about Malay musical instruments?

> The rebana ubi, one of the largest drums in Malaysia, is popular in the east coast states, particularly in Kelantan. This colourful drum, which is one metre high and 70cm in diameter, is used during ceremonial rites and festivals. There is only a handful of rebana ubi masters left in Kelantan now to make this type of drum.

> The kompang is one of the most popular Malay traditional instruments. It is widely used in all sorts of social occasions. Kompang is similar to the tambourine but minus thehe metal jingles.jingles The drumhead is made from goat hidde. It is believed to be of Arrab origin and broughtt into this country during the Melaka Malay

Sultanatte by Midddle Eastern traders.

> Serunai is a wind instrument made of wood. It is a cone-shaped instrument with seven holes on the upper part and one at the bottom. It is used during wayang kulit, menora,m mek mulung, wayangw gede and silaat performancces. There are morem than six di fferent serunnai used by lo cal Malay musicians mainly in th e northern annd east coast states. The size determines the sound and melody of these musical instruments.

> The gambus is a stringed instrument with a body shaped like a half-sliced pear and a neck bent just below the tuning pegs. It is commonly used in Malay folk music and is the lead instrument in ghazal music. Like a guitar, its melody is produced by plucking the strings, but this 12-nylon stringed musical instrument has no frets. It was brought into this country by Persian traders centuries ago and was quickly adopted by the Malay musicians due to its gentle tone.