Tuesday 23 September 2014

The Gangsa Ensemble of Highland Luzon Musical Instrument

Among the Kalinga people in the Cordillera region of Luzon Island, the gangsa is played in two ways. 

One way is called "toppaya" and the other is called "palook." 

In "toppaya" style, the musicians play the surface of the gangsa with their hand while in a sitting position, with a single gangsa resting on the lap of each musician. 

In the "palook" style, a gangsa is suspended from the musician's left hand and played with a padded stick held in the musician's right hand. 

In the "palook" style of playing, the players are standing, or they keep in step with the dancers while bending forward slightly.


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