The island of Sulawesi is known by 10 traditional musical instruments, and by karna Sulawesi Island in estimate can be interpreted premises sula word meaning nusa (island) and mesi word which means iron (metal), so can say Sulawesi Island enriched with Music and Mine.

Minang music originally from Qasidah originating from the arrival and dissemination of Islam in the archipelago in 635 - 1600 from Arabia, Gujarat and Persia, the nature of religious verse readings and then the reading of Gurindam, then gradually used also to accompany the dances. Musical instruments used only limited to percussion instruments in the form of bamboo blows, wood and stone, then also tambourine, in 1955 began to develop with Modern Music. Minang community has a special dish popularly known as Padang cuisine that is very popular in Indonesia even to foreign countries.

The relationship of Sulawesi Island with Minang domain is little mentioned in the story of DENGGUAMNYA SHIP VANDER WIJCK.