Bamboo Musical Instruments

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Ksal

The Ksal instrument is used in association with the Tnonggong and Kulintang instruments. The slits from Afus bamboo are used

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Sludoy

A bamboo zither of the Tboli tribe (Lemsnolon) made from the middle part of an Afus bamboo with a length

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Tabbatab

A five to six-piece zither ensemble. It is an ensemble consisting of five to six zithers of different sizes with

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Ballimbing

It is a six-piece percussion instrument made from carving two tongues on the top part of a bamboo tube while

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Tabéllungan

It is a five to six piece xylophone made by halving a bamboo culm lengthwise. It is fine-tuned by shaving

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Patangguk

It is a six-piece percussion set made of quill shaped bamboo tubes. It is made by carving a tongue approximately

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Jungajung

A six-piece stomping bamboo tube. The top of the pole is open while the bottom is closed with a node.

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Bérédong

A lip-valley flute with four finger holes. The distance between fingers determines the placement of the holes. Both ends of

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