The Last Gondang; Ritual Manyulangi
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAM SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY THE LAST GONDANG PRESENTED BY : AVENA MATONDANG 18 October 2010 Resume Until recently the use of music in cultural rituals become an interesting study, since it is a means of artistic expression and evaluation of a community. Gondang as the medium of ritual music Parmalim society plays an important role as an intermediary for the relationship between humans and gods, ritual context Manyulangi describes a hobo community ritual as the highest form of respect towards parents, Manyulangi is a means of giving thanks by a child to the parent organization with the main requirement lies in no interruption of family relationships (death of children and grandchildren make this ritual can not be implemented). Gondang repertoire played a repertoire Ihutan Bolon demand as the supreme leader of the community Parmalim , like in the video there is a repertoire titled ' Gondang Debata