Yes, that was at normal speed. But now that I have your attention, that was “Sound of Horse Hooves in Mt Paektu” performed by the Moranbong Band of DPRK. More below.
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Here, I want to mention a book completely out of left field:
• Understanding Korea
https://archive.org/details/understandingkorea/1-nature/
“For anyone who wants to learn about Korea, and the political and economic workings of the DPRK, this is the definitive guide.
Taken from http://www.korean-books.com.kp/en/search/?page=book”
Here is an audio reading that will take you up to Chapter 9. You will have to read the tenth book (‘Unification’) yourself.
· Understanding Korea Series 1-9 [8:21:42]
It’s a machine audio so just use it in conjunction with the PDF as you prefer.
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My interest in the DPRK followed very much along the lines of Leon Allan Davis (see below). I wanted to draw my own conclusions about the people and their government so I went searching, reading and listening.
They certainly produce some amazing music as you will see from the following compilation.
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The music clips are from a playlist so just stop and start and explore further at your leisure.
· Leon Allan Davis
Leon’s interest in DPRK arose out of stumbling across the Moranbong Band and DPRK music in general. He gives a very scholarly talk on topics that interest him from time to time
at 7:16 TURN UP THE VOLUME …
· The Reunification Song
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Here are a few of my favourites from the Moranbong Band HD playlist (more later)
· Moranbong Band - Glorious and Admirable
(featuring band leader and lead violinist Sonu Hyang-hui; the cellist is Yoo Eun-Jong)
· Moranbong Band (DPRK) featuring cellist Yoo Eun-Jong (Song: “I Know Only You”)
· “General Star” (Piano solo by Kim Yong-mi)
or something a little more upbeat that I opened with …
· “Sound of horse hooves in Mt Paektu” (featuring each of the musicians individually)
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· Arirang
The desire of all Koreans for UNITY is exemplified by the song "Arirang" - a Korean folk song, often considered the unofficial national anthem of a unified Korea.
· From South Korea – Yuna Kim (world and Olympic champion) skates to “Arirang” – Vancouver 2010
· From DPRK (‘North Korea’) – Moranbong Band performs “Arirang”
· or the New York Philharmonic if you prefer
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· Leon Allan Davis
Leon’s interest in DPRK arose out of stumbling across the Moranbong Band and DPRK music in general. As with all rabbit holes, the reality is far from what we are ‘supposed to believe’ in the Jewish-controlled media.
Leon gives a very scholarly talk on topics that interest him from time to time (as per my opening link)
· The Reunification Song (as above)
· The Problem of North Korea
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· Eva Bartlett (yes - that’s the intrepid Eva K Bartlett of Gaza and Syria work)
Eva (https://ingaza.wordpress.com/) started her international investigative journalism in Gaza but (among others) has been courageously instrumental in bringing us the truth about Syria (and more recently Ukraine). She visited the DPRK to see for herself …
· https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/photos-from-a-week-in-the-dprk
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Miscellaneous ‘promotional’ material - some light propaganda
· Korean Socialism – Human Rights (ethnic nationalism comes to mind)
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… More from the Moranbong band … highlighting their exquisite classical talent
· “Zigeunerweisen” (Gypsy Airs 1878 by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarasate)
(Lead violinist Sonu Hyang-hui is truly world class)
· “Csárdás”
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… Moranbong Band ENCORE(x3)
(It’s hard to limit to just a few favourites)
· “Soldier’s road” (featuring Kang Phyong-hui Guitar solo)
· “Without a break” (Tansume) (I love the guitar work!)
· (Kim Jong-un is an Eric Clapton fan, by the way)
· “Mungyong Pass” – Moranbong Band (DPRK)
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Here’s a surprise for you …
· Ri Sol Ju: Soldiers' Footprints
… and did you know that Ri Sol Ju is the First Lady of DPRK (Kim Jong-un’s wife)?
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Not quite finally
· 푸옹 Phuong DPRK Daily
The channel “푸옹 Phuong DPRK Daily” is about as authentic as you can get in explaining and promoting the idea of DPRK Juche.
https://www.youtube.com/c/%ED%91%B8%EC%98%B9PhuongDPRKDaily/videos
So much stuff there including this documentary ‘PROPAGANDA’.
and various playlists such as:
… and
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Another channel of interest - SONGUN007:
Dr Dermot Hudson, Chairman of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea , Chairman of KFA UK and President of the Association for the Study of Songun Politics, gives a short intro to the SONGUN007 which will be used a trailer video for the channel.
· Short Video About the Channel SONGUN007
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One more item from Leon Allan Davis
· The Sad Case of Otto Warmbier – Leon Allan Davis
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A Collector’s Item:
· General Kim Il-sung’s radio speech given on 26 June 1950, the day after the war against the US had broken out.
http://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/KimIlSung/GoAllOutForVictoryInTheWar-1950.pdf
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FINALLY!
Something pleasant on the eyes and ears to finish on …
· Moranbong Band - Let New Year's snow fall (설눈아 내려라) - Moranbong Band HD
Enjoy the journey.
Did anyone make it past Zigeunerweisen?
Understanding Korea – the book/audio
I followed the audio along with the actual text from the PDF booklets. As the speed was already enhanced, I found x1.25 very comfortable
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (1) Nature
Book 1 from the beginning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iQu8H_VRtk
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (2) History
Book 2 Starts at 58:05
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=3490
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (3) Politics
Book 3 Starts at 1:56:52
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=7012
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (4) Defence
Book 4 Starts at 2:50:00
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=10200
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (5) Economy
Book 5 Starts at 3:44:21
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=13461
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (6) Culture
Book 6 Starts at 4:36:25
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=13461
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (7) Folklore
Book 7 Starts at 5:35:19
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=20119
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (8) Tourism and Investment
Book 8 Starts at 6:26:10 (99 sections not 100 in this booklet)
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=23110
Section 1 starts after Table Contents at 6:29:47
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=23387
• UNDERSTANDING KOREA (9) Human Rights
Book 9 Starts at 7:20:58
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=26458
Section 1 starts after Table Contents at 7:26:20
https://youtu.be/7iQu8H_VRtk?t=26780
Thank you!!