버클리 풍물패 :: EGO

What is EGO? EGO is a student group at UC Berkeley dedicated to P'ungmul, Korean traditional percussion music. Founded in 2000, EGO has grown to over thirty core members who actively strive to share the richness of the Korean culture by practicing and learning on a weekly basis and teaching Decal courses every semester. EGO has continued to expand awareness of the Korean culture throughout Cal and the bigger Bay area by leading performances on campus, museums, cultural festivals, and various other venues.

As a lot of the students may have already known, EGO practices and performs the Samulnori- literally translated into mean play of four instruments- and offers Decal class on Pangut. Perhaps less publicized are our subgroups that work on perfecting and showcasing Obuk, Suljanggu, Woebuk and Samgomu. Usually consisting of teams of four to six players, these subgroups strive to exhibit different aspects of buk and janggu that not only demonstrate the elegance of each instrument but also the technical difficulties that each instrument presents. Also included in our subgroups are Talchum, Korean traditional dance, and Yuldoobal, sangmo with 12 feet extension.

EGO continues to expand the Korean tradition, today, by collaborating with other UC clubs dedicated to P’ungmul as well as other organizations around the Bay Area. Through such, we hope to not only be further expanding awareness of the Korean culture but also encouraging participating in p’ungmul.

http://berkeleyego.com