Kubing Explained

The kubing is a type of Philippine jaw harp from bamboo found among the Maguindanaon and other Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also called kobing (Maranao), kolibau (Tingguian), aru-ding (Tagbanwa), kuribaw (Ibanag and Itawes), aribao (Isneg), ^[1] aroding (Palawan),^[2] kulaing (Yakan), ulibaw (Kalinga), karombi (Toraja), yori (Kailinese) or Kulibaw. Ones made of sugar palm-leaf are called karinta (Munanese), ore-ore mbondu or ore Ngkale (Butonese).^[3]

The kubing is traditionally considered an intimate instrument, usually used as communication between family or a loved one in close quarters. Both genders can use the instrument, the females more infrequently than males who use it for short distance courtship.^[4]

See also

• Jaw harp
• Lamellophone

External links

• "Grinnell College Musical Instrument Collection: Kubing", Grinnell.edu.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hila . Antonio C . 2006 . Indigenous Music - Tuklas Sining: Essays on the Philippine Arts . Filipino Heritage.com . Tatak Pilipino . June 12, 2006 . December 24, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051224003259/http://www.filipinoheritage.com/arts/phil-music/pre-colonial-indigenous-music.htm . dead .
2. Web site: de Leon Jr. . Felipe M . 2006 . Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan - 1993 Awardee - MASINO INTARAY and the Basal and Kulilal Ensemble . National Commission For Culture and the Arts. 2002. National Commission For Culture and the Arts . June 12, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716025744/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/cultprofile/gamaba/intaray.php . July 16, 2006.
3. Web site: Amin . Mohammad . 2005 . A Comparison of Music of the Philippines and Sulawesi . Sulawesi Studies . June 12, 2006 .
4. Web site: Mercurio . Philip Dominguez . 2006 . Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines . PnoyAndTheCity: A center for Kulintang - A home for Pasikings . June 12, 2006 .