Samulnori uses four instruments, each of which symbolize an element of nature: janggu, the hour-glass shaped drum that represents the rain; buk, the barrel drum — which has been around for 5,000 ...

In order to play within a confined space, Kim could not bring all of the instruments used to play pungmul. After careful selection, he chose four instruments - buk, janggu, jing and kkwaenggwari - ...

SamulNori, Master Drummers and Dancers from Korea, will return to Houston for the first time in 12 years on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 8 p.m. in Wortham Center's Cullen Theater, presented by ...

Tonight, the Fine Arts Center will be hosting the performers of “SamulNori: Korean Dance and Drums” in their Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. The words “SamulNori” in Korean loosely mean “to play four things ...

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 ...

While the powerfully athletic traditions of the Kodo drummers are known internationally, the equally athletic and dynamic drumming and percussion traditions of Kore… ...

Keep two things in mind when going to see SamulNori tomorrow at the Power Center: First of all, it will require complete concentration. Secondly, consider bringing some earplugs. Concentration is ...

Visitors at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi, enjoy a lively samulnori performance — a genre of traditional Korean percussion music played with four instruments — on May 6, the ...

Samulnori Ttamtti, a Korean traditional music quartet composed of four individuals with disabilities, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert titled "Ttamtti's 20-Year Journey to Fly High." ...