After attending that one incredible evening to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Korea, titled “Love’s Mosaic” and featuring traditional Korean music and pansori, I ...
Go Heung-gon was busy winding silk threads to make a batch of 12 that he would need for the “gayageum” or 12-stringed Korean zither. He worked constantly, even as he answered the phone, received ...
It was an unusual scene to see a queue of people with their traditional music instruments waiting for special ``treatment'' inside a small workshop of artisan Go Hung-gon, located in Sungin-dong, ...
In addition to K-dramas, the traditional zithers gayageum and geomungo have sparked my interest in Korea's rich traditions and culture. Dal:um is a Korea based duo whose interpretation of the ...
In the dynamic world of music, where the traditional and contemporary often run in parallel, Oh Hyun-ji finds a way to harmonise both. Popularly known online as Yageum Yageum, this talented young ...
Meet Yageum Yageum, a Korean content creator bridging the gap between traditional and modern music. About the artist: Yageum Yageum, whose real name is Oh Hyun-ji, is a musician who has a following of ...
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Korea's summit sounds

A musician plays the gayageum, a traditional Korean string instrument, at the K-Wave Playground inside the Gyeongju Arts Center, the venue for the APEC CEO Summit, in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on ...