The name of the instrument itself, “gayageum” originates from a small state called 'Gaya', which was annexed by Silla. The gayageum is the most widely used traditional Korean musical instrument due to ...

On April 12, 40 exchange students from Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University attended a special lecture on Korean traditional music at the Korean Cultural Center in Thailand. Students showed an ...

Why? It was because of "gugak," or the traditional Korean music. The award was presented at the National Gugak Center in Seoul. Pearl Abyss launched Land of Morning Light: Seoul, an expansion for ...

"Because of the 25-string instrument, young students don't know how to use nonghyeon properly," she said. Because of her love for Korean traditional music as well as the instrument, she went back ...

Earlier volumes in the series have covered diverse subjects, including pansori (a traditional musical storytelling); sanjo (playing of an instrument solo); music notations of Korea; folksong ...