Gabbang

Gabbang
Gabbang owned by Kontra Gapi
idiophone
Other namesbamboo xylophone,
agung gabbang (Yakan),
gambang (Samal),
gabbang (Tausug, Palawan)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.212[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]

  1. ^ List of aerophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number
  2. ^ 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.