Drum Korea! Korean Beat "Samulnori 사물놀이"

Drum Korea! Korean Beat "Samulnori 사물놀이"

Samul nori(사물놀이) is a genre of traditional percussion music originating in Korea.
Samul(사물) means "four(sa) objects(mul)" and Nori(놀이) means "to play"
Samul nori is always performed with four traditional Korean musical instruments:
-Kkwaenggwari (a small gong)
-Jing (a larger gong)
-Janggu (an hourglass-shaped drum)
-Buk (a frame drum similar to the bass drum)

Samul nori has its roots in nong-ak(literally "farmers' music"), a Korean folk genre comprising music, acrobatics, folk dance, and rituals, which was traditionally performed in rice farming villages in order to ensure and to celebrate good harvests. (pungmul,pungmulgut,gut and nong-ak also has the same meaning)
The first samulnori group was established in February 1978 by janggu player and former Namsadang star performer Kim Duk Soo, with the remaining original performers being Kim Young Bae( kkwaenggwari), Choi Tae Hyun (jing), and Lee Jong Dae (buk).