Bamboo ring flute can also be found in Southeast Asia, especially in Brunei,[1] Indonesia,[2] Malaysia,[2] the Philippines and Singapore.

The mouthpiece of the suling is circled with a thin band made of rattan near a small hole.

To play the suling, performers blow into a gap between the rattan band and the bamboo tube at one end of the instrument.

Namely, it is necessary for the performers to use the technique circular breathing in order to create a highly strung sense of constancy that continues even at moments of dramatic climax by the percussive gamelan instruments.

Sundanese traditional suling are sold in based on tunings which usually determined from each size lable such as 54, 56, 60, etc.

In Brunei, the suling today is played during a cultural festival and other events together with other Bruneian traditional instruments especially the Gulintangan.

[6] While in East Malaysia, especially in Sabah with a wide variety of aerophone,[7] the instrument is played by all the interior ethnic groups in the state of Kadazan-Dusun, Murut, Rungus and Lun Bawang/Lundayeh.