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Year: 2022 (page 7)

K-Music Festival 2022: the official press release

posted updated 21 Aug 2022 by Philip Gowman 6 minute read

We’re excited at the line-up for this autumn’s K-Music Festival. Here are the full details, with links to the individual gig notices. K-MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022: Korea across London this autumn Wednesday 5 October – Thursday 24 November 2022 This autumn, as an exhibition ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ opens at the V&A, the K-Music Festival, now … [Read More]

K-music 2022: Park Jiha

event date Thu 24 Nov 2022 venue Stone Nest posted

Park Jiha’s latest album, the critically acclaimed ‘The Gleam’ (2022, tak:til/Glitterbeat) is a gorgeous meditation on the intersection of music and light. She plays the piri, a type of oboe, the saenghwang, a mouth organ, the hammered dulcimer known as the yanggeum and the glockenspiel. There’s a stark clarity to her sound but it has … [Read More]

K-music 2022: Dongyang Gozupa

event date 29 Oct - 02 Nov 2022 venue Various venues posted

Dongyang Gozupa (translated as “eastern high frequency”) defy description. They stormed the K-Music Festival last year with their wild mix of trail-blazing percussion combined with the yanggeum (hammered dulcimer) to create highly intense and hard-hitting progressive post-rock, merging power and beautiful melodies. Dohyuk Jang – percussion Eunhwa Yun – yanggeum Minhwi Ham – bass Dongyang Gozupa are like … [Read More]

K-music 2022: PAKK + EERU: Silent Exorcism

event date Thu 13 Oct 2022 venue Rich Mix posted

The leader of Jambinai, EERU, returns to the K-Music Festival for a new collaboration with heavy rock band PAKK. Formed in 2014 by Kim Dae-inn (guitar + vocals), Park Hyun-Seok (bass) and Kim Tae-ho (drums), they stormed the Korean indie rock scene with their first album Salpuri (Exorcism), creating furious sounds of experimental alternative rock, mixed with … [Read More]

K-music 2022: Lee Jaram performs Hemingway

event date Sun 09 Oct 2022 venue Purcell Room posted

Leading pansori singer and performer Jaram Lee presents The Old Man And The Sea, inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s classic story. Pansori is the ancient art of expressive musical storytelling where a singer is accompanied by a drummer and performs a narrative that can be tragic or funny – always entertaining. It is thought to have … [Read More]

K-music 2022: Dal:um & ReMidas

event date Wed 05 Oct 2022 venue Milton Court posted

Dal:um, who made their London debut at the Purcell Room last year (LKL review here), open the festival with an intriguing new collaboration with duo ReMidas to create a string quartet of zithers, the gayageum and the geomungo. Despite their similarity these two instruments are surprisingly different in structure, playing technique and tone. Dal:um is … [Read More]

August events 2022

posted by Philip Gowman 3 minute read

It’s a pretty good month this month, with plenty of variety, and a backlog of Kpop performances beginning to be unleashed on the calendar. Special events: Edinburgh The Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe is back. There are nine different Korea-linked productions in the Fringe; and in the main Festival you might just be able to … [Read More]

Wonho: FAÇADE tour at the indigo2

event date Sun 04 Sep 2022 venue indigo at The O2 posted

Wonho, a true talent who needs no introduction. His powerful dance moves, sensational vocals and charisma that’s off the charts are witnessed by fans around the world. To date, his music as a solo artist has racked up well over 80 million views across multiple streaming platforms. Following his debut as an independent artist, Wonho … [Read More]

A discussion with poet Hakjung Kim

event date Wed 17 Aug 2022 venue KCCUK posted

In August we will have a special event as a part of our Korean Literature Night (KLN) with poet Hakjung Kim and this event will be presented at the KCCUK. Poet Hakjung Kim will share his thoughts about why writing as a minority voice in contemporary Korea matters. With the moderator Eugene Kim, Hakjung Kim … [Read More]