Label: ACT music
Format: CD
Barcode: 0614427903624
Catalog number: ACT 90362
Releasedate: 14-10-16
Format: CD
Barcode: 0614427903624
Releasedate: 14-10-16
- Black String aims to seek a new sound that can internalize a variety of musical expression in traditional music, as well as harmonize with other expression in world music
- the new sound will be reinterpreted by artists who embrace traditional music as well as jazz, reflecting composed and improvised creations
- the new sound will be reinterpreted by artists who embrace traditional music as well as jazz, reflecting composed and improvised creations
Musical sounds from natural materials, such as a hard bamboo stick plucking strings made of twisted silk, have been heard in Korea ever since the seventh century. It is the sound of the geomungo or six-string fretted zither, a central instrument in their tradition, with a role comparable to that of the piano in the West. Yoon Jeong Heo, the leader of Black String is a specialist on the geomungo. Singer Youn Sun Nah is full of praise for her: “Heo shines even brighter because she carries the weight of tradition.”