Rondalla Music - Walang Hanggang Paalam - Dipolog Community Rondalla - Filipino Arts Music Ensemble

The Dipolog Community Rondalla - DCR has been with the Strings of Unity/Cuerdas since 2007, and has participated in most of Cuerdas' activities in the Philippines and abroad. Mr. Jay Sarita, the group's director has fully dedicated his career in rondalla music, and has established his business in instrument making. The Sarita Instrument Artisan has gained a name in rondalla instrument making, and is now considered the most reliable in the Philippines.

In this performance, the group will feature Sarita's new innovation - rondalla instruments made from bamboo.  Rondalla instruments- Banduria, Octavina, Laud, Guitar, Mandola, Piccolo Banduria, Double Bass, Ukuleles, Bamboo Xylophone, Marimba.

Dipolog Community Rondalla

The Dipolog Community Rondalla is a locally-based group of musicians with a long- history of joining series of National competitions and International Rondalla Festivals for the past 10 years of its existence. Retaining most of its finest original members, DCR continues to uphold its commitment toshare its music through the community by performing at different functions and events throughout the years.

The rondalla was introduced into the Philippines when it was part of the Spanish East Indies. In the early Philippines, certain styles were adopted by the natives, especially guitar and banduria used in the Pandanggo, the Jota, and the Polka. The use of the term comparza was common, however, during the American period in the Philippines, the term rondalla became more used. The introduction of a Filipino rondalla song is very similar to the introductory tunes from Aragon.

Presently, the term in Filipino culture refers to any group of stringed instruments that are played using the plectrum or pick. The Filipino instruments are made from indigenous Philippine wood and the plectrum, or picks, are made from tortoise-shell. Other stringed instruments composing the standard Filipino rondalla are the bandurria, the laúd, the octavina, the Twelve-string guitar, the Ukulele, the bajo de uñas or double bass, the Guitarrón mexicano, and other Filipino-made instruments modeled and developed after the violin.[4] The Philippine rondalla’s repertoire include folk songs such as the collar de sampaguita, la bella filipina, No te vayas a Zamboanga, Balitaw, the Kundiman, the "Zarzuela", the "Subli", the "Harana", the "Tinikling", and the "Cariñosa".

Dipolog, officially the City of Dipolog (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dipolog; Subanen: Gembagel G'benwa Dipuleg/Bagbenwa Dipuleg; Chavacano: Ciudad de Dipolog), is a 3rd class city and capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 130,759 people.

Featured Music on this video: Walang Hanggang Paalam - Joey Ayala 

Musika ng Kawayan: Yaman ng Bayan, A Virtual Concert

The "Musika ng Kawayan, Yaman ng Bayan" virtual concert is a showcase of Filipino talents, highlighting the use of local bamboo musical instruments (BMIs).

The event aims to promote the versatility of bamboo as an excellent and sustainable material for musical instruments, and feature the various BMIs used across the country.

The concert is organized under the "Bamboo Musical Instruments Innovation R&D Program" of the DOST-FPRDI, in partnership with UP Diliman, PNU, and DOST-PCIERRD.

Featured Bamboo Musical Instruments:

Among many others, the musical instruments which was featured in this concert include the bungkaka which creates a buzzing sound, the guitar-like kollitong, the nose flute tongali, the koratong bamboo tubes, percussion instruments such as tambi, patatag, marimba, and tongatong, as well as banduria, ukelele, and an organ all made of bamboo.

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