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    Uwang Ahadas is a Filipino folk musician from the Yakan people who was recognized as a National Living Treasure in 2000. He learned to play traditional Yakan instruments like the gabbang, agung, and kwintangan, mastering styles typically reserved for specific genders. Ahadas taught his children and promoted Yakan musical traditions outside his native town, dedicating his life to passing the culture to younger generations.

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    Uwang Ahadas is a Filipino folk musician from the Yakan people who was recognized as a National Living Treasure in 2000. He learned to play traditional Yakan instruments like the gabbang, agung, and kwintangan, mastering styles typically reserved for specific genders. Ahadas taught his children and promoted Yakan musical traditions outside his native town, dedicating his life to passing the culture to younger generations.

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    Uwang Ahadas is a Filipino folk musician from the Yakan people who was recognized as a National Living Treasure in 2000. He learned to play traditional Yakan instruments like the gabbang, agung, and kwintangan, mastering styles typically reserved for specific genders. Ahadas taught his children and promoted Yakan musical traditions outside his native town, dedicating his life to passing the culture to younger generations.

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    Uwang Ahadas is a Filipino folk musician from the Yakan people who was recognized as a National Living Treasure in 2000. He learned to play traditional Yakan instruments like the gabbang, agung, and kwintangan, mastering styles typically reserved for specific genders. Ahadas taught his children and promoted Yakan musical traditions outside his native town, dedicating his life to passing the culture to younger generations.

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    Uwang Ahadas

    Is a Filipino folk musician of the Yakan people who is a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award.
    Born on February 15, 1945.

    Recognized as a National Living Treasure in the year 2000.

    He first learned how to play the gabbang, a wooden bamboo instrument similar to the xylophone then
    learned how to play the agung an instrument traditionally played by Yakan men.

    GABBANG AGUNG

    Ahadas had already mastered the kwintangan which is considered as the most important Yakan musical
    instrument despite the instrument traditionally reserved for women. He can also play the tuntungan.

    He taught his children how to play Yakan traditional instruments, including Darna who would later
    become a teacher of these traditions herself. Ahadas went on to promote these traditions outside his
    native town of Lamitan, Basilan.

    A recognized master of yakan musical instrument in the whole basilan, he devoted his life to teaching
    yakan musical tradition to the yakan youth.

    VIDEO EXAMPLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xa8HUXMMxU KUNIN MO NALANG GAB.

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