Articles about Federico Caballero and the art of Suguinadon.
Overview of the Sugidanon Epic of Panay
David Gowey, who has been researching the Panay Bukidnon sugidanon since 2010 and speaks Tagalog, Hiligaynon, and Kinaray-a, features the Magos-transcribed sugidanon as chanted by members of the Caballero family which is the only known complete recording of the entire epic.
Suguidanon’s 8th title launched
Humadapnon sa Tarangban, the 8th title in the Suguidanon (Epics) of Panay, which was chanted by Federico Caballero, a National Living Treasure awarded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, was launched at Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines Diliman on November 22, 2019.
NCCA’s Dayaw highlights rich folk arts and traditions of cultural communities
Ethnic groups from all over the country gathered in Pampanga to celebrate Dayaw, the indigenous peoples festival organized by NCCA for October, Indigenous People’s Month.
The festival was graced by Gamaba awardees including Federico Caballero.
The Sugidanon (Epics) of Central Panay
Alicia P. Magos, an anthropologist and a professor emerita of the University of the Philippines Visayas published her work on the Sugidanon (to tell), the epics of Panay. She first recorded two epics from a shaman chanter named Anggoran (Christian name Preciosa “Susa” Caballero). In 1994, she further studied the extent of epic dissemination in Central Panay and discovered a total of 10 epics.
Panay Bukidnon Arts Festival
A festival honoring the art of Panay Bukidnon was successfully conducted on May 18, 2012. The event showcased traditional art including music, dance, costuming, weaponry, food, and medicinal herbs of the Bukidnon’s people of Central Iloilo. It brought together scholars, researchers, government officials, various arts and culture enthusiasts, and the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan Awardee Federico Caballero.