These are some Filipino drums- I thought it was really interesting to see them all lined up and note the differences and similarities between them and between instruments of other countries.
This is a site of an article about students from the Philippines on scholarship learning to play Filipino instruments. It's very interesting to me to see young students reconnect with their culture.
This is a site describing the "Philippine Quartet"- a group of four musicians from the Phillipines from the early 20th century. Really neat!
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The Filipino drums were quite spectacular. The ones on either ends caught my attention the most. The one shaped like a T with two heads and the other have a saucer shaped base. These drums do not appear just as instruments, but rather works of art. I have found this to be a major difference between our culture and others such as the Philippines. Our instruments tend to look very similiar where each drum in this picture and the boxes of the gamelon each have their own personality and vivid detail.
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