Dasom Baek is well-known for playing traditional Korean instruments such as daegeum, sogeum, danso, and saenghwang. She is also a composer and improviser who sculpted her path in contemporary music. Although Baek plays traditional instruments, she beautifully combines new sounds with traditional music. Ahead of the Korean Music Festival, where she will perform alongside Cellogayagum…
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Bang Yong-guk’s Performance at London’s Underworld Glues the Audience to the Floor
Being an artist has never been synonymous with an easy life and Bang Yong-guk‘s story is one to admire. Born and raised in South Korea, Bang quickly caught attention with his rapping and songwriting skills. At the age of 18, he debuted in an underground hip-hop group Soul Connection, and in 2011, he released a…
London’s Festival of Korean Music: In Conversation with No Brain
Exceedingly open-minded, outspoken and humerous, who else could it be but No Brain, a Korean punk rock band founded in 1996. Often called “the godfathers of the Korean punk scene”, No Brain is comprised of Woo-yong (Bass), Hyun-seong (Drums), Min-jun (Guitar) and Sung-woo (Vocals). Whenever I see their shows, there is always a thrilling atmosphere in the…
