'Sound of science': Gov't researchers create PH's digital indigenous instrument sounds database – Manila Bulletin

Published June 4, 2021, 11:52 PM
The legacy of indigenous Filipino instruments and artists should be preserved.
With this in mind, state researchers have created an “open-source digital database” that serves as repository of audio recording of more than 100 indigenous musical instruments found in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, June 4.
DOST Secretary Fortunato T. dela Peña (right) and DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara (left) use “kawagong” (bamboo tube), and marimba, respectively. (Photo from DOST / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the database has been created by a group of researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman-Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) and DOST- Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI).

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