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Known to have inspired many musicians, pasodoble is a genre with simple, largely unchanging marching rhythms. .

Despite these static rhythms, it is still used widely as music for dancing. If you’re curious about pasodoble in the Philippines, which captivates the eyes through dance and the ears through the soft, appealing tone of the bandurria, scan the QR code.
On the KF ASEAN Culture House’s YouTube channel, you can watch a performance of this traditional Filipino music and its intriguing yet gentle rhythms.

The bandurria, also called mandurria, is a plucked string instrument belonging to the lute family. It consists of a body similar in shape to a Western pear, a flat backplate, short neck, and six pairs of double strings. It is played with a short, hard plectrum that bounces off the strings and plays the melody, similar to the guitar. Originating in Spain and Latin America, bandurrias are currently used in a variety of folk and popular music performances.

Similar to other string instruments, the bandurria also consists of a large head, neck, and body. The head of the bandurria has 12 pegs, which are tied in six pairs of double strings (resulting in a total of 12 strings). In addition, the fingerboard has 12 metal frets arranged for playing precise keys.