Yoon Jeong Heo is so active that it’s almost surprising she doesn’t single-handedly generate combustible energy during the course of one of her average working days. But there is nothing remotely ...

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 ...

I PLAY TWO STRINGED INSTRUMENTS AND. ONE DRUM. NINE YEAR OLD LILY IS PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT THAT KOREANS HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY SILLA PERIOD. BUSTLE. APPROXIMATELY 1500 YEARS AGO. LILY HAS ...

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, ...

SEOUL, September 19, 2010 - The future of Korean traditional music was the topic of discussion here when Asia Society Korea Center hosted Dr. Jocelyn Clark for its latest monthly luncheon lecture.

I was 9 when I first heard the gayageum (Korean zither) in the song "O Nara" from the historical K-drama "Jewel in the Palace." While I couldn't understand a word of the lyrics, the uniqueness of the ...

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 ...

The gayageum is an instrument made with 12 silk strings stretched over a paulownia wood body. Between the silk strings and the body are movable bridges called ‘anjok’ that support each string. It is ...