Explanation
Pumba was the word repeated in the songs of street singers, especially when Korea was once impoverished. They strolled around marketplaces or villages seeking food, money, or anything they could get. Pumba doesn’t have a specific meaning but is a language mechanism for keeping a rhythm. These days, the word pumba generally refers to gakseori, a type of performance by performers who do not beg for food or money, but simply sing at events or festivals for entertainment. The Pumba Festival is held in Eumseong every year to celebrate this important part of Korea's modern history.
◎ The Pumba Festival has made affiliations with a local international center, which dispatches volunteers from ten countries to the festival to provide explanations about the event.
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Eumseong-gun Festival Organizing Committee +82-43-871-3415
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Event Start Date : 2025년 06월 11일
Event end date : 2025년 06월 15일
Venue : Area of Eumseong Seolseong Park
Show time : 09:00-21:00
Organizer info : Eumseong-gun Festival Organizing Committee
Contact the organizer : +82-43-871-3415
Sponsor Information : Eumseong Pumba Festival Planning Committee
Charges (Hours) : Free
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Introduction
Pumba was the word repeated in the songs of street singers, especially when Korea was once impoverished. They strolled around marketplaces or villages seeking food, money, or anything they could get. Pumba doesn’t have a specific meaning but is a language mechanism for keeping a rhythm. These days, the word pumba generally refers to gakseori, a type of performance by performers who do not beg for food or money, but simply sing at events or festivals for entertainment. The Pumba Festival is held in Eumseong every year to celebrate this important part of Korea's modern history.
◎ The Pumba Festival has made affiliations with a local international center, which dispatches volunteers from ten countries to the festival to provide explanations about the event.
Programs
Pumba live performance, pumba street parade, global pumba rapper contest
Location
28 Seolseonggongwon-gil, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
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