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Introduction on SamulNori

26 Mar 2011

Race Relations Day – Waitakere City Henderson Park

Ladies and Gentlemen, before starting the performance, I’ll introduce Samulnori briefly for your understanding.

SamulNori's music is based on traditional Korean folk music, which has been developed for centuries by farmers to celebrate a good harvest or festivals. It is called Nong-Ak, literally Farmers’ Music, and it involves not only music but also acrobatics, dances and rituals.

SamulNori is simple and modernised version of Nong-Ak and becomes one of most popular art genre in Korea and greatly loved by all generations.

The name SamulNori means "the play of four things." The four things refer to the four percussive instruments, 2 leather and 2 metal instruments. Each instrument is associated with an element in nature, in terms of similarity of sounds between them.  

The JangGo is often called the hourglass drum, referring to its shape. The drum has two sides. One side produces a high pitched sound. As each instrument is associated with an element in nature, The Jango is associated with rain.

The Buk is a barrel drum, made of a piece of hollow out wood and two leather skins tied to the wood. It is played by a single stick and provides the bass sounds of the group. The buk is related to clouds.

The Ching is a large gong that is struck with a padded stick whose sound is the most magnificent among all the instruments. The Ching is associated with wind.

K'kwaenggwari is a small gong. It is the smallest but has the loudest and highest pitch out of the four instruments. The player of Kwaenggari is leading and orchestrating Samulnori by signaling transitions in the music. The k'kwaenggwari is related to lightening.

Now it’s time to start and I hope you enjoy our performance. Thank you very much.