Kompang in Harmony

Kompang in Harmony Competition

Photos of actual event held on 23rd July 2011 at Bukit Timbalan:

The kompang is a traditional frame hand drum played in ensembles using an interlocking technique to produce various composite rhythms.

The instrument is of Arab origin, being brought into Malaysia either with Indian-Muslim traders during the days of the Malay Sultanate or through Java in the 13th century by Arab traders.

Kompang groups usually perform during all sorts of processions, religious, at weddings, on National Day, and even during football matches.

Kompang groups are also popular among the Sabah Muslim indigenous people where they are often accompanied by other drums of gendang (Department of Sabah Museum and State Archives, 1992)