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Samul nori is a percussion genre from South Korea that has become a global music genre, performed by professional ensembles and amateur musical enthusiasts around the world Here we see Canto del Cielo based in Mexico City, Yongnamnongak being rehearsed at the World SamulNori Festival in 2008, & the Shinawi team from Japan Join us tomorrow Thursday April 22nd @ 6pm ET to learn more about samul nori & its global presence with ethnomusicologist Prof. Katherine In-Young Lee... https://www.koreasociety.org//1483-samul-nori-dynamic-rhyt

Thank you to Professor Katherine In-Young Lee for joining us last night for dynamic conversation about Samul Nori, the percussion genre from South Korea that reached international popularity with its neo-traditional musical repertory & powerful rhythmic forms In case you missed it, head to our YouTube Channel to watch the video recording or listen the podcastavailable now Be sure to subscribe & to stay up to date on all our latest programs ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GluFxO9Oxw&t=1s

Read about friend of The Korea Society, Alice Jun of Hana Makgeolli at Grub Street "Hana Makgeolli taproom and brewery, founded by Alice Jun, stands out among New York's surfeit of nano-breweries and tasting rooms because it is the only Stateside producer of makgeolli, the milky Korean rice drink that is sometimes compared to nigori sake and sherry, and which can taste a bit like creamy kombucha. Swipe through and tap the link in bio to learn more about Hana Makgeolli Photo...s: Caroline Tompkins" Reposted from Grub Street's Instagram https://www.grubstreet.com///alice-jun-hana-makgeolli.html

This is a buk, a barrel drum often used in many forms of Korean instrumental music like samul nori, the traditional South Korean percussion genre with powerful rhythmic forms and a neo-traditional musical repertory Join us this Thursday 4/22 @ 6pm ET for Samul Nori: Dynamic Rhythms from Korea with Professor Katherine In-Young Lee. She’ll talk about the about the history and development of samul nori and its importance as a sonic and cultural symbol of South Korea Head ...to the link below to learn more and RSVP to Thursday’s event https://www.koreasociety.org//1483-samul-nori-dynamic-rhyt

The Korea Society : Samul Nori: Dynamic Rhythms from Korea

For the 3rd episode of our Women’s Leadership series, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) will share her journey in becoming one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress As an immigrant, small business owner, and previous CA State 65th district Assemblywoman, we will explore how Congresswoman Kim pursued the American dream to become a successful Korean American leader and politician Head to our website to RSVP to our live webcast with Congresswoman Kim, Wednesday, April 21st @ 6pm ET https://www.koreasociety.org//1490-women-in-congress-a-con

Registration is now open for our online Summer 2021 Korean language classes! Hear from Korean Language Program student Sarah and why she enjoys taking classes at the Society! Click here for more info and to browse our course offerings ... https://koreasociety.org/online-language See more

The Korea Society : Role of Regional Players in Inter-Korean Peace and Unification

The Korea Society : Women in Congress: A Conversation with U.S. Representative Young Kim

Join us April 27 at 7pm ET for our Young Professional's Network as we welcome renowned businesswoman Angie Byun to share on her career as a leader in the media, entertainment, and fashion industries Learn insider secrets about her executive roles with Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Wired, and Golf Digest and how those experiences helped her land her current position as CEO at AB WORLD Sign up here: https://www.koreasociety.org//young-professionals/item/1489

Join us tomorrow @ noon for a discussion on regional roles in building inter-Korean peace and unification with: Columbia University adjunct professor Katrin Fraser Katz Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior research analyst Kathryn Botto Society senior director Stephen Noerper... RSVP here: https://www.koreasociety.org//1476-role-of-regional-player

Samul nori, the South Korean percussion genre, was first created in Seoul in 1978 by a quartet of musicians who gave the genre its name (which translates to four things play). One of the instruments is kweng-gwa-ari, the small gong shown here Now, samul nori’s neo-traditional musical repertory has reached international popularity, performed on stages around the world Join us next Thursday 4/22 @ 6pm ET to learn more about the about the history and development of samul n...ori and its importance as a sonic and cultural symbol of South Korea with Professor Katherine In-Young Lee at Samul Nori: Dynamic Rhythms from Korea Head to our website to learn more and RSVP https://www.koreasociety.org//1483-samul-nori-dynamic-rhyt

The Korea Society is pleased to announce that we will continue the online Korean language classes for Summer 2021! The Summer Session classes run from June 1 - August 9, 2021 Registration is now open for our online Summer 2021 Korean language classes. Please browse our course offerings listed in the link below ... For more information, please contact Jahee Yu, Program Director through contact form on our website or by phone at 212-792-7923 Looking forward to having you join us online this Summer https://www.koreasociety.org/online-language

Join The Korea Society and the Office of International Student and Scholars (OISS) for a conversation on the role of international education exchange as a tool of soft power diplomacy and a discussion about recent changes to North Korea’s economy. This discussion will be brought to you by Society staff members Linda Tobash, Senior Advisor for Education and Jonathan Corrado, Director of Policy https://www.tc.columbia.edu//international-homeroom-inter/

Thank you to Professor Robert Ji-Song Ku for joining us at last night’s captivating program Hot! Hot! Hot! Korean Food in the Age of Kpop In case you missed it, head to our website to watch the video recording or listen the podcastavailable now Be sure to subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our latest programs ... https://www.koreasociety.org//1480-hot-hot-hot-korean-food