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musical instrument
Also known as: buk
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  • pansori

    …a vocalist accompanied by a buk (double-headed barrel drum). Built from the word pan, meaning “open space,” and sori, meaning “singing” or “sound,” the term pansori itself is a reference to the markets, public squares, and other such open venues where performances originally took place.

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    …a vocalist accompanied by a buk (double-headed barrel drum). Built from the word pan, meaning “open space,” and sori, meaning “singing” or “sound,” the term pansori itself is a reference to the markets, public squares, and other such open venues where performances originally took place.

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