Window to Korean Culture 

    Playing Jangu-gu ( The 163rd monthly event )

We would like to invite you to our monthly event.

We want to help foreigners to know about Korean culture.  

This month we will introduce "Jang-gu(hourglass drum)", a Korean traditional instruments. 

The performance of janggu falls on percussive virtuosity.

The Janggu has a wooden body with leather drumheads. The instrument is played by striking the drumheads with two sticks, one in each hand.

The left side is struck with a mallet called gung chae, while the right side is struck with a thin bamboo stick called yul chae.

The janggu is mostly used in nong-ak (farmers' music) and also as accompaniment to folk songs and japka (semi-art songs).

The sound of the janggu is reminiscent of rain.

1. When : February 19 (Sun). 2012.  2 ~ 5 p.m

2. Where : Hongbeopsa temple

3. For whom : Foreigners only 

4. Fee : Free  

* Shuttle service is available in front of “Nopodong Central Bus Terminal” beside “Nopodong Subway Station(Line 1)” at 13:00 and 13:30 (2 times) 

* If you want to join the event, sign in beforehand to the following e-mail address  with your information below. Your information is needed only to report to the municipal government of Busan, which partially supports our monthly events.

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Application & Information :  

010-4155-8048 (Rachel)  

010-4104-8390 (Song E) 

E-mail : [email protected]   

Home : http://www.busanbuddhism.com/eng_hannarae/traditional/03.asp   

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