The Kudyapi is a lute with eight frets and two strings - one is used for making the melody and one is for the drone. The instrument predominates in the northern groups in Mindanao - the Subanun, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, Higaonon, and the Agusan Manobo. Among the Maguindanaoan, the 2-string kudyapi is played as solo instrument […]

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