What was the purpose of the music in Gendang keteng-keteng? ...

[burton19126]

What was the purpose of the music in Gendang keteng-keteng?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss the religious practices of the Batak people of North Sumatra.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[amcvicar]

Answer to Question 1

 Music to accompany a blessing ceremony, a purifying ritual to bring harmony with the spirit world and a new business.

Answer to Question 2

 While the Batak people have largely converted to Protestant Christianity or to Islam, many Batak Christians adhere to beliefs and ritual practices that predate the coming of Christianity.

[burton19126]

Excellent

[elyse44]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it