@kutiyapi.bsky.social
I'm an ethnomusicologist, interested in the traditional music of the Philippines, especially the traditional boat lutes (kutiyapi, kuglung, hegelung, faglung, etc.), which are found among all the tribal groups of Mindanao and Palawan, Philippines.
No feet nor legs...
21.07.2025 12:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#kuglung #kuglong #boatlute #manobo #bukidnon
29.06.2025 21:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi... just to introduce myself… I'm Hans Brandeis, an ethnomusicologist from Germany doing research on the Philippine boat lutes. This is me playing a KUGLUNG of the MATIGSALUG MANOBO of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines.
29.06.2025 21:10 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Well, it doesn't look like a kutiyapì, but like a kuglung of the Manobo without the head, though...
29.06.2025 20:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It's only that the instrument on the painting does not look like a "kudyapì" but may be like a faglung of the Blaan or something similar.
29.06.2025 20:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Recently, I visited Bunawan, which is part of the Agusan wetlands. I walked on parts of this swampy area, which was an interesting experience, including leeches and mosquitoes, of course… :-)
29.06.2025 20:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
