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Nose Flute - Sacred Breath Music

Sagada child, Dom-an, a nose flute player, gives a brief sample of her flute music as a small prayer.

"The music of the nose flute comes from the higher planes, from that one Cosmic Breath. That's why its is always important to invoke the spiritual field, because the sound of the flute addresses even the Souls that have no bodies..." says Dom-an.

An excerpt about her advocacy:

"Woman plays flute to help heal country"
By TJ Burgonio
Inquirer
First Posted 04:45pm (Mla time) 11/05/2007


MANILA, Philippines -- The sound of Dom-an Manegdeg’s bamboo nose flute can be heard in the unlikeliest places.

On Dec. 4, 2006, when the Makati City clerk of court was reading out the verdict on four US servicemen accused of raping a Filipino woman, her “sacred breath music” was hushing the crowd outside the packed courtroom.

That music has since been heard at a fast by activist priest Fr. Robert Reyes at the People Power Monument, a Mass for a hazing victim and a “cleansing ritual” at the Commission on Elections, among other events.

But outside her network of friends, nobody really knows the 35-year-old flutist, and what she’s advocating.

Widowed in 2005 when her activist-husband Jose Manegdeg was killed allegedly by a military officer, Dom-an says she is sharing her music with others for her healing -- and the country’s.

Despite the deaths of loved ones -- including her two brothers killed in “senseless violence” -- she has chosen to spread the virtues of peace and healing.

Social healing

“The idea behind flute-playing is to create space for silence. Only in the space of silence can we evoke the purity of visions that we are articulating, and renew the strength that has dissipated amid violence,” Dom-an said in an interview.

LINK to more of Dom-an's social healing advocacy:
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/features/features/view_article.php?article_id=98972

LINK to Details on Nose Flute Workshop in Baguio:
Bamboo Nose Flute Worskhop