Hanun?O Music From The Philipp - Hanunoo the Philippines / Various [CD]

This album features music of the Hanunoo people who live in Mindoro, the seventh largest island in the Philippines. Hanunoo society relies heavily on agriculture, cloth weaving, and iron working. Music is used during these daily activities as well as during courtship and spiritual rituals. Hear the sounds of the gitgit (a three-stringed fiddle), kinaban (bamboo harp), and pahagut-style poetry.