Na suklit : Benicio Sokkong and the bamboo musical instruments of the Kalinga : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of  Musicology

Prior, Aaron

Na suklit : Benicio Sokkong and the bamboo musical instruments of the Kalinga : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Musicology

dc.contributor.author	Prior, Aaron
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-19T21:57:17Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-19T21:57:17Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	This ethnomusicology study explores the contexts of the bamboo musical instruments of the Kalinga people of the Philippines in two distinct contemporary locations: the urban setting of Lucnab, Baguio City, and the rural setting of Sukiap, Kalinga. Through the study of the instruments, the music, and the individuals who participate in the music, I will examine the fluid and reflexive contextualisation of the music of the bamboo instruments, and how traditional musics undergo redefinition, reformation and a re-investing with new cultural significance. At the centre of this thesis lies an individual, Benicio Sokkong, a teacher, researcher, instrument maker and performer, who is key to the revival of the bamboo musical instruments not only in Kalinga but also internationally. The two communities focused on in this thesis have direct connections to Beni: the community of Lucnab, Baguio City, is his current home, and Sukiap village in Kalinga which is the birth place of his parents and his ancestral home. This study investigates the contexts of the bamboo instruments in these locations, and the effect of an individual reviving, recreating, and maintaining musical traditions. I have employed a contemporary and eclectic approach in presenting the research in this dissertation, drawing on concepts of ethnic and self- identity (Rice 2007, Stokes 1994, Giddens 1991), revival (Livingston 1999), and the individual (Rice 1994, Stock 1996, Vander 1988). I argue that although the contexts of music shift from ritual and ceremony to secular gatherings, and also move geographically throughout local and national locations, the music remains an expression of community and communal identity. I also posit that the shape and form of the contexts are created by individuals who participate in the process of revival and maintenance.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10179/3491
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Massey University	en_US
dc.rights	The Author	en_US
dc.subject	Kalinga (Philippine people)	en
dc.subject	Musical instruments, Philippines	en
dc.subject	Bamboo instruments	en
dc.subject	Benicio Sokkong	en
dc.subject	Ethnomusicology	en
dc.title	Na suklit : Benicio Sokkong and the bamboo musical instruments of the Kalinga : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Musicology	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
massey.contributor.author	Prior, Aaron	en
thesis.degree.grantor	New Zealand School of Music	en
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Musicology (M.Mus.)	en