteers of the Philippines. Look at their website. Unfortunately, YouTube does not allow me to post a link here. If they cannot help you, just send me a private message.
What is the name of the mouth instrument being used at 6:13 by the man with an incredibly toned shoulders and beautiful olive-brown skin? I bought some of those when I was in Manila.....from a WOW! Philippines convention....
This is a jaw's harp, which is commonly known as kubing. However, the name KUBING is only used by a couple of ethnic groups in Mindanao, like Magindanaon, Maranaw, Bukidnon and other. The Tboli call their version KUMBING, which is highly decorated with incised patterns.
Sorry, but I don't understand the question... If they know how to make them, they make them... If they are not so good in that, they have somebody else make them... referring to bamboo and wooden instruments. Brass gongs are usually traded from somewhere else, maybe through Magindanaon traders.
@kutiyapi I guess I'm curious as to how do they craft the instruments by hand. I would love to see it. I also wonder how they've been making their own textiles....I mean none of it came out of thin air right? I guess I happy to see that Philippines was a precocious civilization before Europeans "discovered" it.
Well, as you might guess, this cannot be told in just a few sentences. As an ethnomusicologist, I studied the musical culture of the Bukidnon comprehensively, including how they make their musical instruments. I documented almost all of them in series of photographs: 2-stringed lutes, different kinds of flutes, jaw's harps, bamboo tube zithers etc.
I hope, in about 2 centuries from now, I will be able to publish all these things... Presently, I'm writing a book on the Philippine boat lutes (kutiyapi, piyapi, hegelung, kuglung, kudlung, feglung etc.), and there will also be a chapter about the making of the Higaonon piyapi and Tigwa Manobo kuglung, all in all presenting 230 photographs showing the complete process. The book is scheduled for publication around early 2011 (I hope).
Aside from that, you might be interested to take a look on my website for some other pictures on Bukidnon culture and music. Please, look for the link in my profile.
I have to admit this, I AM FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL LADY DANCING WITH THE 'kutyapi' / guitar like instrument dancing - A LA FLAMENCO dancing....it's gets more BEAUTIFUL EVERY TIME I COME BACK AND WATCH IT...
The "guitar-like instrument" is what ethnomusicologists call a "boat lute." It's related to the kutiyapi, but it shows the special design of the Tboli who call it "hegelung."
GUYS i really love this cultural dance.. singkil..tinikling and others i really enjoy the music and being filipino im proud to be one blood of mindanao..
I always get goosebumps whenever I hear or watch performances ethnic music/dance. Such amazing culture and heritage. Makes me so proud to be Filipino!
wow.. it is really nice... hope to see more videos from this own kulture... it keeps reminding me that i am belong to you people!!! hemsu ye be' ni he yu kem tilub kadal yeh.... te'y bong selamat nge' balu deng to' malu lana ni kem'tribu ukom sana kenu yeh be' yu. hol tnolok yeh kem nga yeh mu du yu ani yu la'en lana nim tribu tekuy!!!
Wow! Fantastic culture. Pretty ladies lahat na ang andiyan. I know almost all artists in this video. Tey le keno on libun. Tey kat hebenes yo kem logi yo eh..hehehehe.
Thank you so much for putting this on and for clearifying that these are NOT folk dances or how i would like to put it, cultural genocide. i am a Katutubo-American of Moro, Aeta, and Lipis blood. Thank you brother for this gift. i am glad there are people out there who respect the indigenous cultures unlike many Pilipinos and those disrespectful folk dance companies.
You have to define FOLK DANCE first. If you find the word hard to define, consult the definition of the CIOFF. Do you know that the "blaling", "smundeng", "talmayak" of the B'laan is also shown here by these T'bolis?...AND those are folk madal/maral nuances.
Well im refering to the way its used by Pilipino dance companies and how these companies are defining our dances and music for us. For instance, folk dance of Singkil is not what you will see in the Lanao region since in Maranaw culture, men cannot dance w/ women nor is their an umbrella carrying "slave." The socio-cultural problem that faces us indigenous peoples is that we are being defined by those who literally colonized us instead of allowing us to just be us.
I totally agree with the Singkil thing. Most versions of Singkil nowadays are based on the Bayanihan's choreography. The cast was 'enhanced' by the Bayanihan's choreographer Mrs Urtula to a new storyline based on the Darangen.
Buti pa ang t'boli may sariling kultura samantalang ang mga Tagalog walang sariling kultura
ultimatekarl5 5 months ago
parang chinese yung kanta.. magkatunog lang konti.. pero, iba nman ang chinese sa t'boli.. talagang parang magkatunog lang sometimes.. I LOVE THIS VIDEO!
09Harlem 1 year ago
sounded like chinese ... (--,) but i love t'boli's.. love the songs and music. mabuhay!
09Harlem 1 year ago
This ought to be shown in every elementary school in the Philippines.
JasonCaesare 1 year ago
@JasonCaesare Very much agreed.. However, what can the teachers tell the students, if they themselves hardly know anything about these things...?
kutiyapi 1 year ago
@kutiyapi The sad part isn't the fact that they don't know, the sad part is that they don't want to. Most of the educated Filipino I've met seem like they are embarrassed of this sort of thing. I can't understand that. It's a beautiful and unique part of their culture that should give them a feeling of identity and self-respect. In any case, just showing it would at least be something. Perhaps a few might decide to try to learn more on their own.
JasonCaesare 1 year ago
OMG!!! A Philippino Jimmy Hendrix!!!
melisaii 1 year ago
@melisaii Kind of... but it should be stressed that this is a century-old tradition... Maybe, Hendrix made a trip to the Philippines sometime? :-) Unfortunately, it cannot be heard in this video how good this player really is...
kutiyapi 1 year ago
I spent 2 years living with the T'bolis of Lake Sebu (1976-1978). I don't rememebr the music being this frenetic. It was a much slower tempo. Of course, Lake Sebu could only be reached by a dirt road that was rather teacherous in the rainy season. It was probably more laid-back then. The hegelung accompanied dancing in this video is much closer to the pace I remember. Thanks to whoever recorded this. It brought back fond memories of a wonderful, kind, thoughtful people.
9ambrose9 1 year ago
Thank you very much for sharing this to the public. It's a privilege to have a peek into the Tboli's way of life. Even if i can't understand what they say, the music, what they wear & actions tell a lot of their pride in who they are & their skills in arts & crafts.
earmitt 1 year ago
mabuhay ang mga tiboli
salamatrodel 1 year ago
LEMLUNAY GONO' SE TIFUN NE
LEMLUNAY GONO' SE SOTUN
LEMLUNAY GONO' KEMOLUN NE
LEMLUNAY GONO' SE TAMBULA SE
WATEN UNI SEMBA KENGNGA
LEMLUNAY TEY LEMUBONG
kirammark 1 year ago
I'm Tagalog, but to see the beauty of T'boli culture makes me proud because we are brothers.
deviousMonk 1 year ago
Tboli's are one of the Philippine ethnolinguistic group who has a very colorful,artistic and mysterious arts...i really love their music, dances and most especially the T'nalak weaving.
udchun 1 year ago
wow teacher Mafil mabuhay ang mga tboli
TheJphernandez 1 year ago
thanks very much for posting this little gem - I don't think I can get a copy of the DVD in Canada, but years ago I was fortunate to see a group from Mindanao in town, it was such a treat!
salal2007 2 years ago
You will certainly not be able to get a copy of the DVD in Canada, as it is not commercially available. You should try to contact the Museum Volunteers of the Philippines. Look at their website. Unfortunately, YouTube does not allow me to post a link here. If they cannot help you, just send me a private message.
kutiyapi 2 years ago
What is the name of the mouth instrument being used at 6:13 by the man with an incredibly toned shoulders and beautiful olive-brown skin? I bought some of those when I was in Manila.....from a WOW! Philippines convention....
looker768 2 years ago
This is a jaw's harp, which is commonly known as kubing. However, the name KUBING is only used by a couple of ethnic groups in Mindanao, like Magindanaon, Maranaw, Bukidnon and other. The Tboli call their version KUMBING, which is highly decorated with incised patterns.
kutiyapi 2 years ago
I wonder how the Tboli have been making their instruments.....
looker768 2 years ago
Sorry, but I don't understand the question... If they know how to make them, they make them... If they are not so good in that, they have somebody else make them... referring to bamboo and wooden instruments. Brass gongs are usually traded from somewhere else, maybe through Magindanaon traders.
kutiyapi 2 years ago
@kutiyapi I guess I'm curious as to how do they craft the instruments by hand. I would love to see it. I also wonder how they've been making their own textiles....I mean none of it came out of thin air right? I guess I happy to see that Philippines was a precocious civilization before Europeans "discovered" it.
looker768 2 years ago
Well, as you might guess, this cannot be told in just a few sentences. As an ethnomusicologist, I studied the musical culture of the Bukidnon comprehensively, including how they make their musical instruments. I documented almost all of them in series of photographs: 2-stringed lutes, different kinds of flutes, jaw's harps, bamboo tube zithers etc.
kutiyapi 2 years ago
I hope, in about 2 centuries from now, I will be able to publish all these things... Presently, I'm writing a book on the Philippine boat lutes (kutiyapi, piyapi, hegelung, kuglung, kudlung, feglung etc.), and there will also be a chapter about the making of the Higaonon piyapi and Tigwa Manobo kuglung, all in all presenting 230 photographs showing the complete process. The book is scheduled for publication around early 2011 (I hope).
kutiyapi 2 years ago
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printingmyname 1 year ago
@kutiyapi i hope i can one copy of your book... please pm if its already available...
printingmyname 1 year ago
Aside from that, you might be interested to take a look on my website for some other pictures on Bukidnon culture and music. Please, look for the link in my profile.
kutiyapi 2 years ago
Kamo pirmi ako Makit-an ato una sa MIDF bahhh :)
katliwdot 2 years ago
I have to admit this, I AM FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL LADY DANCING WITH THE 'kutyapi' / guitar like instrument dancing - A LA FLAMENCO dancing....it's gets more BEAUTIFUL EVERY TIME I COME BACK AND WATCH IT...
Sensually Erotic, Enticing, ADDICTING...
HE...HE...HE...
LAPUbutsekikMAG 2 years ago
The "guitar-like instrument" is what ethnomusicologists call a "boat lute." It's related to the kutiyapi, but it shows the special design of the Tboli who call it "hegelung."
kutiyapi 2 years ago
GUYS i really love this cultural dance.. singkil..tinikling and others i really enjoy the music and being filipino im proud to be one blood of mindanao..
daveskie18 2 years ago
BRAVOOOOOOO!!!
katliwdot 2 years ago
I always get goosebumps whenever I hear or watch performances ethnic music/dance. Such amazing culture and heritage. Makes me so proud to be Filipino!
thismusicismywhore 2 years ago
wow, great music and dancing and beautiful lady dancer and her ornate dressing - VERY BEAUTIFUL CULTURE ... MABUHAY MINDANAO..
WE HOPE PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING TO ALL TRIBAL PEOPLES IN OUR LAPULAPU COUNTRY...
PROUD TO BE A MODERN PILIPINO
LAPUbutsekikMAG 2 years ago
Ang ganta talaga ng kultura ng Pinas
akoanani 3 years ago
wow.. it is really nice... hope to see more videos from this own kulture... it keeps reminding me that i am belong to you people!!! hemsu ye be' ni he yu kem tilub kadal yeh.... te'y bong selamat nge' balu deng to' malu lana ni kem'tribu ukom sana kenu yeh be' yu. hol tnolok yeh kem nga yeh mu du yu ani yu la'en lana nim tribu tekuy!!!
mhycojoems 3 years ago
Wow! Fantastic culture. Pretty ladies lahat na ang andiyan. I know almost all artists in this video. Tey le keno on libun. Tey kat hebenes yo kem logi yo eh..hehehehe.
mollyriel 3 years ago
Thank you so much for putting this on and for clearifying that these are NOT folk dances or how i would like to put it, cultural genocide. i am a Katutubo-American of Moro, Aeta, and Lipis blood. Thank you brother for this gift. i am glad there are people out there who respect the indigenous cultures unlike many Pilipinos and those disrespectful folk dance companies.
ibmojojojo 3 years ago
You have to define FOLK DANCE first. If you find the word hard to define, consult the definition of the CIOFF. Do you know that the "blaling", "smundeng", "talmayak" of the B'laan is also shown here by these T'bolis?...AND those are folk madal/maral nuances.
Saiaopinoi 3 years ago
Well im refering to the way its used by Pilipino dance companies and how these companies are defining our dances and music for us. For instance, folk dance of Singkil is not what you will see in the Lanao region since in Maranaw culture, men cannot dance w/ women nor is their an umbrella carrying "slave." The socio-cultural problem that faces us indigenous peoples is that we are being defined by those who literally colonized us instead of allowing us to just be us.
ibmojojojo 3 years ago
I totally agree with the Singkil thing. Most versions of Singkil nowadays are based on the Bayanihan's choreography. The cast was 'enhanced' by the Bayanihan's choreographer Mrs Urtula to a new storyline based on the Darangen.
Saiaopinoi 3 years ago
The T'boli!!!! The "people whom God made BEAUTIFUL"
Saiaopinoi 3 years ago
What if you don't believe in god?
thecritiquevirtuoso 2 years ago