While the powerfully athletic traditions of the Kodo drummers are known internationally, the equally athletic and dynamic drumming and percussion traditions of Korea are far less known around the ...

The traditional Korean percussion music “samulnori” celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The milestone is partly a surprise to those who believe the play has a history dating back centuries.

Band Electric Samulnori will perform at KT&G Sangsang Madang in Seoul on Feb. 14 and 21.(KT&G Sangsangmadang) Samulnori master Kim Duk-soo has a knack for fusing different styles of music. For the ...

"Looking back on my 65 years as a master artist, I want to show the power of sinmyeong, where colleagues and disciples who have been together gather to embrace and heal each other." Kim Deok-su (71), ...

Aside from K-pop, “samulnori,” traditional Korean percussion music, is a genre from Korea that has received global attention. The gripping excitement that pulsates throughout a samulnori performance ...

There was a time when traditional Korean music performed by ``namsadang,'' or a traveling male entertainment troupe was regarded as something on the fringes of the art world. But their street ...

The sound of drums that originated in South Korea can be heard around the world, said Katherine In-Young Lee. The spread of music genres from one region to others will be explored in “Global Musics ...

In ages past, the Korean art of samul nori played a key part in agricultural life, energizing the soil at planting time and thanking the earth once fall’s bounty had been gathered in. Part ritual and ...

Kim Ji-hye is a musician and composer specializing in traditional Korean music. Her skill in playing the janggu (hour-glass shaped drum) is widely recognized and she has received awards at many ...