Traditional Music Instruments Revitalization
When the National Commission for Culture and Arts called for proposals to enhance Philippine traditional music instruments in 2021, the Tao Foundation, in cooperation with partner organization PASAKK, a number of Agusanon-Manobo indigenous leaders headed by Polding Tawide from the municipality of La Paz, and professional luthier Adolfo Timuat, proposed to revitalize and enhance the Agusanon-Manobo Kudlong (2-string lute), Kogot (fiddle), Takumbo (struck zither), Sayuroy (plucked zither), Kobing (jaw’s harp), Paendag (long bamboo mouth flute), Lantuy (short bamboo mouth flute), and Gimbae (double-headed skin drum). The revitalized musical instruments are now being taught in the Agusanon-Manobo Schools of Living Traditions.
