Gasa Narrative Song

Kim Bong-gi was born in Buan in 1935 and, as a child, learned gasa, a genre of narrative song, while living in the same village as Seogam Jeong Gyeong-tae; he later studied further under Go Min-sun, holder of Jeollabuk-do intangible heritage. Kim Bong-gi's singing is marked by a clear, calm voice, and by the way even his high notes seem almost to break off yet never quite do, flowing on smoothly like beads rolling, one after another. Kim Bong-gi has won prizes at numerous competitions, including the Jeonju National Men's and Women's Sijo Singing Competition and the National Men's and Women's Sijo Singing Competition.

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Where it is

Region

Buan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Intangible Heritage · 시도무형유산