SIBS Live Session Borneo - Liling - Alena Murang

Artist - Alena Murang.
Song - Liling.
Language - Liling is based on a Kenyah folk song, with Kelabit lyrics by Ose' Murang.
Country - Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
Session location - Upper Kelapang River, Sarawak Rainforest.
“I think of what I do as an act of making our culture more relevant, rather than as preserving tradition. The latter, to me, has the notion of maintaining things in the past, whereas I see cultural heritage as the past made present.” Alena Murang.
About the Artist -Alena Murang is from the Kelabit heritage one of the smallest ethnic groups of Borneo, now based in Kuala Lumpur she grew up in Long Peluan, a Kelabit Longhouse on the banks of the Kelapang River in upper Sarawak.
A respected singer-songwriter, musician and visual artist, she started to play the Sape’ when she was 12 and is one of the first women to openly perform with and teach the traditional Kenyah stringed Instrument.
She divides her time between her busy life in downtown Kuala Lumpur and visiting the elderly songwomen from the Kenyah and Kelabit tribes in Sarawak,
Where she is learning and archiving songs, music and cultural knowledge which she shares through her concerts, presentations and recordings.
Small Island Big Song is a multi-platform project uniting indigenous musicians who share an ancient seafaring ancestry across the Pacific & Indian Oceans. Recorded, composed & filmed with the artists, in the language and with the instruments of their homeland. Creating a contemporary and relevant epic musical statement of a region in the frontline of global cultural and environmental challenges.
Here is a link to where you can buy these songs on Alena's CD Flight, and also find out more about her work.
www.alenamurang...

[@izzuandydidieyusop5227]

Its good to see the younger generation start to realise the importance of preserving our natural , tangible as well as intangible heritage. Hope to see more and more youth getting involved in preserving Sarawak’s unique and beautiful heritage for the sake of our future generations 💕

[@lilywong232]

My homeland Borneo Sarawak. 我的家。

[@meringngo7028]

Leleng instead of Liling. Superb, by the way. Greetings from Da' Kayaan, Mendalam River, West Kalimantan

[@MarvSeven]

I got the chance to meet Alena today at the 73rd United Nations Day Celebrations. So stoked! :-D

[@AlenaMurang]

Awww, hello Michael Marvin!! :-)

[@MarvSeven]

@@AlenaMurang heya! Let me know if you're looking for your pics from that day.

[@AlenaMurang]

@@MarvSeven Yes please! thanks for remembering. My email is [e-mail] . Happy New Year!

[@MarvSeven]

@@AlenaMurang Happy New Year!

[@AlenaMurang]

Happy new year!

[@orangpinggiran3731]

Beautyfull. Terus berkarya alena murang,salam dari samarinda kalimantan timur.

[@artetnaturevideos6997]

Hello, Thank you very much for this beautiful video ! Best wishes ! Jean-Charles Bourquin, at Lille in France

[@boylujah6792]

Im so proud with ur and also proub to be orangulu

[@chitrachannelvlog4822]

Love her talents & pristine looks, love to watch her in films.

[@cucursayur1653]

Would be nice if Alena cover the song in another version (Hallelujah in Liling's tune)

[@sarawakstudio1111]

Soothing voice, lovely settings, a heritage song indeed. Would be nice to have a translation of what the lyrics mean.

[@chitrachannelvlog4822]

BEAUTIFUL just awesome

[@iainmelville7500]

A wonderful artiste: she sings from the heart, with love. Thank you!

[@AlenaMurang]

Thank you Iain

[@fufateoh2889]

Wonderful artist and music!!!

[@AlenaMurang]

Thank you Fufa

[@TheMagua09]

Aruss 3x...

[@emulychan]

Does anyone know the lyrics?