Enculturation of Totobuang Music in Supporting Cultural Art Conservation in Ambon City

Abstract

---The purpose of this study are: understanding and analyzing the Enculturation of Totobuang music, which includes (a) an important phase in the Totobuang music journey that shows its existence historically, (b) Potential and artistic conditions of Totobuang music in Ambon city and (c) The overview of Totobuang music as praxis of local product that support the existence of cultural art conservation. This study uses qualitative research method by looking for clarity of meaningful descriptions. The explanation is carried out in depth (thick description) regarding the symptoms and relationships between them. Data source is direct and researchers as the main instruments (human instrument). The research background covers the Totobuang music community that takes place in Ambon city. To obtain data in this study, the method used are observation, interviews, and document study. Validity of data by triangulation. Triangulation is carried out in four aspects: sources, methods, researchers and theories. The data analysis process includes data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions whose activities are carried out in an interactive form with the data collection process as a cycle process. Research Results show that the origin of Totobuang music in Ambon city began with seeing festivals. The Totobuang music has ever been designed on its own and every night Totobuang music training is carried out with great enthusiasm. This Totobuang music is used by the community as the cultural of the Ambon city which emerge from the works of local people who have their own culture. Suggestions that can be conveyed are (1) this Totobuang music can be used to build art culture and tradition so that people will gain the benefit, (2) this art can be used as a framework model for constructing cultural identities that exist in Ambon city