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Alena Murang (born 1989) is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, sape player, visual artist and educator who sings in endangered languages including Kelabit and Kenyah.[1][2] She is one of the first women to play the sape, a lute instrument from Borneo traditionally (pre-1930s) reserved for male healers.[1]

Early life and background

Murang is born and bred in Kuching, Sarawak to Kelabit father, Datu Ose Murang and mother of English and Italian descent, Dr. Valerie Mashman.[2][3][4] She started playing the sape at the age of 10, from renowned sape master Matthew Ngau Jau.[3][5] She graduated with a First Class BSc (Hons) management degree from the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. She went on to work in management consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers, focusing on environmental sustainability, before leaving to study visual arts for a year in Singapore.[5] Prior to pursuing music full-time, she worked as strategy manager for not-for-profit organization, Teach for Malaysia.[5]

Career

Murang made her debut as an artiste in 2016 with the release of EP, Flight.[3] She never formally studied music, but has been learning the dance, songs, and music from her elders.[3] She has performed at many renowned world music festivals including the SXSW (USA), Colors of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Paris Fashion Week (France), Rudolstadt-Festival (Germany), OzAsia Festival (Australia), and Rainforest World Music Festival (Malaysia). She was a youth representative at the UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, and UNESCO Asia-Pacific for her work in intangible cultural heritage.

She was listed in Tatler Asia's list of Most Influential Malaysia in 2021 and Gen.T Malaysia in 2018 & 2019.[3] In March 2023, she held her first painting exhibition Colours of the Highlands at the Hoan Gallery at La Promenade Mall, Kuching.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Flight (EP) (2016)
  • Sky Songs (2021)

Singles

Promotional singles
Year Title Шаблон:Abbr Notes
2022 "Many Tomorrows" [7] The song and music video is a collaboration with the Society for Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Kuching (SCAN) in conjunction with World Cancer Day.
Collaboration
Year Title Artist(s) Album Шаблон:Abbr
2024 "War Cry" Marsha Milan and Velvet Aduk Single [8][9]

Concerts, showcases and tours

Solo

  • Live in Kuala Lumpur : Alena Murang Sky Songs, Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre (PJPAC), Petaling Jaya (2023)[10]

As headliner

  • Pentas Seni Merdeka: Muzik Dan Tarian Borneo Malaysia, Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur (2022)[11]

As supporting act

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Шаблон:Abbr Notes
2019 Small Island Big Song: An Oceanic Songline Herself [17] A musical cinematographic project featuring over a hundred musicians across 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Iman Untuk Bulan Bulan [18] Television movie for Astro First.
2022 Roads To Our Heritage Key cast and writer [19][20] A six-part documentary journey of the companionship of Sabah rock band Estranged together with Alena Murang and Dr. Nadia Widyawati from Universiti Teknologi MARA music faculty discovering the heritage of traditional instrument across Sabah and Sarawak.

Awards and accolades

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Шаблон:Abbr
2020 Buenos Aires Music Video Festival Best International Video Midang Midang Шаблон:Nominated [21]
Best Styling Шаблон:Won [21]
2021 UK's International Music Video Awards Best Asia & Pacific Music Video Warrior Spirit Шаблон:Won [22]
Best Costume Honorable Mention [22]
Los Angeles Film Awards Special Jury Award Шаблон:Won [22]
Rome International Movie Awards Best Music Video Шаблон:Won [22]
New York International Film Awards Best Music Video Шаблон:Won [22]
Best Ethnographic Film Шаблон:Won [22]
Buenos Aires Music Video Festival Best World Music Video Шаблон:Won [23]

References

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External links

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