Samul nori
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Samul nori is a genre of Korean percussion music. It is a modern adaptation of traditional Korean musics, namely the ritual farming music nongak and Korean shamanic music muak, for the indoor stage.
A samul nori performance in Bremen, Germany
A traditional pungmul performance (2009)
Pungmul
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Pungmul is a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing. Most performances are outside, with dozens of players all in constant motion. Pungmul is rooted in the dure farmi
Samul nori
…four objects play') is a genre of Korean percussion music. It is a modern adaptation of traditional Korean musics, namely the ritual farming music nongak and Korean shamanic music muak, for the indoor stage. As per its name, samul nori is performed with four traditional Korean musical instruments: a small…
Samul nori, unlike traditional pungmul, is performed in a seated position.
The majority of soe players today hold the instrument in the left hand by suspending it either with the first finger or the thumb.
Brightly colored cloth sashes are often attributed to pungmul's roots in shamanism.