SUK SUK FEGESUK (N. Alcala) - Syracuse University Singers

SUK SUK FEGESUK
music: Nilo Alcala
text: Traditional Tiruray spoken chant
Syracuse University Singers
Dr. John Warren, conductor
Suk Suk Fegesuk features layers of rhythms that imitate traditional percussive instruments from Southern Philippines. The text of this composition comes from a spoken rhyme of the Tiruray tribe. The word Tiruray (also used interchangeably with Teduray) comes from the word "tew" meaning man and "duray" which refers to a bamboo stick with a hook and a line that is used for fishing. The text roughly translates as:
"Pierce, pierce with a knife! Pierce a hole on that bamboo!"
Video courtesy of Hendricks Chapel

[@frederickwillard9707]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@AlcalaNilo]

thank you, they did a wondeful job indeed!