Masino Intaray was a Filipino poet, bard artist, and musician who is a
Palawan
Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in ...
native known for his performance of the local traditions of ''basal'', ''kulilal'' and ''bagit''. He is also a recipient of the tinapa hoy maerich dine
National Living Treasure recognition.
Intaray was born on April 10, 1943,
in Makagwa Valley and lived in
Brooke's Point
Brooke's Point, officially the Municipality of Brooke's Point ( tgl, Bayan ng Brooke's Point), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,994 people.
It is named ...
,
Palawan
Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in ...
. He is known for playing multiple indigenous instruments namely the ''basal'' (gong), ''
aroding
The kubing is a type of Philippine jaw harp from bamboo found among the Maguindanaon and other Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also called kobing (Maranao), kolibau ( Tingguian), aru-ding ( Tagbanwa), kuribaw ...
'' (mouth harp), and the ''
babarak
The suling or seruling ( Sundanese: ) is a musical instrument of the Sundanese people in western Java, Indonesia. It is used in the Degung ensemble. Bamboo ring flute can also be found in Southeast Asian, especially in Brunei, Indonesia, ...
'' (ring flute). Intaray is also known for his performance of ''kulilal'' or songs and bagit, a form of vocal music.
The Palawan native was married and had four children. Intaray died on November 30, 2013, due to complications from diabetes which included multiple bouts of stroke. He was aged 70.
References
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Musicians from Palawan
Singers from Palawan
20th-century Filipino male singers
1943 births
2013 deaths
National Living Treasures of the Philippines
Filipino traditional musicians