Pansori gosu

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Pansori gosu
Hangul:
판소리 고수
Hanja:
판소리 鼓手
Revised Romanization: Pansori Gosu
McCune-Reischauer: P'ansori Kosu

Gosu is a drummer in pansori performances. He supports the sorikkun, the singer, by giving rhythms with a soribuk (pansori drum), which is made out of pine tree and cowhide. Impromptu short verbal sounds made by the gosu, chu-imsae, also play an important role.

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