Alena Murang: 'Indigenous music not just for Hari Gawai, it is music itself'

'Instead of being sought after only on Gawai and Kaamatan, Malaysia Day and tourism ads, we need to be defined as music itself, as art itself, relevant at all times of the year,' says Alena. Photo: Handout

The odds have always been stacked against anyone wanting to make it in the unpredictable music industry.

For indigenous music artiste and sape player Alena Murang, those odds are even higher.