Broken voices postcolonial entanglements and the preservation of Korea's central folksong traditions
Folksongs and other music traditions continue to be prominent in South Korea, which today is better known for its technological prowess and the Korean Wave of popular entertainment. In 2009, many Koreans reacted with dismay when China officially recognised the folksong Arirang, commonly regarded as...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu
University of Hawai'i Press
2018, 2018
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| Series: | Music and performing arts of Asia and the Pacific / Music and performing arts of Asia and the Pacific
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Folksongs and other music traditions continue to be prominent in South Korea, which today is better known for its technological prowess and the Korean Wave of popular entertainment. In 2009, many Koreans reacted with dismay when China officially recognised the folksong Arirang, commonly regarded as the national folksong in North and South Korea, as part of its national intangible cultural heritage. They were vindicated when versions from both sides of the DMZ were included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity a few years later. At least on a national level, folksongs thus carry significant political importance. But what are these Korean folksongs about, and who has passed them on over the years, and how? This work describes how the major repertoires were transmitted and performed in and around Seoul |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2017 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780824876845 |