Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Keep two things in mind when going to see SamulNori tomorrow at the Power Center: First of all, it ...

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.” ...

The heavy bass of a drum and the deeply vibrating gong silenced an excitedly chattering audience in the Fine Arts Center. Korean master drummer Kim,Duk Soo visited UMass Tuesday, along with the ...

Images of him playing “janggu,” or a Korean traditional hourglass-shaped drum, captivated some 2,000 audience members at the opening of the MTV Cyworld Dream Festival at AX-Korea in Seoul, July.

"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), ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Samulnori master Kim Duk-soo has a knack for fusing different styles of music. For the past three decades, he has collaborated with numerous musicians from around the world in a variety of genres ...

When the SamulNori comes, it brings rain, lightning, clouds and wind. But it’s not a weather condition. It’s a Korean percussion ensemble whose name means “to play four parts” or “mastery of four ...

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 ...