Sarawakian arts practitioners, musicians join forces for heartwarming Hari Gawai video


The low-key pandemic-era Hari Gawai, or Gawai Dayak celebration that begins on June 1 in Sarawak has received a heartwarming boost with a motley group of Sarawakian arts activists, traditional musicians, storytellers, writers, and cultural artisans coming together to share the community spirit of the harvest festival in a video recording.

This virtual hug of a video features the tune Liling, the unofficial Orang Ulu anthem. It is traditionally sung by communities in the dim longhouse nights in Sarawak in celebration of Hari Gawai.

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