Malaysia Patented Tor-Tor dance as Cultural Heritage Immediately

Andri Haryanto – detikNews
Monday, 18/06/2012 04:45 WIB

Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Malaysia will immediately recognize the Tor Tor dance and Gondang Sambilan sideline that has been known in the community of North Sumatra, as the national cultural heritage of the neighbor country.
Quoted from Bernama.com, Minister of Information, Communication, and Culture Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the Tor Tor dance and the Gorang Sambilan musical instruments will be registered in the Seksyen 67 as the 2005 National Heritage Act.
But (acknowledgment) of this a dance performance requirements should performed periodically and a variety of drum play must be displayed in public,” Rais said before the reporters after opening the Mandailing community meeting,on Thursday (14/06/2012) Malaysia time.
Rais added that the promotion of Mandailing arts and culture are very important, because it can describe the origin of the culture, in addition to uniting with other communities.

*Conclusion
Tor-Tor dance and Gondang Sambilan sideline that we know as the tribe’s cultural heritage in North Sumatra will be patented in Seksyen 67 as the Malaysian Heritage Act in 2005, provided that the dance should be performed periodically and the game should be paraded in front of the the public.

Malaysia Segera Patenkan Tarian Tor-Tor Sebagai Warisan Budayanya

Andri Haryanto – detikNews
Senin, 18/06/2012 04:45 WIB

Kuala Lumpur, Kementerian Informasi, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan Malaysia akan segera mengakui tarian Tor tor dan Gondang Sambilan yang selama ini dikenal di masyarakat Sumatera Utara, sebagai warisan kebudayaan nasional negeri jiran.

Dikutip dari Bernama.com, Menteri Informasi, Komunikasi, dan Kebudayaan Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim mengatakan, tarian Tor Tor dan alat musik Gondang Sambilan akan didaftarkan dalam Seksyen 67 sebagai Akta Warisan Kebangsaan 2005.

“Namun (pengakuan) ini dengan syarat penampilan tarian secara periodik harus dilakukan dan aneka permainan gendang harus dipertontonkan di depan masyarakat,” kata Rais di hadapan wartawan usai membuka pertemuan komunitas Mandailing, Kamis (14/6/2012) waktu Malaysia.

Rais menambahkan, promosi seni dan budaya Mandailing sangat penting, karena dapat membuka asal usul budaya tersebut, di samping menyatukan dengan komunitas lainnya.

*Kesimpulan
Tari Tor-Tor dan Gondang Sambilan yang kita kenal sebagai warisan budaya suku di Sumatera Utara akan segera dipatenkan dalam Seksyen 67 sebagai Akta Warisan Kebangsaan Malaysia tahun 2005, dengan syarat tarian harus ditampilkan secara periodik dan permainan harus dipertontonkan didepan masyarakat.