Pansori gosu

Pansori gosu
Gosu
Korean name
Hangul	판소리 고수
Hanja	판소리 鼓手
Revised Romanization	Pansori Gosu
McCune–Reischauer	P'ansori Kosu

A gosu (literally "drummer") is a drummer in performances of pansori, a form of traditional Korean narrative/theater that is usually performed by just two musicians: a solo singer and a drummer. The gosu supports the sorikkun, or singer, by providing rhythms with a soribuk (pansori drum), a shallow barrel drum with a pine body and two cowhide heads. Impromptu short verbal sounds made by the gosu, called chuimsae, also play an important role.

Famous people

Late Joseon Dynasty

Further information: Joseon

• Song Gwang-rok[1] (宋光祿)
• Joo Duk-gi[2] (朱德基)

Japanese Colonial Period

Further information: Korea under Japanese rule

• Han Sung-jun[3] (韓成俊)

Recently

• Kim Myung-hwan [4](金命煥)

See also

• Korean music
• Korean culture

References

1. "송광록", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2016-05-29, retrieved 2019-03-20
2. "주덕기", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2015-11-10, retrieved 2019-03-20
3. "한성준", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2018-11-19, retrieved 2019-03-20
4. "김명환 (1913년)", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2017-07-28, retrieved 2019-03-20