Musical Rhythmic Variations and Instruments Used by Bukidnon and Menuvu Indigenous Tribes, Northern Mindanao, Philippines

Document the musical rhythmic variations and instruments used by Bukidnon and Menuvu Indigenous Tribes which clearly convey the meaning of the performances and presentations. It preserved music and instruments for presentations and rituals. This is a Qualitative research which employed historical and ethnographic methodologies. Discography, video camera, interview were also used for describing and proper interpretation of observations.  Rituals and Free and Prior and Informed Consent were followed and granted during the visitations and interview. Results revealed, Bukidnon and Menuvu indigenous tribes produced varied beats and rhythm in rituals like dugso, lagudas and hinaklaran movements using the stamp, chants and hands with bantula and dabakan to produce a sound. Kanimbahi is a ritual dance for pregnant woman using the Bukidnon rhythms. Moreover these tribes performed mimetic and courtship dances such as Kayametan, balud, binanog, binaylan, inubal, inamu, binakbak, saluray –kudlong, palusongan using Bukidnon rhythm and kalatung basic. Menuvu produced rhythms for programs, entertainment, livelihood, courtship, family related rituals and welcome dance like pamugas, bangkakawan, pangaso, pinagpageng and Pamintok using Bukidnon rhythm, Kalatung and   pamintok.  Different instruments used are the identified as idiophones like bantula, kulintangan, and agung and membranophones like dabakan, gimba or kalatung in isolation or in combination to fit the ritual, dances, activities, programs and festivals.

Keywords: Musical rhythmic variations, Instruments, Bukidnon, Menuvu Tribes