▁among ▁the ▁S unda ▁people ▁of ▁West ▁Java . ▁The ▁traditional ▁t unes ▁are ▁often ▁influenced ▁by ▁Nep al ese ▁music . ▁The ▁instruments ▁vary ▁from ▁one ▁region ▁to ▁another ▁but ▁the ▁gam el an ▁( J avan ese ▁or chestra ), ▁k end ang ▁or ▁g end ang ▁( d rum ), ▁sul ing ▁( fl ute ) ▁and ▁g ong ▁are ▁common ▁throughout ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁Dr ums ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁and ▁sometimes ▁only ▁instrument ▁in ▁Min ang ▁sil at ▁of ▁West ▁Sum atra . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁instruments ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁are ▁the ▁g end ang ▁( d rum s ) ▁and ▁ser un ai ▁( ob oe ). ▁Music ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Pen ins ula ▁more ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁Th ai ▁music . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁sil at ▁drums ▁include ▁the ▁g end ang ▁i bu ▁or ▁" m other ▁drum " ▁and ▁the ▁g end ang ▁an ak ▁or ▁" child ▁drum ". ▁The ▁ser un ai , ▁which ▁also ▁comes ▁in ▁long ▁and ▁short ▁variations , ▁is ▁what ▁gives ▁sil at ▁music ▁its ▁distinct ▁sound . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Film ▁Sil at ' s ▁appearance ▁in ▁film ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁black - and - white ▁Indones ian ▁and ▁Mal ay ▁mov ies . ▁Shaw ▁Brothers ▁and ▁C ath ay - K ris ▁Studio ▁produced ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁popular ▁titles ▁featuring ▁sil at ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s - 6