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[K-Culture at Home #8] Gugak Remix Series(2): 'Gukak Pop Concert' by Go-Back Project

Jun 24, 2020 | 829 Hit
K-Culture at Home #8 | Gugak Remix Series

The latest edition of K-Culture at Home continues the Gugak Remix Series with a newly released and full English-subtitled Gugak Pop Concert from the creative music group Go-Back Project, blending of traditional pansori and pop flair! It's available HERE for just one week, now through Tuesday, June 30 at 5 p.m. (EST)!
Gukak Pop Concert
Go-Back Project

Part of the Gugak Remix Series

What happens when Korea's musical past and present collide? A Gugak Pop Concert! Go-Back Project infuses the pure emotion, storytelling, and stage presence of traditional pansori with elements of contemporary R&B, soul, funk, and jazz to create an utterly unique fusion, blending equal parts of traditional music, known as gugak, and pop culture style. By going back to classics that have been handed down for generations, Go-Back Project recreates these timeless musical tales for today's audience. The group's recently performed Gugak Pop Concert, fully subtitled here for the first time with narrative and contextual detail, attempts to bridge this divide while capturing the essential beauty of a time-honored performance tradition. It features music from their upcoming album Go Back as well as the album Youth Binari. 

Featured Korean Traditional Musical Genre: Pansori

Pansori is an oral tradition that came to prominence in the 18th century and is now iconic of traditional Korean culture. The musical and narrative drama is usually performed by a solo vocalist with a single percussion accompanist. The word pansori can be broken down as pan, meaning to gather, and sori, meaning sound or song. Only five complete pansori epics are known and still performed today, some of which can take up to five hours to perform in full. The vocalist comes to embody the entire story with all its characters and emotions, presenting these through vocal arias, recitations, physical gestures, and spoken word, interacting with the rhythmic accompaniment of the percussion as well as the vibe and feedback of the audience throughout. 

Premier:
May 29, 2020 at Seoul Traditional Donhawamu Theater
 
Musicians:
Sung-Hyeon Kim (daegeum), Ji-Hye Chae (keyboard), Jung-Youp Lee (guitar), Hankook Chun (bass), So-Youp Kim (piri, saenghwang, taepyeongso), Jeong-Mi Park (vocals), Eui-Chul Seo (vocals), Young-Goo Jang (drums)

Program
  • AriAri
  • Nongbu-ga, the farmer’s song from the pansori Chunhyang-ga
  • Gourd Taryeong, from the pansori Heungbu-ga
  • The Flower Wardrobe Song, from the pansori Heungbu-ga
  • A Place Where the Mind Stays, for saenghwang 
  • I Wish

This recording will be available online for a limited time only, now through Tuesday, June 30 at 5 p.m. (EST). View at the link below!
Go-Back Project is a creative music group that aims to expand the mainstream appeal of traditional music by recreating it for the modern public, including textual and narrative aspects of performances. Formed in 2017 with composer Ji-hye Chae, the group strives to appeal to both traditionalists and fans of the cutting edge, while regularly presenting new music such as their full-length album Go Back and Monthly New Songs Series. Go-Back Project was selected to participate in the 2019 Seoul Cultural Foundation Arts Support Project, the 2018 Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation's Special Arts Creation Support Project, and the 2018-19 Suwon Cultural Foundation's promising new artists program. The group was also officially invited to the 8th Delhi International Jazz Festival. The group is continually seeking out new musical fusions to explore as they continue to popularize and modernize Korean traditional music.

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: Gukak Pop Concert
July 7 | Coreyah: Clap & Applaud
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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