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Where to hear gugak in Seoul: National Gugak Center and tips for visitors

Seoul has plenty of places to hear Korean traditional music…

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Arirang: the meaning, regional versions and UNESCO listing of Korea's song

If there is one song nearly every Korean knows, it is Ariran…

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Pansori explained: the five madang, the gosu and chuimsae

Pansori is Korea's great storytelling song: one singer, one…

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Korean traditional instruments: gayageum, geomungo, haegeum, daegeum and more

Korean traditional music uses a family of instruments that s…

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What is gugak? A beginner's guide to Korean traditional music

Gugak means, literally, "national music", and in practice it…

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