This July, the National Theater of Korea extends an unusual invitation: a summer journey to a “Weird Land of Folk Songs.” The ...

Rooted in Korean Folk Music Tradition, Samulnori Finds a Home in the 21st Century. The genre of samulnori uses four instruments, each of which symbolize an element of nature.

North Korea's DMZ speakers are now blasting music instead of propaganda. — -- North Korea has changed its tune -- at least along the DMZ, or Korean Demilitarized Zone, a two-and-a-half-mile ...

But it was not until the late 19th century that "Arirang" became the most beloved folk song of Koreans. As the people endured a turbulent history from the Joseon era to the Japanese colonial rule ...

Ethnomusicologist Keith Howard has spent years listening to “mind-numbing” North Korean music to better understand how it reflects and reinforces the secretive state’s ideology.

In the ensuing decades, numerous folk-rockers like Song Chang-sik and legendary bands like Sanullim, Deulgukhwa, Songgolmae and Sinawe emerged, ushering in a golden age of Korean rock by the ’80s.

Step into the unique world of SE:UM, a fusion of jazz and Korean traditional virtuosos who united through the pulsating beats of ancient folk tunes and shamanistic rhythms. Led by Joon Lee, recipient ...

Ethnomusicologist Keith Howard has spent years listening to “mind-numbing” North Korean music to better understand how it reflects and reinforces the secretive state’s ideology.

Ethnomusicologist Keith Howard has spent years listening to “mind-numbing” North Korean music to better understand how it reflects and reinforces the secretive state’s ideology.