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North Korea : The Hermit Kingdom

 

The Children's Palace

Listen to: Children Sing


After years of isolation from the west, the North Korean government invited Foreign Correspondent's crew into the Hermit Kingdom to cover the International Festival of Sport and Culture for Peace.

Amongst the many spectacles and sights witnessed by reporter George Negus was the Children's Palace, a showplace of the Nation's Youth.

 

Women singing - Youth Park

Listen to: Women Sing
Women Sing Every Sunday in Youth Park, Pyongyang's version of central park, hundreds of elderly women, many of them war widows, gather in the "The Pavillion of Affectionate Love".

Here they find a place to dance, sing and chat and to remember their past and lost loves.

 

 

Traditional Musicians

Listen to: Traditional Musicans

This group of musicians was recorded in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.