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The Meranaw or “people of the lake” (Cayongcat, 1984) are proud of their onor, the singer of the genre Kambayok/kambayoka (Cadar, 1985), who becomes famous through public acclamation (Sarip, 2018). The Meranaw onor is also a kulintang master, a celebrity of sorts wielding the “power” to control people’s feelings through her music. She could make them cry with the sadness of her music, but she could also express anger, love, and joy through “Inandang” music pieces. Kapag-onor, the fast playing of the kulintang sticks does not only impress her audience but it also displays her virtuosity (Kalilang Cultural Ensemble Brochure, n.d.).

This documentary features Bae Carionesa Capal Dimatanday, the Institute’s onor and dance trainor of the Kalilang Cultural Ensemble. Bae Dimatanday has played the kulintang during official functions (pre-Covid 19 Pandemic), yet very few know the narrative of her life as an onor. She used to conduct kulintang classes to members of the other cultural groups, and her last recital was in January 2020. In September 2021, she was featured in one of the Webinar’s of the Center.

The launch of this documentary is part of the 2021 activities of the Center for Culture and Arts Studies’ celebration of the National Literature Month (NLM). In this documentary, Bae Dimatanday talks about her “onorship”, reminiscing her birthplace and reconnecting her present with the “teacher”, from whom she learned how to play the kulintang and how to walk with the customs and gestures of the kini-kini. The documentary also pays tribute to the founder of Kalilang Cultural Ensemble, Ms. Zayda O. Macarambon (ret.).

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