| Pansori gosu | |
|---|---|
Gosu |
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| 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 chu-imsae, also play an important role.