Posts Tagged ‘sigale gale’
June 14th, 2009 | 
Author: Tor-tor is a typical dance from the island of Samosir around Lake Toba, dedication has been used as art and culture in north sumatra especially Batak ethnic. Tor Tor (Traditional Batak Dance) play with Gondang (Traditional Batak Music). You can see Tor Tor and Gondang in Batak ceremony.
In Samosir Sigale Gale (Batak dancing with puppet Sigale Gale) play with Gondang. Sigale Gale are Batak Puppet Boy make from wooden and to make it move like dancing Tor Tor follow the music Gondang using string and move depend to puppeter. Tortor Sigale Gale do in Batak ceremony when parent or somebody was dead and not have child (generation). Old time ago the ceremony called as Papurpur Sapata. And now Tor Tor Sigale Gale are dance and music ceremony for say welcome to tourist. Read the rest of this entry »
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If you ever go to samosir -Lake Toba may you know about sigale gale. but if you never listen furthermore see it, please go to tomok on samosir. the begin after you arrive in parapat, you must across lake toba by Fery boat. when i go to there, the cost about Rp.5.000, but i dont know how much the cost is. the trip to acroos to tomok about 1/2 hours. After you arrive in Tomok you will listen a traditional music from sigale gale.
