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When you visit Sarawak in Borneo, especially this week during the Gawai or harvest festival, there will be a lot of feasting and dancing. You will hear the music of the indigenous people.
The sape is one of the string instruments from the lute family, which has a short neck.
It is made from soft wood, usually the meranti's. The sape has quite an elongated body which is hollowed out and functions as a resonator. I was entertained by this musician when I went to Mulu Caves. Some one fondly dubbed it as the Sarawak guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGN50vL3OaAT
See a traditional dance from Sarawak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrn_oGiq0DQ&feature=related
This last piece is played by a Kelabit, my brother in law K and Sis in law A are Kelabits from the Bario Highlands in Borneo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0qSPHqV9wU&feature=related
9 comments:
I wonder what they call the instrument? I've only heard and see it on tv, it makes such beautiful melodious sound.
would be fun!
Sounds very much like a cross between a guitar and a harpsicord! Quite lovely!
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Beautiful music Ann, and the dancer is lovely and graceful. Thank you for visiting, - the header flowers on my blog are columbine, a nice early spring perennial that blooms on into June.
The slogan says, "Satu Malaysia", but I have not visited Sarawak and know little about this state. Sigh.
P/S: I am like most of the people in Malaysia, need "rehabilitation" in a factory. I like to, but not able to be a jungle guide.
I listened to the sape video; such a lovely sound. I will forward this blog post onto my husband. He likes musical instruments of all kinds.
My late father used to play guitar; if he lived there, that'd probably be what he would be playing.
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I love to listen to the music of string instruments. Although I have heard this one play yet!
Fantastic choice. I have not seen that instrument before.
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