Orang Ulu Section

Collection indicated by number of 60-minute tapes.
  • Bamboo tube zither -- pagang or lutong in Penan (1 tape consisting of different  titles/tune).

  • Jaw’s harp -- oreng or ilut in Penan (1 tape  consisting of different title/tune from  Penan and Kajang peoples in Belaga  District)

  • Bamboo nose-flute -- keringut in Penan (1 tape  consisting of different titles/tunes from  Penan in Baram and Belaga and  Kejaman of  Belaga.

  • Gourd and bamboo mouth organ -- kelure’ or  kedure’ in Penan (1 tape consisting of  different titles/tunes from the Penan of  Baram and Belaga and Kejaman of  Belaga.

  • Sape’ -- 20 tapes consisting of different  titles/tunes from various Orang Ulu groups: Kenyah, Kayan  and Penan.

    Included  in the sape’ music collection are: 1)  ritual tunes by a famous Kayan sape’  player, Taman Basah of Belaga; 2) sape’  played in combination with a wooden  xylophone (jatung lutang) by the most  accomplished sape’ players from Long  Mekaba, Baram; 3) the urau and some other  traditional tunes by  Kenyah Badang sape’  players from Long  Gang, Belaga, considered  to be the best sape’  players in Sarawak  today; and 4)  sinui tunes by Penan players  from Long  Wat, Belaga who developed a distinctively different style of  sape’  playing.

    Three sape'  players performing at a  concert.