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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.
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.
Feb 9, 2014 · SAPEH, sape, sampet or sampeh, in whichever way it is spelt, this stringed instrument of Sarawak’s Orang Ulu is primordial in essence.
Aug 1, 2009 · Sapeh is a four- strings musical instrument played by native musicians of Sarawak especially the Kelabits, Kenyahs and Kayans to accompany dance movements . Two 'Sapeh' players demonstrate...
Two Dayak Orang Ulu men from Sarawak, Malaysia, playing the sapeh. Orang Ulu ("people of the interior" in Malay) is an ethnic designation politically coined to group together roughly 27 very small but ethnically diverse tribal groups in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia with populations ranging from less than 300 persons to over 25,000 persons.
Apr 12, 2024 · The sape (sampet, sampeh, sapeh) is a traditional lute of many of the Orang Ulu or “upriver people”, who live in the longhouses that line the rivers of Central Borneo. Sapes are carved from a single bole of wood, with many modern instruments reaching over a metre in length.
Jun 1, 2011 · The most typical of Sarawak musical instruments, the sape, pronounced "sa-peh", is a traditional lute of the Orang Ulu community or "upriver people" of central Borneo.
Aug 7, 2019 · The sapeh, also known as the sape, sampek or sampe — a traditional Sarawakian music instrument widely used by the Kenyah and Kayan tribes of East Malaysia, has been given prominence in Sounds of Nature, by composer Yii Kah Hoe.
Muscians in the Kenyah-Kayan region of north-central Borneo play the sapeh, a distinctive plucked lute whose body is open at the back. Sapeh are usually made in pairs with both instruments ideally being fashioned from the trunk of the same tree.
Jun 14, 2021 · The sape’ (sampek, sapeh, sapek) is a traditional plucked lute of the Kenyah, Kayan, and Kelabit communities of Sarawak, Malaysia. The boat-shaped body and short neck is carved from a large aro tree trunk. It is decoratively carved on the front while the back is hallowed out and left open.
