The Lun Bawang Bamboo Band Ensemble
Connie Keh Nie Lim, Abdul Rahman Mohd Fadzil · Unimas Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak) · 2012
The Lun Bawang bamboo band which is known by its dialect as lun ngiup suling & ngiup bas is a unique trademark of the Sarawak Lun Bawang community.It is widely played among the community today during festivals and special occasions in church.Since, this bamboo ensemble is always regarded as the musical icon of the community, the question here is whether the bamboo band originated from the Lun Bawang community.Is it really a traditional musical instrument solely own by the Lun Bawang people?This article aims to trace the origin of the Bamboo Band, its physical aspects in terms of the musical instruments, its repertoire, functions and current status of the ensemble in today's society.