Rosie Sula | |||||
Birth Date: | 12 May 1968 | ||||
Origin: | Lake Sebu, South Cotabato | ||||
Genre: | Folk | ||||
Instruments: | Vocals | ||||
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Rosie Godwino Sula (born May 12, 1968[1]) is a Filipino chanter, musician, composer, and dancer.[2]
Sula is a Tboli woman from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. She is a chanter who performs the Tboli practice of lingon, including lingon hololok or epic chants such as "Tudbulul".[3]
She came from the Godwino clan which is reputed in their community in the field of music, learning chanting and storytelling from her father at eight years old.[3]
Sula is the founder of Libun Hulung Matul and Gono Hofo Heritage Center and is also a teacher.[2]
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts conferred Sula the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in December 2023.[4] She is the second T'nalak weaver to receive the recognition after Lang Dulay[3]