MUSDIKS:sobat
From Iskomunidad
Word: sobat or solbat
Category: instrument
1. Ethno-linguistic group: Kalinga
2. General physical description: referring to the second largest and lowest pitched gong in a six-gong topayya ensemble.
3. General playing technique: struck by hands, interlocking patterns
4. Musical function:
5. Playing circumstance: rituals
Source:CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume I, Peoples of the Philippines, K-Z