Umbang


Umbang
Other namesAnak Umbang, Buluh Keranting
Classification Bowed string instrument
DevelopedTerengganu, Malaysia

The umbang (Jawi: اومبڠ), also known as buluh keranting, is a traditional bowed string instrument originated in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is mainly used for Saba dance performance.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mohd Kipli Abdul Rahman (2016). "Persembahan Saba: Suatu Ritual Penyembuhan dari Perspektif Kosmologi" [The Saba Performance: A Healing Ritual from Cosmological Perspective]. Geografia Online: Malaysian Journal of Society and Space (in Malay). 12 (8): 22–33.
  2. ^ Ruziana Ernita bt Ab Wahab (2012). Pengurusan Persembahan Tari Saba di Daerah Hulu Dungun: Antara Ritual Perubatan dan Media Hiburan (PDF) (Thesis). Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.