{"id":241872,"date":"2020-01-10T22:19:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T03:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241872"},"modified":"2020-01-10T22:24:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T03:24:02","slug":"talaandig-tribe-other-indigenous-groups-to-benefit-from-dost-fprdi-rd-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/10\/talaandig-tribe-other-indigenous-groups-to-benefit-from-dost-fprdi-rd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Talaandig tribe, other indigenous groups, to benefit from DOST-FPRDI R&#038;D program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-241872 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/10\/talaandig-tribe-other-indigenous-groups-to-benefit-from-dost-fprdi-rd-program\/img-0-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-241873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-0.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-0-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-0-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-0-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241873'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: Datu Rodelio \u201cWaway\u201d Saway playing the pulala (Supplied photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/10\/talaandig-tribe-other-indigenous-groups-to-benefit-from-dost-fprdi-rd-program\/img-1-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-241874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-1.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241874'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: A Datu plays the takumbo (parallel-stringed zither) (Supplied photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/10\/talaandig-tribe-other-indigenous-groups-to-benefit-from-dost-fprdi-rd-program\/img-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-241875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-2.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241875'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: Ornate patterns etched on a bamboo flute (Supplied photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Datu Rodelio \u201cWaway\u201d Saway is not called \u201c<em>Tatay<\/em>\u201d for nothing. A teacher at the Talaandig School of Living Traditions and a well-known performing artist, Saway has been keeping the Talaandig musical heritage intact by mentoring young members of their tribe. Community artists would always go to their\u00a0<em>Tatay\u00a0<\/em>Waway to learn how to play and craft their indigenous musical instruments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe use our traditional instruments to pray and connect with the Divine. Playing them is like opening a portal to the spiritual world,\u201d explained Saway, who has travelled the world flaunting the Talaandig\u2019s own brand of music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDespite the availability of tools that makes the production of bamboo musical instruments (BMI) easier, there are still issues affecting the durability of the instruments. There are times when our BMIs crack when brought to temperate countries. Some get infested by\u00a0<em>bukbok<\/em>\u00a0(powder-post beetle),\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the leadership of the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), a research program is now being conducted aimed at making better-quality BMIs. The initiative is in partnership with UP Diliman\u2019s Center for Ethnomusicology and the Philippine Normal University, and targets to develop technologies that can help people like Saway and other local BMI makers and users.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have been going around various indigenous communities and BMI production sites in the country to talk to key people and understand how important BMIs are in their local culture. We want to know how we can work together with them to improve these instruments,\u201d shared Program Leader Aralyn L. Quintos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The R&amp;D program seeks to develop technologies that will prolong the life of bamboo without negatively affecting the musical instruments\u2019 sound quality; standardize the production of selected BMIs; develop prototype design; analyze raw material sources and existing markets; and build a BMI processing facility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Saway, long before their BMIs have been mass produced, they have been traded for other important things. He has crafted numerous BMIs, including the\u00a0<em>pulala\u00a0<\/em>(lip valley notch flute),\u00a0<em>tumpuy\u00a0<\/em>(chip-on-ledge flute),<em>\u00a0hulagteb\u00a0<\/em>(side-blown flute),\u00a0<em>takumbo\u00a0<\/em>(parallel-stringed zither<em>)<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>bantula\u00a0<\/em>(slit drum).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a lot of creative people here. The Talaandigs have been producing BMIs for a long time already, and I think we are ready for their mass production. What we lack, however, are technologies, particularly a treatment facility for bamboo,\u201d ended Saway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living at the foothills of the Kitanglad Mountain Ranges in Bukidnon, the Talaandigs create music reminiscent of the rustling of leaves and the chirping of birds. And the DOST-FPRDI, together with its partners, is dedicated to helping them preserve their rich musical tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Datu Rodelio \u201cWaway\u201d Saway is not called \u201cTatay\u201d for nothing. 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