1. Gordang Sambilan for Sacred ceremony
Gordang sideline is custom drum consisting of nine pieces of drum a relatively large and length used in wedding ceremonies, coronation and death.. Sabe Sabe scarf customs used to ceremonies and traditional dance called the Tor-Tor. 
Margordang, Gordang sideline.Visible leader gordang
(Jangat) was showing his skill in
front of thousands of people
in Tarlola Sibanggor
Gordang Sambilan is the nation's cultural
heritage Mandailing and second to none in the
other ethnic cultures in Indonesia.
Gordang sideline recognized by experts / scholars ethnomusicology as an ensemble muzik which especially in the world. Therefore, In the past in each of the autonomous
kingdom in Mandailing must have Gordang Sambilan
ensemble. This sacred musical instruments in place in Sopo Godang (Central Council of Indigenous Peoples and Governance Kingdom)
or in a special building \ called
Sopo Gordang located close to the Bagas Godang (residence of the king). Gordang Smbilan used onlyceremonies and
celebrations for Eid al-Fitr.
a.Gordang Sambilan
Instruments
Picture
of gordang Sambilan
 Gordang Sambilan consists of nine pieces of the drum with a large size and
length. Gordang sambilan consists of nine pieces of the drum with a large size and
length. Large size and length to nine of drum is stratified, starting from
the largest to the smallest. Gordang Sambilan
have nine drum named three hides, jom, saba saba jae Julu, udong-kudong,
tampul tolang, Tepe-Tepe, and so forth. This attraction could take up to 1 hour in one attraction. Resonator tube Gordang Sambilan made of wood and one end of the hole (the head) covered
with a membrane (Made of cow leather are tightened with a cane as a
means of fastening).To ring Gordang Sambilan use wood bats. Each drum in the ensemble GordangSambilan has
its own name. His name is not the same in all places
throughout Madailing because the Madailing living
with indigenous traditions the democratic freedom to be different.
Traditional musical instruments Gordang Sambilan equipped with two ogung (gong) ofthe greatest called boru-boru ogung (female gong) and the smaller one called ogung males (male gong), one more gongs
called Doal and three smaller gong called salempong or mong-mongan. Gordang Sambilan also equipped with brass made of bamboo called sarune or saleot
and a pair
of small cymbals called rope sasayat.
B. Use of Gordang Sambilan
The days before Islam Gordang casual use for the ceremony summon the spirits of ancestors. The ceremony is called paturuan Sibaso (summon spirits to penetrate / transformer intermediary of Sibaso). The goal is to ask for help the spirits of ancestors, overcome the difficulties that
are befalling the people,such as infectious diseases. Gordang Sambilan also used for ceremonies ask for rain or stop raining that down too long
and cause damage. Moreover used for wedding ceremonie
called
Orja Godang Markaroan Boru and funerals called Orja Mambulungi.
The use of odd Gordang for both the ceremony (interest personal) is must first obtain
permission of traditional leaders called Namora Natoras and from the King as head of government. License application was made through
a custom consultation called markobar custom which was attended by figures
Namora Natoras and King along with the party which will hold the ceremony.
Gordang sideline in the Marga 
Apart from having obtain permission of Namora Natoras and King.
Gordang Sembilan
in the both
of ceremony must be
slaughtered at least
one adult male buffaloes if condition
are not met the Gordang Sambilan should not be used.
Bombat players int the death ceremony
 For funerals (Orja Manbulungi) used only two the largest of
instruments Gordang Sambilan are called but in the context of the organization funeral ceremony he called Bombat. Use
Gordang Sambilan in traditional ceremonies accompanied by a demonstration custom oversized objects, such as
custom flags called Tonggo Greatness Umbrella called Umbrella Raranagan.Sarama / Dancer Credit: M. Lubis Dolok  Gordang Sambilan also used to accompany dance called Sarama. Penyarama (the person doing
the dance Sarama) sometimes run into a
trance (trance) dance entered by the
spirits of ancestors. Likewise, the players Gordang
Sambilan. At this Gordang Sambilan
still used by
the Mandailing people as a traditional musical instrument of the sacred, also placed as
instrument of traditional arts Mandailing which became
popular in Indonesia and even in Europe and
the United States. Because in some tour Indonesia's traditional arts Continent has
been introduced Gordang Sembilan.
There are a lot of people Mandailing in Malaysia
were already using Gordang Sambilan for various ceremonies. With placed Gordang Sambilan as a musical
instrument Mandailing traditional arts, Gordang Sambilan then also be used for various purposes outside
the context of Mandailing ceremonies. For example, welcomed the arrival of the great
guests, national celebrations and
the opening large ceremonies and to celebrate the Feast of Adul-Fitr. Parsuling and Paronang-onang was demonstrated skill in the rhythm
Gordang Sambilan Paronang-Onang can bring poetry the spontaneous good and bad in the
lyrics. Sometimes the audience can be laughing and can also cry to know the
contents onang-onang. Onang-Onang
is also a cultural which became extinct in
the Mandailing. Need to be included in the curriculum of local (regional language) Manortor, a traditional dance. The legend says manortor should
only be performed on traditional party and feast the of the king's marriage of son or daughter. Marmoncak or martial arts attractions of martial art
which is widely known in Mandailing and Minangkabau. To be able to do this attraction, should offset with skill and astute an
adequate. There are times when this attraction
equipped with
weapon actually like a knife if the player does not astute might bring danger to him. |
Mamodil or shoot the arts which was considered modern.Traditionally known Mangultop of activity the shooting of birds with simple equipment of bamboo as a barrel of a gun and the cork sticks spiked with palm fiber as a bullet. Not uncommon this bullet can kill a bird with a range of up to 50 meters.