Menparekraf Gives Assistance With Carpentry Tools For The Production Of Traditional Batak Musical Instruments

MEDAN - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahudin Uno provided carpentry tools to make traditional Batak musical instruments in Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra.

"I appreciate the Delloid Studio in Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra for maintaining traditional musical instruments. For this reason, carpentry tools are provided to help increase the production and quality of these traditional musical instruments," he said at Humbang Hasundutan, quoted by Antara, Thursday, November 18.

The carpentry tools provided include electric drills, emery tools, electric planers, wood cutting tools, and others.

The aid is expected to support the Delloid Studio in making more and more quality traditional musical instruments such as hapetan (hasapi) and sarune bolon.

Preservation of traditional musical instruments is very necessary to keep the culture in Indonesia from being lost to the times.

When Sandiaga heard the story about the Delloid Studio and the management and creative young people in the Tipang Tourism Village, Humbang Hasundutan, who persisted in using and making traditional musical instruments, was immediately attracted and visited the studio.

He said that it is currently very difficult to find people who want to preserve the nation's original culture.

Therefore, continued Sandiaga, the Dlloid Studio needs to be appreciated because it is one part or group that maintains the regional cultural heritage.

"I am proud of the Dlloid studio, which still preserves Bataknese musical instruments to this day," he said.

Sandiaga said, as the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, he is indeed and continues to find out what challenges the village faces in developing tourism packages and opening up employment opportunities.

When getting information that the Tipang Tourism Village really needs carpentry tools. to make the traditional musical instrument, then immediately assisted.

With the addition of making tools, the Delloid Studio, pokdarwis administrators, and young people in the Tipang Tourism Village are increasingly eager to preserve traditional Batak musical instruments, and introduce them to domestic and foreign countries.

"By becoming more famous, production can be increased so that in the future it can also create jobs and automatically become an economic driver," said Sandiaga.