MUSDIKS:balimbing
From Iskomunidad
Word: balimbing, bungkaka, ubbeng
Category: instrument
1. Ethno-linguistic group: Kalinga
2. General physical description: an ensemble generally consists of five or six bamboo buzzers
3. General playing technique: hit on a hand/body part, interlocking patterns
4. Musical function:
5. Playing circumstance: courtship: In southern Kalinga, the bungkaka are sounded to drive evil spirit away as people travel in the mountains.
Source:CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume I, Peoples of the Philippines, K-Z