What is Tongali?

LILTING TUNES ‘Tongali’, a nose flute, being played by a Filipino. A four-holed flute, it is generally played by the residents of northern Philippines, especially in Kalinga of the Luzon region.

Is another name for Tongali?

Tongali [ enongol]. Bamboo nose flute of the Kalinga people, northern Luzon, Philippines. It is also known as inonggol, inung-ngol, innung-ngor …

What is the sound of Bungkaka?

The instrument generates a buzzing sound from the slit between the two tongues when the instrument is struck against the lower palm of the hand of the player.

What is origin of Tongatong?

A tongatong is a percussion instrument made of various lengths of bamboo, which is found in the Kalinga province of the Philippines. It is played by hitting it against the earth.

How it is played of Tongali?

One end of the pipe is cut at a node of the bamboo, and a blowing hole is cut in the center of the node. The player holds the flute at an angle and places the blowing hole against one nostril, then directs breath into the flutes through his nose.

What is Tongali instrument used for?

Tongali is one of the traditional musical instruments that is still actively taught to the next generations. It is believed that the nose flute was used to help rice grow because the rice, being attracted to the soft sound of the flute, would grow to put its ear above the water to hear the sound better.

How does Tongali produce sound?

This is played by plucking the strings or use a rounded stick made of wood to strike the strings to produce sounds. Figure 5. Tongali(mouth flute) Description: It is a solo instrument made of bamboo and has an average length of 60cm.

What is a classification of Tongali?

Have you ever heard of Tongali, a woodwind instrument from the Philippines that is played using nose? It is a four-holed nose flute (with one hole in the back) and often played by the Kalinga and other people of Luzon.

What is Tongali made of?

Tongali(mouth flute) Description: It is a solo instrument made of bamboo and has an average length of 60cm.

What is a DIW DIW as?

Name: Diw-diw as. Classification: Panpipes. Description: 5 nodes of bamboo of varying length are tied in a row with a rattan string. It is played by blowing across the open holes. Materials: bamboo.

What is the origin of Kudyapi?

This instrument was made in Palawan, a group of islands forming the western part of the Visayan Archipeligo of the Philippines, in Southeast Asia. It is thought to have been about 50 years old at the time of donation so was possibly made between 1940-1950.

What is Diwdiwas?

Most of the variations of the Philippine bamboo panpipes can be traced to northern Luzon, where the instrument is known by different names. In Balangaw, the instrument is called dad-ayu. In Bontoc, it is known as diwdiw-as. The aesthetics of the instrument also varies from one group to another.