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[K-Culture at Home #10] Gugak Remix Series: Jambinai <JAMBINAI>

Jul 21, 2020 | 330 Hit

K-Culture at Home #10 | Gugak Remix Series

The Gugak Remix Series continues with a thrilling new performance from the rock-metal-traditional fusion group Jambinai, available HERE for just one week, now through Tuesday, July 28 at 5 p.m. (EST)!
Jambinai

July 21 - 28
 
Jambinai sound less like a band than a force of nature, combining the full dramatic range of post-rock and metal with Korean folk roots to create an exhilarating and cathartic fusion. Their instrumental music is colored by the electric guitar, fiddle-like haegum, piri bamboo flute, and geomungo zither, each of which has a unique power to channel human emotion. While studying music at Korea’s National University of Arts where they first met, Jambinai's members found they were united by a desire to adapt traditional music for non-traditional listeners. Their vision diverged from other Korean fusion music, however, eschewing classical and jazz styles for a molten mix of metal, rock, and atmospheric experimental sounds prominently featured at the closing ceremony of the of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The result is a darker, more brooding style than most of their contemporaries, a considerable understatement that belies the healing power of Jambinai's music.
Jambinai is a Korean avant-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009 that combines Korean traditional instruments with Western music genres including free jazz, rock, and heavy metal. Focusing on live music performances that provoke overwhelming inspiration, the group has been invited to perform around the world in more than a dozen countries including at the PIAF Arts Festival in Australia, Coachella Festival in the United States, Glastonbury Festival in the UK, Primavera Sound Music Festival in Spain, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Hellfest in France, and the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the Republic of Korea. Jambinai's debut album Différance won Best Crossover Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards and the group won for Best Rock Music and Best Rock Song at the 2020 Korean Music Awards, in addition to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism prize in 2017, Korean National Assembly's Korean Traditional Musician of 2016 award, and the KBS Korean Traditional Music Group Award in 2016. 
 
Premier
June 29, 2020 at Seoul Traditional Donhawamun Theater
 
Musicians
Lee Ilwoo | saenghwang, guitar, piri, taepyeongso, vocals
Kim Bomi | haegeum, triangle, vocals
Sim Eunyong | geomungo
Choi Jaehyuk | drums
Yu Byeongkoo | bass guitar
 
Program

JAMBINAI

Time of Extinction
Sun Tears Red
ONDA
Connection
 
Artist information and photos courtesy of Bella Union.

The Gugak Remix Series: Connecting the World with Korean Traditional Music is a collaboration between the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. and Seoul Traditional Donhwamun Theater that brings unique tradition-inspired music performances from the heart of Korea to global audiences. As many theaters and performing arts venues remain empty during the pandemic, this limited-term program allows artists to communicate on an intimate level with listeners, through full English subtitles of their performance commentary. Recorded video performances are carefully selected to introduce innovative Korean music groups that are recognized around the world and contribute to greater cross-cultural understanding. See the full schedule of upcoming released below. 

Performance Release Schedule

June 4 | GongMyoung: Space Bamboo
June 24 | Go-Back Project: Gugak Pop Concert
July 7 | Coreyah: Clap & Applause
July 21 | Jambinai: Jambinai
August 4 | Ak Dan Gwang Chil: Ak Dan Gwang Chil Concert
August 18 | Black String: Exhale-Puri


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