Lukah Gilo is a dance accompanied by music of various instruments. Lukah Gilo is performed by a bomoh (a shaman) to make the lukah that he carries dance along. Lukah is a tool for fishing made of bamboo and rattan-wattle. Lukah Gilo is one of Malay traditional dances performed in Riau Province as well as Minangkabau. In the land of Minang, Lukah Dance is known as pre-Islamic heritage.

(Tunggul Tauladan/ensi/01/01-2010)

Translation by Reza Daffi (terj/08/02-10)

Reference:

• Desfiarni, 2004. Tari Lukah Gilo sebagai Rekaman Budaya Minangkabau Pra-Islam: Dari Magis ke Seni Pertunjukan Sekuler. Yogyakarta:Kalika 
• Sudirman Shomary, 2004. Nyanyi Panjang orang Petalangan Kabupaten Pelalawan. Pekanbaru: UIR Press.