Kim Duk-soo
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Kim Duk-soo (
Biography
Kim was born in Taejon on September 23, 1952. He began his music career at the age of five when joined the Namsadang group, a wandering artists troupe.[2] At age seven, Kim became the youngest person to win the President's Award in the National Folk Music Contest.[3][4]
In 1978, Kim, alongside his colleagues Kim Yong-bae, Lee Kwang-soo, and Choi Jong-sil, formed the SamulNori group. The group used four main instruments: kkwaenggwari, jing, buk, and janggu, the latter of which Kim played.[1] They performed indoors, as, under the Park Chung-hee administration, traditional instruments were associated with student protests, and playing them outside could lead to arrest.[5] The samul nori genre expanded from this initial ensemble, as more groups started to play the same music style.[6]
In 1993, Kim founded a large samul nori orchestra named "Hanullim." The orchestra seeks to promote samul nori performance.[1][7]
Kim was appointed as the founding professor of the School of Korean Traditional Arts at the Korea National University of Arts in 1993.[1]
Kim has won numerous awards, including the Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize and the Order of Cultural Merit.[3] He was also listed as one of the "50 Most Distinguished Koreans in the 50 Years since National Liberation" by the Chosun Ilbo.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "[INTERVIEW] 'Samulnori' master reflects on 63 years of tradition". The Korea Times. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Boram, Kim (2020-05-11). "Korean 'samulnori' master Kim Duk-soo stars in biographical musical". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ a b c "KIM Duk-soo". Fukuoka Prize. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Who is Kim Duk-soo?: Biography". Nanjang Cultures, Inc. Archived from the original on August 4, 2002.
- ^ Footman, Niels. "Born to do it: Interview with Kim, Duk-soo". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008.
- ^ Admin, Por (2022-04-25). "Samulnori: Rediscovering the past through Korean percussion - Haneul Ssem" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Kim Duk-soo, Samulnori Master of 27 Years". KBS Global. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008.