Moranbong Band - Mother (어머니)

모란봉악단 - 어머니 Music: Ryu Yong-nam (류용남) 1992 Text: Ri Kwang-son (리광선) Vocal duo: Ri Myong-hui (리명희) & Pak Son-hyang (박선향) Bayan solo: Kim Hyang-sun (김향순) Recorded: Mokran Video, DPRK A well hidden jewel in the Moranbong Band: The synthesizer player Kim Hyang-sun here switches to Russian accordion (bayan). She usually looked almost bored when playing synth and actually quit the band in 2013. But here with her accordion, her eyes shine up just from playing this simple tune. The reason for this is she is in reality an accordion virtuoso of very high class. Check out this video when she performs “Horse hooves at Mt. Paektu“: and it becomes clear she really has no use of the Moranbong Band. She could just play everything by herself... In this video from the same TV program “Talents of the DPRK“ in 2009 she performs an arrangement of the well-known virtuoso piece “La Campanella“ by Franz Liszt: Finally from the Korean revolutionary opera “Sea of Blood“, “The Banner of the Revolution“: Since she left the Moranbong Band she has been seen performing with the State Merited Chorus. Japanese subtitles: @Cathay 340, @グレートキエ Thai subtitles: @Panyut Sriwirote