Suwon Folk Village and Drum Dance
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Channel: Joy · 2009 · Travel & Events
For Korea's Chuseok holiday me and some pals went to the Suwon Folk Village. During our visit we saw: Pungmul (Korean: 풍물), or Pungak (Korean: 풍악), is a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing. Most performances are outside, with tens of players, all in constant motion. Pungmul is rooted in the dure (collective labor) farming culture. It was originally played as part of farm work, on rural holidays, at other village community-building events, and in shamanistic rituals. Today it has expanded in meaning and is also used in political protest and as a performing art form. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nongak It was great~
