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Lake Toba greets Spanish orchestra group with Tortor dance
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Lake Toba, North Sumatra, when it was seen from coffee field. Starbucks held their Starbucks Original Experience program at Hutaginjang village, North Tapanuli district, North Sumatra. the coffee chain’s employees visited the village to gain experience about coffee and interact with the locals, especially coffee farmers. (Shutterstock/File)
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group of performers showcasing Tortor traditional dance and Gondang Batak welcomed the arrival of Spanish orchestra group Vinculos on July 27 in Lake Toba.
Fifty members of the orchestra group are scheduled to stay in Lake Toba until August 2. During their stay, they will perform in several places located around the Tobasa regency.
Apart from the performances, members of the orchestra will also get an opportunity to see the making Ulos, Batak traditional fabric, and Sangkakala trumpet performance performed by 10 people for 10 minutes.
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The welcoming event was then followed by Ulos-handover ceremony presented by Tobasa regent, Darwin Siagian, and culture and education ministry’s cultural heritage and diplomacy director Nadjamuddin Ramly to Vinculos director Manuel Paz.
Following the ceremony, Vinculos took the stage to perform for the guests.
The ministry of culture and education initiated the event to encourage cultural, social and educational exchange between the two countries.
This year, the ministry is targeting to promote Indonesian culture to 50 countries in the world through social media, cultural interaction and virtual communication.
“Vinculos will introduce the beauty of Lake Toba to the world through their photos on social media,” said Nadjamuddin.
Lake Toba was chosen because it is included in the tourism ministry’s 10 priority destinations list.
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Moreover, Darwin was enthusiastic with Vinculos’ visit to Lake Toba, he believed that the international orchestra group helps promote Lake Toba to the world.
“Our hope for the future is we can always host big events in Tobasa to introduce the culture and tourism in this area. It’s an honor for the people of Tobasa and Lake Toba to be visited by Vinculos, since they are a special guest from the ministry of culture and education,” Darwin said.
Following their visit to Lake Toba, the Madrid-based group is slated to travel Pramuka Island on August 7 and Jakarta. (asw)
