Musician and artiste Alena Murang preserves, promotes, and shares her Borneo heritage with people from all over the world through her music and art.
Because she broke tradition by learning a ‘male’ instrument, Kelabit music has been exported to the world.
KUALA LUMPUR: When Alena Murang first wanted to play the sape, her teacher, famed Kenyah sape player Mathew Ngau Jau, was hesitant.
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