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The keluri or keledi or enkulurai (Iban language) is a free reed gourd mouth organ from Sarawak, East Malaysia and Kalimantan made of bamboo and gourd.[1][2][3] Historically the keledi or keluri was played by the Orang Ulu people who come from Sarawak, Malaysia, the area northwest of the island of Borneo.[1] Among the Iban people the instrument is called enkulurai. Other peoples that have played the instrument include the Kayan people and Kenyah people.[1] In the 21st century, the instrument has largely disappeared; while not extinct, researchers have had a difficult time finding anyone making or using the instruments.
The instrument is similar to the khaen,[1] played by the Lao people, Thai people and Muong people of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
- ^ a b c d Margaret J. Kartomi (1984). "Keledi". In Stanley Sadie (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. London: MacMillan Press Limited. p. 370. ISBN 0-943818-05-2.
- ^ "Keluri". Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, Volume 2. Gyan Publishing House. 2005. ISBN 9788182052017.
Keluri: Also calledkeledi or enkulurai...
- ^ "Keluri, Keledi or Enkulurai". asza.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2004.