KAPAGIPAT ( sagayan )

Kapagipat is the another healing ceremony, usually performed when someone is seriously ill for the appeasement of malignant spirits either from saitan (satan) or tunung (spirits of ancestors) believed to be cursing them. During this ceremony, two male/female shamans (preferably those in their fifties or sixties, for those who are younger are considered not strong enough to handle the spirits) would perform trance dances for seven days - mainly during evening and night hours except the last day which only during the afternoon. ( http://pnoyandthecity.blogspot.com ) In the curing rite called kapagipat and its variants, the tagunggo rhythm is played to accompany the dance ( sagayan ) of the exorcism of a medium in a the patient's house. the tagunggo is played by the kulintang ensemble to accompany the sagayan, a dance of communication with the world of spirits ( tunung ). The dancer-medium is often garbed as a warrior,armed with a kris and a shield. ( The Garland handbook of Southeast Asian music )