Geomungo 2023-08-31 Geomungo music is dubbed ‘baegakjijang백악지장,” which means the best of all music. You might wonder why the geomungo is regarded as the ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about youth 2023-08-17 One of the signs of growing old is gray hair. At first, one tries to pluck out graying hair one by one with tweezers, but it soon becomes difficult to ... Sounds of Korea
Shamanistic Music 2023-08-10 Some people look down on Korea’s traditional shamanistic belief as superstition, but many scholars regard it as a valid, widely accepted ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about fisherman's life 2023-08-03 General Im Gyeong-eop임경업 of the mid-Joseon period performed many heroic deeds during the Qing invasion of Joseon in the 17th century. He had stayed ... Sounds of Korea
Songs inspired by the sea 2023-07-20 Pansori “Sugungga수궁가” is set against an underwater palace governed by the sea king. When the king becomes ill, the turtle goes up to ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about fishing 2023-07-13 Cheollyeop천렵 was a summertime recreational activity usually enjoyed from the end of rice planting in spring to the fall harvest. People used to ... Sounds of Korea
Today’s popular gugak groups 2023-07-06 There are many gugak groups we can see in action these days. Although some of them make music that can hardly be called traditional other than featuring ... Sounds of Korea
Modern arrangements of traditional songs 2023-06-29 Together with “Yukjabaegi육자배기,” “Heungtaryeong흥타령” is one of the most iconic folksong of the Jeolla-do region. It ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about islands 2023-06-22 Ramie and hemp fabrics were popular summer textiles in Korea. Both were woven with fibers extracted from a plant called cannabis, better known as ... Sounds of Korea
Summer songs 2023-06-15 Haji or the summer solstice is next week. Also called midsummer, the day with the longest period of daylight signals the beginning of the end. Now ... Sounds of Korea