pansori
what it is
Pansori (Korean: 판소리, also spelled p'ansori) is a genre of Korean traditional music. It is a vocal and percussional music performed by one sorikkun (Korean: 소리꾼, a singer) and one gosu (a drummer playing a barrel drum called buk Korean: 북). The term pansori is derived from pan (Korean: 판, meaning "a place where many people gather"), and sori (Korean: 소리, meaning "sound").
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What is pansori?
Pansori (Korean: 판소리, also spelled p'ansori) is a genre of Korean traditional music. It is a vocal and percussional music performed by one sorikkun (Korean: 소리꾼, a singer) and one gosu (a drummer playing a barrel drum called buk Korean: 북). The term pansori is derived from pan (Korean: 판, meaning "a place where many people gather"), and sori (Korean: 소리, meaning "sound").
What are good pansori albums to start with?
Try 뿌리깊은 나무 판소리 (단가) by Various Artists and 뿌리깊은 나무 판소리 (흥보가) by 박봉술.
Who are some women making pansori?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/pansori/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making pansori, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20