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View allNorth Korea continually generates surprises: things that we could not possibly make up. To liven up your Saturday, here are two new entries from a group we have not heard of before: the Chong Bong Band doing Oh Susanna and Camptown Races. And what is that hip harmony around 4:25? And wait…is that clarinetist sporting a faux hawk?
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