Sabah Traditional Music N°2 (Malaysia, Borneo)

The presented video is the second one in the series of Sabah's Traditional Music in high quality.

00:00-04:59: Gong Sazau Papar, a piece of traditional music from Kadazan Papar tribe, Borneo Island. According to kadazanhomeland.com, Gong beating or "Magagung." Gongs, usually made of brass or iron, are beaten using wooden sticks sometimes with rubber covering at one end. Depending on the location of the Kadazan village, the number of gongs used varies. In Penampang, six gongs are used whereas only five gongs are used by the Kadazans of Papar. The six gongs vary in size. The smallest is beaten first followed by the other five goings, one after another. The sixth and biggest gong produce a "bass" sound. People perform the "sumazau" dance making physical movements in accordance to the sounds of the gongs beaten in harmony. Presented version is performed by ERA BUDAYA PAPAR: https://archive.org/details/GongSazau

04:59-08:27: a typical Malaysian song praising Borneo's Mount Kinabalu which the highest mountain in South-East Asia, even higher than Mt. Fuji. Lyrics:

Tinggi Tinggi Gunung Kinabalu/As high as you are Mount Kinabalu
Tinggi lagi sayang sama kamu/Higher is my love for you
Biru biru hujung Kinabalu tengok dari jauh/How sky blue is Kinabalu peak appear from faraway
Hati saya rindu.../My heart miss you Kinabalu
Kinabalu dekat di Kundasang/Kinabalu is close to Kundasang
Banyak sayur boleh pilih pilih/So many vegetables to choose from there
Apa guna pergi luar negeri/What is the use going overseas
Naik Kinabalu hati saya rindu.../My heart miss climbing Kinabalu

First part: https://youtu.be/LrWF3YPJXJU

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