The Cotabato Sessions - Saturday 12/13/14

A music-meets-cinema collaboration with composer and percussionist Susie Ibarra (Song of the Bird King LLC) and director Joel Quizon (FORM follows FUNCTION), The Cotabato Sessions is a documentary of the musical legacy of National Heritage artist Danongan Kalanduyan and his family.  The Kalanduyans are part of a minority Islamic tribe in the Philippines, the Maguindanaons, who have been entirely relocated to Cotabato City and elsewhere after many decades of civil unrest in the south. Kalanduyans are practitioners of the indigenous art form known as "kulintang" (rhythmic gong ensemble music) and the colorful dance that often accompanies it.

The film will be followed by a live performance from Los Angeles-based kulintang artist Mary Talusan, San Diego-based kulintang artist Bernard Ellorin, and Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble with Eleanor Lipat, along with a special performance by analog electronic composer/producer GB (Gifted & Blessed), live-remixing tracks from The Cotabato Sessions soundtrack!