KAC NATIONAL CONVENTION

SO RA KIM - Soribeat cultural performance

She teaches Korean drumming to youth members at GPI. In addition to teaching, she is actively involved in collavorating with various musicians to expand the capacity of Korean drum, Janggu. she is one of the well-known Janggu (an hourglass -shaped Korean drum) players in Korea. She started an apprenticeship training of Janggu at age 8 from Jiwha Yu, a pungmul master. Since she was awarded a first prize for her Janggu solo at age 13 in 1998, She has been honored a first Prize in various prestigious Pungmul competitions including the 10th National Women's Korean Traditional Music Festival in 2012, the 13th Incheon Bupyeong Pungmul Festival in 2011, the 10th Anseong Baudeogi Pungmul Festival in 2010, and the 11th Seopyeonje Boseong sori Festival in 2009.

Performance with the KWAIDAN

Kwaidan, the local trio of guitarist André Foisy, modular synth player Neil Jendon, and percussionist Mike Weis, will do some stretching of their own during their opening set. On their LP Make All The Hell Of Dark Metal Bright (Bathetic, 2013), traditional Korean drums lent their open-ended, droning explorations a ceremonial air. Joining them tonight are violinist Leo Park and visiting changgu (traditional Korean drum) player So Ra Kim. Together they willnduct a one-off exploration of the common ground between contemporary drone-craft and centuries-old Korean grooves. http://www.chicagomusic.org/preview-architeuthis-walks-land-constellation-092614/#.VCN_ekt0XL_

NEWS MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

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