Ethnically and Culturally Inspired Music
About "Binalig Al Andalus"
This is an adaptation of a traditional Binalig mode melody in Maguindanaoan music. I wrote the B section to echo Andalusian expressions. The Saronay ‘ mini-gongs’ play the melody along with the Jarana guitar, an instrument used in Son Jarocho music from Veracruz, Mexico. A Brazilian Baiao rhythm underpins the melodic & harmonic interplay.