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Malaysia have many ethnic such as Melayu, Iban, Chinenes, Indian and so on.Every ethnic have own art.In Sarawak have many ethnic, that have tradisional art such as in dance, musical instrument and custom.The most popular musical instrument in sarawak during festival and celebration is sape.This intrument is traditional lute of Orang ulu.

The sape is a simple instrument, with one string carrying the melody and the accompanying strings as rhythmic drones. Sape played during festival celebration and ceremonies such as marriages, births and harvest time within the long house.It became a social intrument that use for entertainmen.

Usually, sape is play while sitting croos legged on teh floor to accompany dance.one for the men's longhouse dance, the other for the women's. Examples dance accompany are sape music is Ngajat and Datun Julud.When played for a dance, two sapes tuned to different registers are usually used and though the sape is solo intrument.Today, the musical of sape is alive and kicking.Young generation of Orang ulu, must know how to play sape and to prevent from extinct.