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  1. The first professional female sape musician, Alena Murang is a vessel for the heritage of her people. From Sarawak, Malaysia on the magnificent island of Borneo, her stories are borne of the world's oldest rainforests and the people that live within.

    • About

      Famed as a sape’ songstress, Alena sings in the endangered...

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      Alena Murang is a Malaysian born musician, the first...

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      Award-winning videos showcasing contemporary Dayak heritage....

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      Paintings and prints by Alena Murang. Widely known as a...

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      Alena Murang is a talent in the international entertainment...

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      Kanid Studio works on projects that aim to make heritage...

  2. It’s a disappearing musical form, but Bornean-born Alena Murang is keeping the indigenous Sarawakian tradition of sape’ well and alive. Alena Murang is a musician on a mission: to highlight the heritage and history of her people, the Kelabits.

  3. Jun 13, 2022 · Randy Raine-Reusch, a Canadian musician working as a producer in the world music field, played a pivotal role in the promotion of the instrument. Fascinated by the timbre of the sape, Raine-Reusch came to Sarawak on a project to document the state’s traditional instruments.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SapehSapeh - Wikipedia

    Sapeh, also spelled sape, sapeʼ, sapek, sapeik, sapeq, sampeh, sampeʼ, sampek, or sampeq (/ s ʌ p ɛ ʔ /) is a traditional string instrument of Borneo-origin that developed in northern, eastern, and central regions of Kalimantan. It is a wooden-base instrument with strings attached, and works in a manner similar to the guitar.

  5. Sapeh, sape', sampe' (juga: sampek) atau sambe' (juga: sambek) merupakan sebuah alat muzik jenis kordofon yang berasal daripada kaum Orang Ulu terutamanya suku-suku Kenyah dan Kayan di Sarawak. Hal ini terbukti dengan kehadiran pemain sape' lagenda yang digelar Masters of the Sarawakian Sape' ialah Tusau Padan, seorang Kenyah dari Malaysia yang ...

  6. Nov 1, 2020 · Alena Murang is a Sarawakian sape musician, visual artist, teacher & heritage advocate who promotes her indigenous culture through the arts.

  7. May 31, 2024 · Origin story. Born and raised in Long Semiyang, a peaceful village along the Baram River, Mathew’s journey with the sape began in the verandas of his village longhouse, where the elders would gather and play enchanting melodies under a canopy of stars.