SARAWAK TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENT: SAPE

This book offers a comprehensive view and explanation of this prominent musical instrument played among many groups in the Malaysia state of Sarawak, with commentary on the history and organology of the instrument, its role in Sarawak culture, its construction and design as well as musical transcriptions of some of the typical pieces played on the sape and the famous players, past and present, who played and still play this instrument.