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ANN/THE KOREA HERALD – Skilled kkwaenggwari player Kim Mi-jung was first introduced to Gochang nongak – a type of traditional farmers’ music developed in Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province – during her college days when she joined a traditional music band. Since then, her passion for this art form has led her to make regular pilgrimages […] ....
“Gochang nongak first came into my life at a college traditional music band. Since then, I've gone to Gochang every summer and winter to learn the music,” said Kim Mi-jung, a kkwaenggwari player of Gochang nongak, a type of traditional farmers’ music developed in Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province. The kkwaenggwari is a metal percussion instrument or gong with a radius the length of the span of. ....
Performers wearing hats that look like huge flower bouquets walk in single file while beating rapidly on instruments slung over their shoulders. Thunder-like sounds from the leather drum skins reverberate across the auditorium, filling the space with booming rhythms. Among the instruments, the sounds of the "janggu," a traditional percussion instrument consisting of a two-headed drum covered with leather an. ....