See separate CD reviews for Lee Nan-Young 1/2, Baek Nyeon-Seol, Yihwaja, Lee In-Kweon, Ko Bok-So, Kim Hae-Sung, Yang Se-Jung, Chaeg Yu-Jeop, Park Shi-Choon, Park Hyang-Rim, Choi Nam Yong, Kang Ho-Sik, Jeon Ok, Yi Hae-Jeon, Son Mik-In, Moon Ho-Wol, Lee Eun-Pa. Many artists have separate pages. Disc. 1: 남인수 - Nam In-Soo 01. 범벅 서울(남인수) 02. 항구의 하소(남인수) 03. 물방아 사랑(남인수) 04. 애수의 제물(남인수) 05. 천리타향(남인수) 06. 유랑마차(남인수) 07. 유랑선(남인수) 08. 애수의 소야곡(남인수) 09. 장전 바닷가(남인수) 10. 꼬집힌 풋사랑(남인수) 11. 사랑

There isn’t too much jazz you can find in Korea, so this might be one of the earliest examples to find. I just hoped it had something more typically Korean in it too, but it simply is jazz-styled. Mostly the bass/drums play a predictable jam theme on which the piano can improvise a bit, while the themes are led smoothly by sax or sax and trumpet. The first track smoothly goes from a moody Pharoah Sanders introduction and back towards such an improvisation. The second track ta

This compilation proves how the new folk music from the 20s/30s was highly original and clearly the foundation for the continuation of this new tradition during the 50s even thought they filtered out the Japanese singing variations further even though it is highly joyful and beautiful to hear them enrich the music. But the music still is a mixture of a variety in styles in singing. The band can have a front folk band (banjo, acoustic guitar, Japenese flute), while the band is