Kim Soo-chul
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Kim Soo-chul is a South Korea
n musician and composer. He often works with Korean traditional instruments, integrating them with Western instruments. He has composed a number of film scores and has experimented with the use of the electric guitar
to play sanjo
, a traditional Korean instrumental genre.
Kim's stated goal is "to introduce the sound of traditional Korean music to a global audience."http://www.kimsoochul.com/history.htm
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n musician and composer. He often works with Korean traditional instruments, integrating them with Western instruments. He has composed a number of film scores and has experimented with the use of the electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
to play sanjo
Sanjo (music)
Sanjo, literally meaning 'scattered melodies' and is a style of traditional Korean music, involving an instrumental solo accompanied by drumming on the janggu, an hourglass-shaped drum...
, a traditional Korean instrumental genre.
Kim's stated goal is "to introduce the sound of traditional Korean music to a global audience."http://www.kimsoochul.com/history.htm
Discography
- Sori for Invocation
- Tae-Baek-San-Maek
- 2002 - Guitar Sanjo (Living Sound Productions)