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Rithaony Hutajulu Revives the Lineage The number of traditional Batak musicians is steadily declining due to the slow pace of regeneration. Many traditional musicians even discourage their children from following in their footsteps, as it offers little economic promise. In…
Medan (ANTARA) – Pursuing a passion for music while also meeting the academic demands of a Master’s program in Psychology at the University of Indonesia is how Niesya Ridhania Harahap chooses to express herself. Her deep love for music since…
Medan – Mataniari is a music group founded by the late Irwansyah Harahap, a globally recognized artist from Medan, along with his wife, Rithaony. This group specializes in Batak opera and showcases traditional Batak music. Mataniari features esteemed musicians from…
The powerful melody of Sinanggar Tullo resounded majestically, and at that very moment, the audience rose from their seats to begin dancing the tor-tor. The atmosphere resembled a lively celebration in North Sumatra, yet it was actually unfolding thousands of…
To introduce the Batak song Sinanggar Tulo and Batak—and more broadly, Indonesian—culture, the group Mataniari also held four solo concerts on December 17–20, 2017, in the Asturias region across Candas, Siero, La Felguera, and León. The audience in Spain danced…
Samosir – A musical orchestra group called Vinculos, consisting of around 50 members from Madrid, Spain, will visit Lake Toba from July 27 to August 2, 2017. This marks the first leg of Vinculos’ tour in Indonesia, before continuing on…
MATANIARI is one the SUARASAMA music divisions which focuses on the Toba Batak traditional dance and music performance: gondangsabangunan, gondanghasapi, anduning-uningan Opera Batak. MATANIARI involves maestros from Batak Toba musicians, some of them are Marsius Sitohang and Sarikawan Sitohang; two…