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Let's Talk: Alena Murang (Part 2) - Women and the Sape

Let's Talk: Alena Murang (Part 2) - Women and the Sape

Once the province of men, the Sape is now championed by both men and women who have become trained in the tradition. Sharaad Kuttan speaks to Alena Murang is a Borneo-born Dayak-European Sape-player who sings in Kelabit and Kenyah about her entry into the professional world of music, from a world where music was embedded in the community.