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A Wet Haegum With Rain

In life there is a time for us to reflect upon ourselves. We are relieved, if rain starts to fall while we are engaged in contemplation. The gentle...

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2 years ago

Hey Ya

"Hey ya" is a remake of the Korean folk song "Ongheya". This new piece features Western touches in rhythm and sounds modern, but follows the Korean...

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7:09

2 years ago

Heaven's Bowls

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4:18

2 years ago

Circus

It expresses a swing back and forth in the sky with a sound of wind, Pierre's monocycle, touch-and -go tightrope walking, extreme suspension, ultim...

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2 years ago

Emerging from The Clouds

So many things in nature are microcosms of our universal experience. And of all the things we find in nature, clouds represent the cyclical nature ...

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Jul 23, 2009

Date Joined

Jul 9, 2009

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Kang Eun Il is one of the world's most acclaimed Haegum artists and is regarded as the forerunner of crossover music, combining traditional Korean music with non-traditional genres.

Alongside the Yoshida Brothers of Japan and the Twelve Girls Band of China, Kang Eun-Ils HaegumPlus is emerging as one of the most prominent musical groups representing Asia using their indigenous instruments. Kang Eun Ils HaegumPlus uses Korean traditional music as their text and expresses pure crossover music that spans across time and place. The music displays the Haegum's global potential and universal appeal, translating its originally rough tonal sound into a new music full of beautiful melodies and great temperance. The resulting musical experience is like the unfolding of a beautiful lyric poem.

A musical pioneer using the Haegum to create a distinctive brand of crossover music, featured haegum artist Kang Eun-Il has performed with world renowned artists and groups such as Bobby McFerrin, Luciano Pavarotti, Yoshida Brothers, Salta Cello, NHK Orchestra, and the KBS Korean Traditional Music Orchestra. She has made tremendous contributions to the popularization and globalization of the Haegum and has opened up a whole new genre for this versatile instrument as never been heard. Kang Eun-Il is the recipient of several prominent recognitions, including the KBS Korean Traditional Music Grand Prix, the Korean National Assembly Culture and Media Grand Prix, the Korean Culture and Art Committee Award, and South Koreas Ministry of Culture and Tourism Artist Award, etc. Kang Eun Il's performance of modern composers' work, combining the Haegum with Western orchestra, classical guitar, piano, violin, viola and cello, has been received with great enthusiasm and has lead her music to be featured in the acclaimed filmmaker Kim Ki-Duks film The Bow (2005).

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haegumplus's channel

A Wet Haegum With Rain

Hey Ya

Heaven's Bowls

Circus

Emerging from The Clouds