This upcoming Orang-Orang Drum Theatre show is influenced by LaguWalk, a field project that OODT did while in Sarawak last year. It visited various communities in Kuching to collect stories and instruments, while also performing and connecting with local music groups. Photo: The Star/Samuel Ong
Loud rhythmic drumming shakes the room. About half a dozen performers then beat out a tune on Chinese drums, gongs and various other percussive instruments. Then the distinctive - magical - strings of the sape (a traditional lute from Sarawak) joins the action.
Somehow all the instruments in this busy studio room blend beautifully together.
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