Daegeum music 2021-07-07 Most of Korean wind instruments are made with bamboo. But bamboo trees come in many varieties and different processing methods are used, resulting ... Sounds of Korea
Traditional songs that go well with tea-drinking 2021-06-30 The esteemed calligrapher Chusa Kim Jeong-hui추사 김정희 was known as an avid tea enthusiast. He was also friends with Venerable Cho-ui초의, a Buddhist ... Sounds of Korea
Songs associated with animals 2021-06-23 Master singer Park Chun-jae박춘재 was a royal court official in charge of palace entertainment in the late Joseon period. His job was to take care of ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about the sunrise 2021-06-16 In pansori “Sugungga수궁가,” the turtle came up to land to bring the rabbit to the sea kingdom just in time to see the sun was rise up above ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about Chunhyang and Lee Mong-ryong 2021-06-09 The first time that Lee Mong-ryong saw Chunhyang was on Dano단오 day in the spring of the year he turned sixteen. Dano falls on the prettiest time of the ... Sounds of Korea
Traditional String Instruments 2021-06-02 King Sejo세조 made many achievements in various fields, measuring up to the expectations as the son of King Sejong, one of the greatest kings in Korean ... Sounds of Korea
New Folksongs 2021-05-26 There was a famous comedic storyteller named Shin Bul-chul신불출 during the Japanese colonial period. These comedians specializing in telling funny ... Sounds of Korea
Shamanism and Folk Music 2021-05-12 People have traditionally looked down on shamanism as superstition, but today shamanistic belief has earned its place among Korea’s religions ... Sounds of Korea
In marking Children’s Day 2021-05-05 May 5th is Children’s Day in Korea. It is one of children’s favorite times of the year, but the pandemic has made outings or celebrations ... Sounds of Korea
Eotmori beat 2021-04-28 Melody, rhythm and chord are considered as the three basic elements of western music. But Korean traditional music is basically built on only melody ... Sounds of Korea