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Welcome to Krafty Club - the virtual museum that celebrates art in all its forms. Our dedicated team is proud to present the works of Federico Caballero, a Filipino poet and National Living Treasures Award recipient. Explore his captivating pieces and experience his unique perspective through our immersive digital platform.
BIOGRAPIYA
Si Federico Caballero ay isang Filipino chanter ng philippine epic poetry. Si Federico Caballero ay ipinanganak noong December 25, 1938, siya ay nakatira sa Panay-Bukidnon. Siya ay ipinanganak walong pu't limang taon na ang nakararaan malapit sa ilog ng Pan-ay sa hanggahan ng Masaroy, Calinog, at Tapaz, Capiz. Isang Awardee ng Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) para sa taong 2000, siya ay nagmula sa isang mahabang pamilya ng mga mang-aawit ng epiko.
His efforts to record oral literature, particularly the 10 epics, have earned him recognition. These epics were written in a language that is now extinct and connected to Kinaray-a. The epics were taught to Caballero, who is also known as Nong Pedring, by his mother and his grandmother, Anggoy Omil, who would recite them as a lullaby to him and his brothers. After Anggoy and his mother passed away, he carried on the customs and shared the epics, also known as the Labaw Dunggon and Humadapnon epics, with researchers. In spite of his children's initial opposition, he promoted the practice of epic chanting and worked with the Bureau of Non Formal Education to educate people on how to read and write.
