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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]