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Gabbang
Gabbang owned by Kontra Gapi
idiophone
Other names
bamboo xylophone, agung gabbang (Yakan), gambang (Samal), gabbang (Tausug, Palawan)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
111.212[1]
The gabbang, also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical instrument made of bamboo widely used in southern Philippines. Among the Tausugs and Samas, it is commonly played to accompany songs and dances as a solo instrument or accompanied by the biola.[2]
^List of aerophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number
^Miller, Terry E.; Williams, Sean (2017) [First published 1998]. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Southeast Asia. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-54420-7.
The gabbang, also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical instrument made of bamboo widely used in southern Philippines. Among the Tausugs and Samas,...
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