The large bamboo flute called daegeum, used in traditional Korean music, is uniquely capable of producing a wide range of listening experiences from a single ancient woodwind instrument. Daegeum, a ...

INCHEON ― Every winter, Lee Jung-dae, a “daegeum” or traditional transverse bamboo flute maker, wanders around bamboo groves in the southern part of the nation to find the finest materials for making ...

A lone bamboo standing in snow, called ``seoljuk'' in Korean, is a metaphorical depiction of the solitary life of a 49-year-old maker of ``daegeum,'' the traditional Korean large bamboo transverse ...

Traditional Korean music is as accomplished and dynamic as the country’s history. While the nation’s indigenous instruments shares qualities with those in other countries, most notably in East Asia, ...

Lopa Kothari presents a session from the Korean Ensemble E-DO, who combine traditional Korean instruments such as the chulhyungeum (iron-stringed zither), janggu (drum) and daegeum (bamboo flute), ...

If you are planning to learn a wind instrument, beginning with a flute will not be a bad idea. Though it is not too easy to learn a flute, the soothing sound of this instrument has the power of making ...

The Yeongdong World Traditional Music and Arts Expo held on Sept. 18 in Yeongdong-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, featured foreign musicians wearing Hanbok (traditional clothing) comprising a ...

Daegeum maestro Won Jang-hyun plays the daegeum, a large Korean bamboo flute, at the National Gugak Center in Seoul. Photo © Hyungwon Kang The large bamboo flute ...