Che Ahmad is one of the most highly acclaimed rebab players in all of Malaysia. He is particularly known for his subtle musical style and unrivaled vocal mastery. As a child, Che Ahmad used to watch his father play the rebab and developed a deep interest in the instrument. He began his formal study of the rebab under the guidance of a master when he was thirteen years old. Che Ahmad soon learnt the performative and ritual aspects of the Main Puteri and Mak Yong traditions. He is now considered one of the true masters of these traditions.

This piece, in the "Mak Inang" genre of Malaysian traditional music, is derived graceful dance of the same name and is a standard of Malaysian court music. This dance is also called Tarian Si Kembang Cina. Sometimes dancers hold long scarves during the performance.

The rebab is a two-stringed bowed lute with a heart-shaped body of wood covered with a membrane made of parchment from a cow bladder. Pierced through the body, a long spike made of wood or ivory, or a combination of both, supports the strings at the top and serves as a foot at the bottom. The brass strings are stretched up across the membrane from a point on the leg (just below the body) to the elongated pegs in the upper part of the spike. When the rebab is bowed, the strings must rest on top of a small wooden bridge (srenten). The bridge is positioned between the strings and the upper part of the membrane. The bow consists of horsehairs loosely attached to the bow's two ends. While playing the rebab, the player must pull the horsehairs to a particular tension in order to produce the desired volume and sound from the strings.

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