The Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble of the Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts & Education Center performs gong-chime music and dances.
Preserved for more than 1700 years by the indigenous, Islamized ethnolinguistic groups in Mindanao, kulintangan is a living testament to the rich cultural history of the Philippines.
Kulintangan is an ancient form of orchestra music which predates the influences of Islam, Christianity or the West in the Philippine Islands (PI). As part of the larger ‘knobbed gong-chime culture’ of Southeast Asia, kulintang music ensembles have been playing for centuries. It is said to have evolved from a simple native signaling tradition, and developed into its present form with the incorporation of knobbed gongs from Sunda.
The ensemble is made up of five instruments. The kulintang instrument consists of a row of small brass or bronze gongs horizontally laid upon a wooden rack; it is the main melody instrument and is played by striking the bosses of the gongs with two wooden beaters. Accompanying instruments include the gandang, the two headed cylindrical drum, as well as the duahan agong pair consisting of the bua (a giant sized gong) and pulakan (a narrow shaped knobbed gong).
Admission: $10 - $25
Location:
Neurosciences Institute
10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
For more information, please call: (619) 444-7528
Preserved for more than 1700 years by the indigenous, Islamized ethnolinguistic groups in Mindanao, kulintangan is a living testament to the rich cultural history of the Philippines.
Kulintangan is an ancient form of orchestra music which predates the influences of Islam, Christianity or the West in the Philippine Islands (PI). As part of the larger ‘knobbed gong-chime culture’ of Southeast Asia, kulintang music ensembles have been playing for centuries. It is said to have evolved from a simple native signaling tradition, and developed into its present form with the incorporation of knobbed gongs from Sunda.
The ensemble is made up of five instruments. The kulintang instrument consists of a row of small brass or bronze gongs horizontally laid upon a wooden rack; it is the main melody instrument and is played by striking the bosses of the gongs with two wooden beaters. Accompanying instruments include the gandang, the two headed cylindrical drum, as well as the duahan agong pair consisting of the bua (a giant sized gong) and pulakan (a narrow shaped knobbed gong).
Admission: $10 - $25
Location:
Neurosciences Institute
10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
For more information, please call: (619) 444-7528
