2021年1月27日 · Sumazau is the iconic dance of Sabah. It’s a traditional dance originated from the Kadazan and Dusun (or Kadazandusun) people, the largest indigenous group of Sabah. The dancers imitate the eagle in flight by stretching their arms to both sides and swing them up and down like bird wings.

The Kadazan call a gong ensemble, which consists of 6 gongs in the Penampang area, sompogogungan. The ensemble is completed with a gandang (a drum, see below). A set of 7 to 9 kettle gongs or kulintangan completes the full ensemble, faintly resembling an Indonesian gamelan collection.

The sumazau is a dance performed by the Kadazandusun from Penampang and adjacent areas in west coast Sabah. It is usually performed during Kaamatan. [1] . The dance involves male and female pairs who are dressed in traditional clothing. The rhythm of …

2017年10月22日 · Initially this tool was known in the west of Sabah by the Brunai tribes but was traditionally used by the Bajau and some of the Dusun / Kadazan tribes. Often it is played in religious ceremonies, where it is accompanied by traditional gong-gong. This tool covers eight or nine tiny kettle gongs each of which produce varying sounds when beaten.

2010年8月27日 · The making of a Kadazan drum. Traditional percussion by Kadazan tribe from Papar district of Sabah(North Borneo).

2011年6月18日 · Known as tagunggak amongst the Murut, togunggak amongst lhe Dusun/Kadazan or 'togunggu' in Penampang, these struck bamboo idiophones are played in groups to accompany dancing or processions at festive occasions.

The Kadazan Dusun gong ensemble or sopogandangan from Tambunan consists of a hand-held lap gong, seven hanging gongs and a drum or karatung. Its music, called tinondot, is much faster and more syncopated than that of the sompogogungan. The dancing in Tambunan, usually named magarang, is consequently faster.

2020年12月9日 · The Kadazan Dusun sundatang from Tambunan, the Rungus sundatang, and the Lotud gagayan are three kinds of boat lutes from Sabah. Each is carved from a single log of jackfruit wood, but they vary...

2018年12月20日 · Based on qualitative research among the Kadazan of Penampang, this paper discusses how sumazau music and dance has been transformed from the sacred to the secular, from the traditionally private space to the public domain, where it enjoys a wider audience and participation as part of the intrinsic local popular culture of contemporary Sabah and ...

2015年11月19日 · The Kadazan have a musical heritage consisting of various types of tagung ensembles - ensembles composed of large hanging, suspended or held, bossed/knobbed gongs which act as drone without any accompanying melodic instrument.