Liling (At Home Semangat Gawai Version) - Alena Murang Project

“Liling” is the unofficial Orang Ulu anthem, traditionally sung by hundreds to thousands of voices in the dim longhouse nights in Borneo, in celebration of an occasion. With Gawai (Harvest Festival) events being cancelled this year (Covid-19), Sarawak’s international sape’ musician, Alena Murang birthed the idea of bringing “semangat” Gawai to Dayak households. “Semangat", an inner fire, from within an individual’s soul, multiplied when we come together as a community, is what we need right now to keep going” shares Kuching-born Alena. Featuring Dayak singers singing in their own mother tongue, and famous Sarawakian artists, this video is in nine languages, five of which are listed as “threatened” or “endangered”. www.alenamurang.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/alenamurang Facebook: www.facebook.com/alenamurang Executive Producer - Kanid Studio MV Producer - Alena Murang Music Arrangement - PepperJam Productions Mixing & Mastering - Goldensound Studios Video Editor - MosesParen Production Mandarin Translation - Lim Guo Ting Song - "Liling" adapted, with permission, from the Kenyah Community, rearranged by Alena Murang and Joshua Maran With thanks to: Adrian Jo Milang & family Alena Murang & family Alex TBH Amir Jahari Arabyrd Bob Yusof Cedric@Sidik Claudillea Clinton Jerome & mum Dayang Nurfaizah Dewi Seriestha Ezra Tekola Jolly Jengan Jonathan Wong Joshua Maran Kulleh Grasi Larissa Ping & family Leon Jala Lian Ngau Mathew Ngau Meldrick Bob Melina William Sasha Ningkan Uyau Moris Zee Avi Din Hormatov Oliver Josias Tiong Sheng Neng The Tuyang Initiative Everyone who submitted their videos Ooha!