BOSTON AREA PUNGMUL (BAP)

BAP is a consortium of pungmul groups in the Boston area. Founded in 2004, the mission of the group is to provide a support network for pungmulians in the Boston area. This includes helping new groups get started by teaching those who want to learn pungmul, discussions about how to strengthen pungmul in the Boston area, and hosting large events.

The latter includes "joint practices," in which we invite all pungmulians to join in an informal rehearsal and dinner on a monthly to bimonthly basis. This is a great way to experience the increased joy and excitement that comes from having many people play together.

Another large event is the Annual BAP Workshop, in which instructors from NY or CA are invited to Boston to teach classes, given the limited number of active teachers in the Boston area. (Click to see more about our workshops in 2006 and 2007.

In the past, groups from Brandeis, Wellesley (ChoomKunDul), Harvard (HanMaEum), the Brookline Korean Church (HanSoRi MaDang), and MIT (Oori), as well as community members from the greater Boston area, have all participated in BAP events.

KOREAN CULTURAL OUTREACH NETWORK (KCON)

KCON (http://www.kcon.org) supports development of pungmul groups on the East Coast and facilitates discussions among the many groups to help form a cohesive community. Sponsors the annual pungmul camp in NY or NJ.

POONGMUL.COM

Great online primer to pungmul-- different instruments, history, regional variations, etc. Also lists pungmul-related events (primarily on the East Coast), including the annual pungmul camp in NY or NJ.

KOREAN YOUTH CULTURAL CENTER (KYCC)

Through various cultural and political activities, KYCC members and supporters strengthen their knowledge of, not only Korean and Korean American culture, but also of themselves and how they relate to those cultures. The journey to self and cultural discovery inspires KYCC to continue building and contributing to Korean American community.

Check out the links page for great written resources, including minyo (folk song) lyrics and basic rhythms.

NATIONAL PUNGMUL NETWORK

http://www.kycc.net/NPN/
Good overview of pungmul. Excellent group of documents listed under "Resources," including detailed information about the history of pungmul both in Korea and in the US. Also contains written versions of rhythms (basic garak, utdali, and suljanggo).

HANSORI

One of the legacies of the original members of Hansori was to purchase a great number of audio/visual material representing the traditional Korean arts, now located at MIT's Lewis Music Library after receiving a grant from the MIT Provost's Fund. The holdings (69 compact discs, 2 cassettes, 7 videos, 1 score, and 1 book) include recordings of samulnori, pansori (Korean "opera"), minyo (Korean folk songs), etc. Search any of these key words using the Barton Catalog to find the items. Anyone with an MIT ID card or with access to HOLLIS (the interlibrary loan system, which most major Boston universities are a part of) can check these items out.

This project was made possible by the hard work of Minjoon Kouh, Tae H. Park (G), and Kyoung Mun Shin ('00).