Daegeum

Lee Saeng-Kang

The fragrance of bamboo

The commemorative record of the 60th anniversary 

of great musician Lee Saeng Kang's musical life

2005

CD 1

대금 산조 - 이생강류 (Daegeum Sanjo - Lee, Saeng Kang Made)

1. 진양조 (Jinyangio) (13:46)
2. 중모리 (Jungmori) (9:57)
3. 중중모리 (Jungjungmori) (12:45)
4. 자진모리 (Jajinmori) (6:52)
5. 엇모리, 동살푸리, 휘모리 (Utmori, DongSalpuri, Hwimori) (2:28)

피리 산조 - 이생강류 (Piri Sanjo - Lee, Saeng Kang Made)

6. 진양조 (Jinyangio) (5:35)
7. 중모리 (Jungmori) (5:08)
8. 중중모리 (Jungjungmori) (5:31)
9. 자진모리 (Jajinmori) (4:32)

CD 2

퉁소 산조 - 이생강류 (Tungso Sanjo - Lee, Saeng Kang Made)

1. 진양조 (Jinyangio) (7:58)
2. 중모리 (Jungmori) (6:42)
3. 중중모리 (Jungjungmori) (4:27)
4. 자진모리 (Jajinmori) (4:42)

소금 독주 (A Sogeum Solo)

5. 긴 아리랑 (Long Arirang) (3:59)
6. 이별가 (A Song Of Farewell) (2:06)
7. 상주함창 (연밥 따는 노래) (Sangjoohamchang) (2:25)
8. 한 오백년 (Long Five Hundred Years) (2:19)
9. 정선 아리랑 (Jungsun Arirang) (4:03)

단소 산조 - 이생강류 (Danso Sanjo - Lee, Saeng Kang Made)

10. 다스림 (Sasreum) (0:25)
11. 진양조 (Jinyangio) (3:28)
12. 중모리 (Jungmori) (4:10)
13. 중중모리 (Jungjungmori) (5:17)
14. 자진모리 (Jajinmori) (2:21)

태평소 독주 (A Tapyungso Solo)

15. 태평소 능게 (Tapyungso Neunge) (5:50)
16. 태평소 시나위 (Tapyungso Sinawi) (9:48)

  

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Lee Saeng-kang is the maestro of Daegem, a Korean traditional bamboo flute, designated as a Living Human Treasure by Korean government. He is the one who presented Daegeum to the world by playing solo in the 60s. Before his recital, this instrument was only accompanied with other instruments on the stage. He first learned to play Korean traditional bamboo flutes at eight. He has devoted himself to these wonderful instruments for 60 years. His solo Daegeum performance drew wide attention in 1960 when he improvised it at an international folk music festival held in Paris. The originally unscheduled performance brought Daegeum into the spotlight as a solo performance instrument. He also pioneered the crossover music, playing with Western musical instruments as early as the late 1960s. Then he played Korean and Western popular songs and jazz pieces with Daegeum. His oeuvre includes more than 400 albums. He celebrated his 60-year musical career at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in Seoul in 2004. 

 

  

Daegeum (Korean Bamboo Flute) Sanjo

This album presents the masterful performance of Daegeum, a Korean traditional large bamboo transverse wind instrument which has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, by the master Lee Saeng-Kang. Daegeum dates back to 7th century Shilla dynasty. It is one of three transverse flutes, the large Daegeum, the medium-sized Junggeum, and the small Sogeum.

Daegeum has one blowing hole, six finger holes, and an extra hole covered with a thin membrane called Cheong (located between the blowing hole and finger holes). Cheong is a white resonant membrane cut from a reed's inner film which makes this instrument produce a distinctive buzzing sound that is refined and calm. There are two different types of Daegeum: Jeong-ak Daegeum (for classical and court music) and Sanjo Daegeum (for folk music). Of all Korean wind instruments, the Daegeum produces the softest and most graceful tone. 

  

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Daegum - wiki

Daegum - Sanjo

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Korea 5

Kim Duk Soo
Spirit Of Nature 

請拜

Tracks:

[CD-1]

1. 메나리 03:28
2. 낙궁 13:58
3. 푸살 08:24
4. 부정 06:28
5. 대감 11:02

[CD-2]

6. 씻김 13:20
7. 별신 14:06
8. 귀곡 10:11

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Kim Duk Soo

The word 'genius' should not be used to describe an individual with extraordinary talents, but rather an individual who uses those talents to inspire the best from those around him in this sense. The term is a fit appellation for the leader of SamulNori, Kim Duk soo, born in 1952. His father chose him out of eight other siblings to follow in his footsteps as a professional musician in the tradition of wandering artists, called Namsadang.

At the age of five he was awarded the President's citation for his performance, thus beginning an amazing personal career that has taken him to virtually every corner of the world. He graduated from the Korean traditional music and performing art school in Seoul and attended one year of college before the demands of his professional life took over. Aside from his talents as a performer, he has managed, directed, and created numerous productions involving not only music, but also dance and theater.

With the formation of SamulNori in 1978, his life took on new and complicated dimensions. There were five specific purposes in forming the group: to research more expensively the traditional music of Korea, to study the music and instruments (especially percussion instruments) of other traditions throughout the word, to create new music and to provide educational opportunities for students and others to learn Korean percussion. In addition, as leader he has had the responsibility to maintain the excellence that the group is known for.

 

Kim Duk-Soo

 

 

The sky,

the earth

and a human beeing

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of music.

Kim Duk Soo

Korea 4

  

Korean Traditional Folk Music
Samullori

 1985

   

Tracks:

1.호남 우도굿 11:15
2.설장구 12:15
3.웃다리 풍물 11:38
4.영남농악 7:00

총:42:28

 

Kim Yong Bae
Nam Ki Moon
Bang Seung Whan
Park Eun Ha

Choi Byung Sam

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The term SamulNori was first brought up in 1978 and describes a genre of music as well as serving as the name of Korea's leading traditional performance group. When used to describe the music genre, SamulNori refers to the performance of four musicians playing and dancing each with a different Korean traditional percussion instrument. The Korean worlds "samul" means "four things", and "nori" means "to play" hence "four things playing."

In 1978 four extremely dynamic and talented Korean percussionists came together to form the group SamulNori. Henceforth, SamulNori has sparked a renaissance in Korea's music scene as well as becoming world-acclaimed. The origin of SamulNori's music can be traced back to what is usually referred to as "farmers" band music ("nong-ak").

SamulNori uniquely combined the rhythms used in nong-ak with musical elements from shamanic ceremonies and modern compositions.

• Kkwaenggwari (a small gong)
• Jing (a larger gong)
• Janggu (an hourglass-shaped drum)
• Buk (a barrel drum similar to the bass drum)

SamulNori

  

Korea 3

and it was this CD and the first track ( Farmer's Jazz :) ) that got me deeper and deeper into one of the greatest musics on this planet :)
   

          

Sinawi Music of Korea
World Music Library
 
Tracks:
 
1. Sinawi Ensemble - Kim Kwangbok/Choe Sanghwa/Choe Taehyon/Kim Mugil/Kang Jongsuk/Im Sukcha/Chang Dokhwa/No Jongak
2. Haegum-Sanjo - Choe Taehyon/Chang Dokhwa
3. Piri-Sinawi - Pak Pomhun/No Jongak/Chang Dokhwa
4. Poong-Mool Nori & Taepyongso Sinawi - Chang Dokhwa/Nam Kimun/jNo Jongak/Pak Pomhun/Kim Kwangbok
 
Chang Dokhwa (Changgo),
Kang Jongsuk (Kayagum),
Kim Mugil (Ajaeng),
Nam Kimun (Kkwaenggari)

 

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Intense and passionate, sinawi music descends from an ancient shamanic tradition (as does the solo sanjo form, of which there's an example for two-string fiddle here), but improvisation and emotional ardor are its hallmarks today. A powerful recording particularly notable for impassioned vocals (and in one case oboe lead), it's backed by equally fervent fiddles, lutes, zither and percussion.

~ John Storm Roberts, Original Music

 

Korean sinawi music originally accompanied propitiatory rites presided over by a female shaman, or mudang. The word sinawi is also synonymous with musical improvisation based on various rhythmic and melodic devices--the most important characteristic of this genre. This collection of sinawi-derived pieces, performed by groups of varying size and instrumentation, evokes the otherworldly sonic space of the shamanistic spirit realm. The opening "Sinawi ensemble" contrasts full-throated female vocals with the pinched, nasal keening of the double-reed piri and the two-stringed fiddle haegum, gradually building in speed and intensity. In "Haegum-sanjo," haegum virtuoso Choe Tae-hyon plays like a man possessed, etching jagged melodic flights with exaggerated vibrato and an almost violent bowing technique. "Piri-sinawi" is a brilliant exposition of the timbral peculiarities of the oboe-like piri, conjuring associations as disparate as Scottish bagpipe music and the plunger acrobatics of trombonist "Tricky Sam" Nanton. ~ Dennis Rea

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
 
Sinawi, sometimes spelled Shinawi, is a traditional form of Korean music. It is performed improvisationally by a musical ensemble, and traditionally accompanies the rites of Korean shamanism. The style first emerged in the Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces, but is now widespread. The traditional sinawi ensemble followed the principle of sam-hyeon-yuk-gak (三絃六角), with two flutes, a haegeum, a daegeum, a janggu hourglass-drum, and a large buk drum. However, today other traditional Korean instruments such as the gayageum and geomungo are also often included.

 

 

Sinawi
 
Sinawi is improvisational ensemble music which has its root in the shaman music of the Jeolla province. Musical instrumentations are gayageum (twelve-stringed zither), geomungo (six-stringed zither), haegeum (two-stringed fiddle), ajaeng (bowed zither), piri (bamboo oboe), and daegeum (long transverse bamboo flute). These instruments are performed together or individually with improvisions within particular rhythmic patterns. Although this piece is very much improvisational and all instruments are not in unison, they make incredible harmony in dissonance. Thus, the music of sinawi is often described as `harmonious discord` or `chaotic order`.
  
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Korea 2

  

Lee Gwang Su – 예산족 (藝山族)
Yesanjok / Korean Song and Beat Project
2007

 

Tracks:

 

01 . Prologue / 청령 (請靈) / 푸살 / Piano Episode 1
02 . 선고사 (先考祀) (Seongosa)
03 . 뒷불 / Piano Episode 2
04 . 도살풀이 (Dosalpuri)
05 . 영남행군악 (嶺南行軍樂) (Yeongnamheng Gunak)
06 . Arirang (아리랑) / Variation
07 . 자진몰이 bridge / 설장고 (다스름, 굿거리, 덩덕궁) (Seoljanggu)
08 . 부모은중경 (父母恩重經) (Bumo Eunjunggyeong)
09 . 휘모리 bridge / 태평소 / 설장고 (휘모리) / Improvisation
10 . 별달거리 / Ending

  

The musicians on the recording:
 
이광수(Lee Kwang-Soo) / 구음,꽹가리,太平簫(voice,korean percussion,Wood-wind)
미연(Miyeon) / Piano,Keyboard
박재천(Park Je-Chun) / Drum,percussion
이영광(Lee Young-Kwang) / 꽹가리,장고,구음(korean percussion,chorus)
손경서(Saun Gyeong-Seo) / 장고,징,구음(korean percussion,chorus)
권지훈(Gwean Ji-Hoon) / 징,장고,구음(korean percussion,chorus)
함주명(Ham Ju-Myung) / 북,장고,구음(korean percussion,chorus)
   

   

  

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Lee Gwang Su:
 
Lee Gwang Su was a member of Samulnori, the neo-traditional percussion group started in 1978 by Kim Duk Su, Kim Yeong Bae, Choi Tae Hyun, and Lee Jong Dae. When Kim Yeong Bae left the group due to personal and musical disagreements with Kim Duk Su, Lee Gwang Su became the lead ggwaenggwari player. One of his major contributions to the group was binari, a sort of blessing or prayer with roots in Buddhism and shamanism. Lee Gwang Su left the group a few years later, basically on the same terms as Kim Yeong Bae.
 
Kim Duk Soo's music is widely criticized by traditionalists who feel his music does not reflect a true Korean aesthetic (too fast, lacks balance between male/female energy, ignores dance and song, etc.). Also, he just repeats the same material year after year. Lee Gwang Su and the other former members of Samulnori, have all tried to go back to the roots of Korean music while also creating new sounds and creatively expanding Korean music. When you hear Lee Gwang Su play, it's not all that fast, but it's tasteful and perfectly in tune with Korean aesthetics. It's like a super fast, super flashy bluegrass picker (Kim Duk Su) vs. Norman Blake (Lee Gwang Su). Kim Duk Su might be more famous, but among traditional musicians Lee Gwang Su is more respected.
 

 
Besides being a master percussionist, he's also a great singer, dancer, teacher, and composer. He's deeply involved in Buddhism and shamanism, which influences all of his work. Those who know him describe him as extremely kind-hearted, intelligent, generous and patient.
    

 

  

A big thank you to iheartu for the music & the words

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Korea 1

Park Je Chun

MOL-E MORI

1996 AD forte I'M

Tracks:

1. Jazz'n jazin (4‘49“)
2. Micro-mori (7‘09“)
3. Africorea (4‘09“)
4. 風 (5‘27“)
5. 流 (4‘42“)
6. Highway (2'45")
7. Change 1 (5‘40“)
 

All Songs Composed & Arranged by Park Je-chun

Credits:

박재천 - Percusssion, 풍물
함기호 - Bass Guitar
이표영 - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
정정배 - Latin Percussion
박미연 - Piano

Park Je Chun - Percusssion
Hamgiho - Bass Guitar
Yip yo young - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Jeong jeong bae - Latin Percussion
Miyeon - Piano

  

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Park Je Chun

  

Percussionist Park Je Chun is widely regarded as a pioneer in the movement of combining western jazz with traditional Korean music.
Born in 1961 in Seoul Korea and graduated from ChungAng University in 1986 with a degree in music composition. After graduation. he began his study in Korean traditional music the art of 'Pansori' (story telling music), the 'Chango' drum and the music of the 'Shamans'.

In 1991 he formed his own rock group. The group got good popularity in Korea . At that time he had been play 'Pansori 'singing and Korean big drum. The group had concert in Japan(Osaka) played with Kitaro(keyboard,daiko).

In 1993 he formed new group named "Mol-e mori" and released the CD "Mol-e mori", the first of his work to feature the combination of traditional korean music and jazz. To facilitate playing this fusion of styles, Park performs on a unique percussion set-up consisting of korean and western instruments.

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...he played together many foreign improviser, as Masahiko Satoh(p) ,Kang TaeHwan(a.s), Sainkho Namchylak(vo), Wadada Leo Smith(tp), Ned Rothenberg(reed), Aki Takase(p), Daisuke Fuwa(b), Gerry Hemingway(dr), Yoshihide Otomo(gt,elec), Kazutoki "Doctor" Umezu(reed), Alfred Harth(reed) and others.
His instruments set is mixed by western drum set and Korean traditional Percussions.

When he plays on stage he sitting on floor, this is looking funny but reasonable style to him, and it will come from typical Asian spirit. Because almost Asian traditional music had been played by sitting musicians.

 

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Miyeon

  

Pianist Miyeon graduated from ChungAng University with degree in music composition.
When she was young, she started study in classical piano, she began her study in 20th Contemporary music and Jazz study from Satoh Masahiko.

She composed music of the film "Young Lover", "Sa-ja-sung-eo", KBS tv drama "Tae yang in-Lee Jema",
play togather Kang Tae Hwan(as), Satoh Masahiko(pf), Ned Rodenberg (as,cla), Umezu Kazutoki(as,ss), Gerry Hemingway(dr), Otomo Yoshihide(elec). Wittwulf.Y.Malik (cello)

She released the CD "Simple Trust"(solo), "Tae yang in-Lee Jema"(sound track), "Improvised Memories"with
Kang Tae Hwan(as),Park Jechun(perc),"Loose Community"with Otomo Yoshihide(elec), Gunter Muller(elec,perc), Park Je Chun(perc). "Sound Skipping 1,2" with Ge-suk Yeo(voc.) Park Je Chun(per,) "Queen & King" with Park Je chun.

She performance in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Moscow, St,Petersburg, Koln Cairo, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, Samarakant, Tashikent ,Hamburg, Brussels, Harare, Malta, Kuwait, Tripoli, Abu dhabi, Dubai.

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