Matthew Ngau Jau is an accomplished performer and maker of the carved and beautifully painted Sape lute instrument of his native village of Long Semiyang, along the Baram river in northeast Malaysia. In addition to his mastery of the art of Sape music, Matthew is also an accomplished traditional dancer of the Sarawak “feather” or “warrior” dance, bark painter of the chiefly bark vests, and blow pipe musician. Much-recognized nationally and internationally as Malaysia’s preeminent Sape artist, Matthew is now a regular feature at the Annual Rainforest World Music Festival held in Kuching, Sarawak, and has performed in Paris, Germany, Australia and throughout the United States.