Loving the Batak music and keen to bring the Batak music into the world wide audience are the idea and the goal of this project. Tobatak is the name of the project as well as the album. Hermann Delago as the project initiator has found this name, which has several meaning such as Toba – Batak, Tirol -Batak. (more…)
Batak Toba Conventional House called the Rumah Bolon or Bolon House, rectangular and sometimes inhabited by 5 to 6 families. To enter the home need to climb stairs situated in the middle of the home, with an odd variety of rungs. If folks wish to go home Batak Toba had lowered his head so as not to knock on the transverse beam, this implies visitors must respect the pawnbroker. (more…)
Sibandang island is the second largest island after Samosir island. Its charm obviously sprinkles with a clear lake viewed from two aforementioned hills and beautified by views of Lake Toba.
Aside from Samosir Island, Toba Lake also has Sibandang Island with area width of 1,194 ha. 2,551 people who count on cattle breeding, fishing and farming as their earning occupy the island. The island is also well known as the producer of mangoes. (more…)
Parapat, in this place store both of natural and cultural charm. This time Gobatak.com trying to raise on the history of a place that the figure of the independence of Indonesia has been registered in the land of Batak. (more…)
Batak people, especially from the Toba Batak, each met with each other always say “Horas“. But why must said “Horas“? Let’s understanding Beyond The Word “Horas”. Batak people of Northern Sumatra, Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake within the world. It offers a tremendous vista and fascinating cultural heritage. (more…)
The Batak is very spirited and self-confident people. From the first, they could defend their homeland against intrusion by outsiders, and only in the last 100 years that their lifestyle, and culture has undergone major changes under the influence of Christianity, Islam and colonialism. These developments did not follow a common pattern. In different regions and different periods, Batak would really experience the heir neighbors and foreign invasion. (more…)
Gondang Batak, one of the works of art of music is very rich and into admiration for the world. Diverse repertoire that meets all the needs of art used for a variety of activities such as religious ceremonies, customs and entertainment. (more…)
Gotong hat or in general is called headdress (Batak Toba language: Talitali, modern: Tahuluk) of Simalungun typical known. Gotong is used specially when ritual events love and grief of men from batak simalungun as a sign of honor following the traditional procession. Usually, the bridge for the men also wears the hat of a marriage. (more…)
Batak people of North Sumatra, has a history of weaving Ulos ni Tondi (Kain Soul) for ceremonial rituals that date back to the beginning of their history. Telling the Toba Batak myth that the lake is the center of Earth & Batak It was the first Human Heredity. The Toba Batak people live in Samosir Island, & around the Shores of Lake Toba. (more…)
Our visiting the attractions expedition from Bukit Lawang to Lake Toba was undertaken in a minibus, which by itself was not really uncomfortable but we felt the bad road conditions (potholes and the rest.) much more strongly. The original part of the expedition led us back to Medan, crossing varied plantations of grease palms whose fruits were now being selected and transported to grease mills, and mammoth plantations of gum trees. (more…)
