'X-ray' kompang sets the beat

MALACCA: Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. And it was the problem he had finding goat skins for his kompang that led Mohd Jais Sabtu to an unusual solution.
For the past eight years he has been using old X-ray films to make the hand-held drums that play such an important role in Malay ceremonies, such as weddings and welcoming important guests.

The 53-year-old creative mind behind the Sinar Harapan Kompang Association in Bachang, said he first tried replacing the goat skins with the plastic skins used for regular drums, but they were too expensive. Taken from NST
Matjem: Innovative gile pakcik ni....anyhow syabas org melaka.