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  • noun An ancient form of instrumental music of Southeast Asia, played on a row of small, horizontally-laid melodic gongs accompanied by larger suspended gongs and drums.

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Examples

  • And my feet are pounding with the ancient gong music of the kulintang...

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • And my feet are pounding with the ancient gong music of the kulintang...

    FRAGMENT: A VERB AS POETICS 2008

  • This collection of interviews and reflections by many of the leading Filipino American cultural workers demonstrates the range and vitality of Filipino American performing arts – an inspiring and dynamic range of practices encompassing everything from kulintang to head-banging heavy metal, from college PCNs to off-Broadway New York theatre, from the Bayanihan to site-specific performance art.

    STAGE PRESENCE HAS BIG PRESENCE! 2007

  • This collection of interviews and reflections by many of the leading Filipino American cultural workers demonstrates the range and vitality of Filipino American performing arts – an inspiring and dynamic range of practices encompassing everything from kulintang to head-banging heavy metal, from college PCNs to off-Broadway New York theatre, from the Bayanihan to site-specific performance art.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • But then Rebecca also suggested something that came to mind as I was chanting the poem -- that the poem for kari would be great with a kulintang collaborator.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • The native Maranao have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, that can be found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • The native Maranao have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, that can be found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Islamic instruments of gongs, and a drum that make up the Philippine kulintang ensemble, an example of pre-Hispanic musical tradition. photo: Creative Commons/Carcollector (talk | contribs) the nave from the basilica's entrance

    WN.com - Articles related to FEATURE : Historic Manila wants tourists to see past the decay 2010

  • Islamic instruments of gongs, and a drum that make up the Philippine kulintang ensemble, an example of pre-Hispanic musical tradition. photo: Creative Commons/Carcollector (talk | contribs) the nave from the basilica's entrance

    WN.com - Articles related to FEATURE : Historic Manila wants tourists to see past the decay 2010

  • Manny didn't need the kulintang ensemble to help him out.

    FOBBDeep: Fear of a Brown Blogger 2009

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