Hwang Byŏnggi Performs Hŭimori on the Korean Zither, 1966
Now, enjoy the same piece in an extraordinarily passionate performance — Cho Okchu of the P'yŏngyang Conservatory on the Korean Zither. This ain't bad either — Kyŏng Namchŏl Performs Hŭimori at the People's Orchestra 100th Anniversary Memorial Kayagŭm Concert in P'yŏngyang.
[link via The New Beginning]
Labels: Classical Music, Corea, Norks in the News
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Some qanoun, the Arabic zither:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjeypR0GrI (between 1:40 and 2:10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKhKNL6MZgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY5e9c3TzEs
Thanks, Samer. Very good music.
Arabs gave us the name "Korea" from the old "Goryeo." They gave Koreans their local alcohol, "soju," still known as "anakju" in North Korea. Maybe they gave Koreans the Zither as well.
My wife's hometown folkloric hero is Cheoyong, who was most likely an Arab who settled in these parts more than a 1000 years ago.
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