THE BUDUK-ARU BAMBOO BAND AND CHOIR FROM BUDUK COLLEGE IN BA-KELALAN IN THE ULU TRUSAN AREA IN NORTH-EASTERN SARAWAK, DURING ITS CULTURAL VISIT TO KUCHINNG, GAVE A PERFORMANCE TO MEMBERS OF SOCIETY ATELIER SARAWAK. THIS
TRADITIONAL BAND OF 36 MEMBERS, MADE UP OF 14 GIRLS AND 24 BOYS, MADE USE OF BAMBOO FLUTES OF DIFFERENT SIZES HAND-CRAFTED BY THE LUN BAWANG PEOPLE. THE GROUP HOWEVER COMPRISES MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS INCLUDING LUN BAWANT, KELABIT, TAGAL, PENAN, KAYAN AND KENYAH. FLUTES
APPEAR IN A VARIETY OF STYLES AND SIZES IN SARAWAK. MOST ARE VERTICAL END-BLOWN PIPES, THAT IS THE MOUTH HOLE OR BLOWING HOLE IS LOCATED AT THE UPPER OPENING OF THE BAMBOO TUBE OR PIPE OF WHICH THE PIPE IS MADE. THE PLAYER HOLDS THE INSTRUMENT IN A VERTICAL OR NEAR VERTICAL POSITION AND BLOWS ACROSS THE SHARP-EDGES MOUTH HOLE WHILE DIFFERENT PITCHES ARE OBTAINED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE FOUR OR FIVE FINGER HOLES LOCATED AT THE END OF THE TUBE WHICH IS LEFT OPEN. | 
