Luntang

Also called kwintangan kayo (Yakan)

The luntang is a type of Philippine xylophone of the Maguindanaon people, strung vertically, with five horizontal logs hung in ascending order arranged by pitch. The Maguindanaon refer to this instrument as a luntang while the Yakan call it a kwintangan kayo. The cylindrical logs are beaten at the edge to create sounds and can be played either solo or with two people on either side. Among the Maguindanaon, the luntang is used only for self-entertainment purposes, to keep farmers awake while at the same time keeping the birds away from the fields. Commonly used for long distance communication some times ago by the Maguindanaon, [cite web
last = Mercurio
first = Philip Dominguez
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year = 2006
url = http://www.pnoyandthecity.blogspot.com
title = Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines
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work = PnoyAndTheCity: A center for Kulintang - A home for Pasikings
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accessdate = June 12
accessyear = 2006] the Yakan have taken its use a step further: using it for social interactions between sexes as well. [cite web
last = de la Paz
first = Salve
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year = 2006
url = http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/cultprofile/gamaba/ahadas.php
title = Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan - 2000 Awardee - UWANG AHADAS - Creating a Legacy of Music| format = html
work = National Commission For Culture and the Arts. 2002. National Commission For Culture and the Arts
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accessdate = June 12
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References

ee also

*Xylophone

External links

Informational Websites and Online Textbooks

Pictures of Luntangs and its Other Derivatives

* [http://lion.mnu.edu/~tbaldridge/Philippine.html Photograph of a Luntang] - A Luntang - by Terry L. Baldridge.

S Filipino instruments