Filipino epics and chants inspired by the Indian Hindu religious epics Ramayana and Mahabharta.
Alim and Hudhud Oral traditions of Ifugao of Ifugao people of the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon island of Philippines, 11 Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001 and formally inscribed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008. See also Hudhud – the Ifugao epic.
Biag ni Lam-ang (English: “The Life of Lam-ang”) is an epic poem of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region.
Ibalong epic of Bikol region of southeast Luzon.
“Aginid, Bayok sa atong Tawarik”, a Bisayan epic of Cebu.
Bayok, an epic of Marano people of northwestern Mindanao .
Music instrument
Kudyapi, native Filipino guitar of Maranao, Manobo and Maguindanao people, is influenced by the Indian classical music concepts of melody and scale.