🇲🇾 Sape’ - Music Instrument of Sarawak Sarawak talented young girl playing Sape’, one of the most commonly seen musical instruments in Sarawak. The Sape’ or Sapeh, is a traditional lute of the Orang Ulu community or “upriver people”, also the indigenous tribe in Sarawak. It is a wooden-base instrument with strings attached, and works in a manner similar to the guitar. Sape’ is a traditional string instrument of Borneo-origin that developed in the central region of Borneo including Sarawak. Rec

“It’s a taboo, usually women are not encouraged to play the sape” Nikita Sarna was the youngest sape player at this year’s Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak. She has followed her passion fiercely and hopes to make it big as a sape musician. #RWMF2022 | SAYS

Here is Alena Murang demonstrating how to play the traditional string instrument sape. Get your tickets to watch her playing the sape on stage alongside two vocalists, Marsha Milan and Velvet Aduk in Sound of Borneo concert by the MPO on 7 September 2024. Link in bio. #SoundsOfBorneo #Sape #AlenaMurang | Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO)