Kalimantan, Borneo - Tingkilan

Tingkilan group orchestras are a common form of traditional music for the Kutai tribes in Kalimantan.

They consists of one Gambus, five maruas, one cello and some singers(male or female).

Gambus

Gambus is a short necked lute that has its origins in Yemen. It has twelve nylon strings that are plucked with a plastic plectrum much like a guitar, but it has no frets.

Maruas

Maruas is a drum, with a wooden frame and leather pinned onto its sides.

Tingkilan music is usually performed with two singers with the frequent content of love advice or a dialogue between the two characters.