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K-music 2019: Black String, 18 Nov @ Purcell Room

posted 31 Aug 20193 Sep 2019 updated 3 Sep 2019 by Events Editor 2 minute read

Based on Black String’s latest album release, Karma, this closing concert could be the highlight of the festival. The concert is also part of the London Jazz Festival line-up. K-music 2019: Black String Monday 18 November 2019, 7:45pm Southbank Centre / Purcell Room | Belvedere Road | London SE1 8XX Tickets £15 + booking fee […]

Black String’s new album “Karma” bodes well for the K-music festival

posted 28 Aug 201931 Aug 2019 updated 31 Aug 2019 by Philip Gowman 3 minute read

I’m not quite sure why I didn’t rave about Black String’s debut album Mask Dance when it came out in 2017. Listening to Karma, their follow-up studio album on ACT records due to be released on 27 September 2019, I’m finding it compelling listening. And returning to Mask Dance now I’m seeing it in a […]

The 2019 K-Music festival: the official press release

posted 21 Jul 20199 Sep 2019 updated 9 Sep 2019 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

The schedule for the 2019 K-Music festival was released last month, giving everyone the time to plan their diaries. Here, rather belatedly (it’s been a busy few weeks), is the official press release. Tickets are already on sale. K-Music 2019 London’s Festival of Korean Music Thurs 3 Oct: Jambinai, Purcell Room Sun 6 Oct: Celebrate […]

Black String win Songlines Music Award

posted 22 Oct 201821 Jul 2019 updated 21 Jul 2019 by Philip Gowman 1 minute read

Congratulations to Korean fusion group Black String, whose debut album on ACT, Mask Dance, won the Songlines Music Award in the Asia and Pacific category. Black String, who played at the 2017 K-music festival, were in town for the awards ceremony in Brixton on 20 October, where they played music from the album.

Gig review: Kathryn Tickell + Black String

posted 20 Sep 201726 Aug 2018 updated 26 Aug 2018 by Philip Gowman 3 minute read

After witnessing so many astounding gigs at Club Inegales, where musicians from different cultures come together to create new and unrepeatable sounds, it really should not surprise me when a collaboration that looks slightly weird on paper is actually a stunning success when it happens. Collaboration, between Korean and British-based musicians, is one of the […]

Event news: K-music 2017 — Black String & Kathryn Tickell, 15 Sept

posted 21 Jul 201711 Dec 2017 updated 11 Dec 2017 by Events Editor 2 minute read

The 2017 K-Music festival opens with an interesting collaboration between fusion band Black String and Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell: Black String & Kathryn Tickell Friday 15 Sept 2017, 7:30pm Union Chapel | Compton Terrace | London N1 2UN Book tickets London’s Festival of Korean Music opens with Black String + special guest Kathryn Tickell This […]