Moranbong Band Victory Day Celebration Performance 2012 (전승절경축 모란봉악단공연 2012년)

Recorded: Mokran Video, DPRK After their debut just three weeks earlier in front of of a smaller audience but with the Supreme Leader present, here’s their first performance in a large arena full of ordinary people. The concert is divided in two parts where the first one hour long half contains almost exclusively newly rehearsed material. They had been practicing day an night until they literarily fainted to make this event happen. There are some minor imperfections in the strings here and there, probably due to the short time they had at disposal to prepare the often technically very demanding music parts. The audio recording is also slightly substandard and one gets the impression there may have been some problems with fold-back to the performers, too. Maybe the strings could not hear each other (and themselves!) properly? If you look carefully you will see some wearing of in-ear monitoring headphones here and there. Video was also shot during rehearsal so it’s hard to tell if they were used during the actual performance. To find out more about the songs, please click on the links below where each song has been published separately: 0:00 Intro 0:09 The National Anthem (애국가) 3:37 War songs medley (전시가요련곡) 17:29 General Star (장군별) 22:32 On the road to a decisive battle (결전의 길로) 26:20 Marching and marching (진군 또 진군) 30:03 Soldier’s song (전사의 노래) 34:46 My life (나의 한생) 39:02 My life and Motherland (내 삶과 조국) 42:31 With the battle flag (군기와 함께) 45:50 Echoes of war victory (전승의 메아리) 50:16 Living like back then (그때처럼 우리가 살고있는가) 53:54 Chinese songs (중국노래) 58:14 Forever remembered by the Fatherland (조국은 영원히 기억하리라) 1:01:44 The winners - Our (승리자들 - 우리의 ) 1:07:23 Beautiful girl (예쁜이) 1:11:19 Csárdás (챠르다쉬) 1:15:42 Silk weaving girl in Nyongbyon (녕변의 비단처녀) 1:19:04 This land’s masters say (이 땅의 주인들은 말하네) 1:23:04 Minuetto in rosy colours (장미빛을 띤 메뉴에뜨) 1:25:35 Ma Reine de Saba (싸바의 녀왕) 1:28:37 Star in my heart (내 마음 별에 담아) 1:31:16 Let’s study (배우자) 1:34:59 We cannot live apart from His bosom (그 품 떠나 못살아) 1:38:32 Mozart No 40 (모짜르트 40번) 1:41:50 Zigeunerweisen (집씨의 노래) 1:46:29 Look at us (우리를 보라) 1:50:27 I sing in praise of the Party (당을 노래하노라) 1:54:16 Our beloved leader (인민이 사랑하는 우리 령도자)