Wangjaesan Light Music Band

Wangjaesan Light Music Band

Infobox Korean name|context=north
hangul=왕재산 경음악단
hanja=旺載山輕音樂團 / 王在山輕音樂團
mr=Wangjaesan Kyŏngŭmaktan
rr=Wangjaesan Gyeongeumakdan

The Wangjaesan Light Music Band is a music group in North Korea. It was established by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on 22 July 1983.

Its music is often broadcast over Korean Central Broadcasting Station channels such as Radio Pyongyang.

It takes its name from Mt. Wangjae in Onsong-gun, North Hamgyong Province, on the border with China, where Kim Il Sung is said to have held a meeting for anti-Japanese activities in 1933 .

External links

* [http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/79wxMa6HpA4/ Instrumentals by the Wangjaesan Light Music Band]
* [http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/aQ3SOGnxJeE/ Instrumentals by the Wangjaesan Light Music Band]

See also

*Korean music
*List of Korean musicians
*List of Korea-related topics


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