GONDANG DAN SISTEM KEKERABATAN ETNIK ANGKOLA

Abstract

This study aims to find out the Angkola ethnic kinship system, to know Angkola
gondang shape and to interpret the relationship of gondang and the ethnic
kinship system of Angkola. This research is based on a theoretical explaining
the understanding of gondang and the Angkola ethnic kinship system by using
the theory of deconstruction, semiotics and ethnomusicology. This research
was conducted from September 2017 to October 2017 in Kecamatan Arse,
Simangambat Street, KM. 11, Arse Nauli. The research method used is
descriptive qualitative. The population in the study was non-existent and the
research sample consisted of five indigenous figures and Angkola artists. The
research result explores that gondang and relatives of ethnic Angkola are
needed in showing their identity as ancestral cultural heritage which deserves
to be appreciated by society. The relationship between gondang and the ethnic
kinship system of Angkola states that gondang is a representation of the kinship
system by looking at the relationship between each instrument in Angkola
gondang ensemble which is a manifestation of na tolu transition in traditional
ceremony.