Enriching the soundscape and dancescape of Sabah through Sumazau

• Main Authors: Hanafi Hussin, Judeth John Baptist, Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of Malaya 2018
• Subjects: DS597.33-597.34 Sabah. British North Borneo; M1627-1853 Folk, national and ethnic music
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30520/3/Enriching%20The%20Soundscape%20And%20Dancescape%20Of%20Sabah%20Through%20Sumazau%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30520/5/Enriching%20The%20Soundscape%20And%20Dancescape%20Of%20Sabah%20Through%20Sumazau_FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30520/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330113014_Enriching_The_Soundscape_And_Dancescape_Of_Sabah_Through_Sumazau; https://doi.org/10.22452/jati.vol23no2.9

Sumazau is a generic term for a genre of music and dance of the Kadazan of Penampang District, Sabah. Traditionally, the sumazau was a sacred dance accompanied by distinctive gong music that was performed as part of religious ceremonies such as monogit, and those associated with rice farming, weddin...