page_title: Tagbanwa
section_title: Music
hierarchical_section_title: Tagbanwa / Culture / Performing arts / Music
caption_attribution_description: English: A Tagbanua musical instrument inscribed with syllabic writings among the Tagbanua people in Palawan. Filipino: Isang instrumentong pang-musika na gawa sa kawayan at may nakaukit na sulat Tagbanua mula sa Palawan.
context_page_description: The Tagbanwa people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Philippines, and can be mainly found in the central and northern Palawan. Research has shown that the Tagbanwa are possible descendants of the Tabon Man, thus making them one of the original inhabitants of the Philippines. They are a brown-skinned, slim, and straight-haired ethnic group.
  There are two major classifications based on the geographical location where they can be found. Central Tagbanwas are found in the western and eastern coastal areas of central Palawan. They are concentrated in the municipalities of Aborlan, Quezon, and Puerto Princesa. Calamian Tagbanwa, on the other hand, are found in Baras coast, Busuanga Island, Coron Island and in some parts of
  El Nido. These two Tagbanwa sub-groups speak different languages and do not exactly have the same customs.
context_section_description: Complementing the rich Tagbanwa rituals and social gatherings in the past was an assortment of musical instruments. These included the aruding or jaw harp; the babarak or nose flute; the tipanu or mouth flute; the pagang and tibuldu, two variations of the bamboo zithers; the kudlung or boat lute; the gimbal or drum, whose top was made from the skin of the bayawak or monitor lizard; and the tiring, composed of lengths of bamboo with openings of various sizes producing different notes when struck with a stick. In addition, there were two generic types of gongs obtained from the shallow babandil. The mouth flute is still in use, and the gongs and drums are still played during rituals. Modern acoustic type guitar and the ukulele, which is fashioned from a half coconut shell, supplant the other instruments.
caption: A Tagbanwa musical instrument made of bamboo inscribed with Tagbanwa script.
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