Alena Murang is a Borneo-born Dayak-European living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who sings in the endangered languages of Kelabit and Kenyah. Dayak are the native people of Borneo. She is one of the first women to play the sape'. Deeply influenced by the lives of her ancestors, coupled with influences of rock and folk, her shows are a journey of past and presents, along the mighty Baram river that runs from the coast to the highlands of Borneo, through the world's oldest rainforest. Alena is also a dancer, sape' teacher and visual artist.

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Alena has played at festivals across the world, including Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand, Førde Traditional and World Music Festival in Norway, South by South - west (SXSW) in the USA and World Music Festival@ Taiwan in Taiwan. She plays solo, and with her band, also including dancers and visual projections.