Tingkalong definition
Tingkalong. (Fox), “Daleway” (A girl mourning her father’s death), “Duyoy baye” (A song of a woman about to be married), and “Hongti hai” (Remembrance). The flute is played to express one’s feelings or to simulate the sounds of nature. The kombeng/kubing/kuving (bamboo jew’s harp) is made of a thin piece of bentung bamboo, with a small strip that is partially cut in the middle. One end is held in the mouth with one hand while a finger of the other hand taps it to make the strip vibrate. The Midsayap Manobo say the kubing “talks,” “tells stories,” “makes conversation,” or “gives messages” (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1965:8). The kuving and flute are used for courtship and entertainment. Other instruments found in Kulaman Valley include the sluloy/suling (54-centimeter long flute), lutang (3 to 5 suspended logs), taluan/salagaan (log drum), takumba/takumbo (two-stringed parallel zither beaten with a little stick), and deyuzey/duwagey (onestringed coconut shell fiddle). A flute without fingerholes is the lantuban, 60 centimeters x 11 millimeters. Tone is achieved by varying the force of one’s breath and the size of the flute’s end hole with the fingertip. The slagi is a large gong used to call people to assembly. A regular beat announces an ordinary gathering, but a fast tempo of the slagi signifies an urgent call. Many Manobo songs are also accompanied by rhythmic sounds from the singer’s dagipla (armpit), produced by the abrupt movement of the upper arm towards the body. Fotfot, sung at wakes and social gatherings, is accompanied by such sounds.