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Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Drum |
Sound sample | |
Buk | |
Hangul | 북 |
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Revised Romanization | buk |
McCune–Reischauer | puk |
The buk (Korean: 북) is a traditional Korean drum. While the term buk is a native Korean word used as a generic term meaning "drum" (the Sino-Korean word being go), it is most often used to refer to a shallow barrel-shaped drum, with a round wooden body that is covered on both ends with animal skin.[citation needed] Buk are categorized as hyeokbu (혁부, 革部) which are instruments made with leather, and has been used for jeongak (Korean court music) and folk music.[1]