Gordon Lumban Tobing ( 27 August 1925 – 13 January 1993 ) was an Indonesian singer of folk songs , particularly those in the Batak language . Born to a Batak family in Medan , North Sumatra , Tobing moved to Jakarta in 1950 and began working in the entertainment industry . While with Radio Republik Indonesia , he participated in an Indonesian cultural envoy to the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students . Over the remainder of his life Tobing was included in numerous similar envoys , ultimately travelling to five continents
4th World Festival of Youth and Students
4th World Festival of Youth and Students
Gordon Tobing