SARATOGA SPRINGS – Bringing the sounds of South Korea to Universal Preservation Hall on May 5th is ADG7! Blending aspects of their culture’s music with a modern pop twist, they are set to put on an ...
The three singers, Hong Ok, Myeong Wol and Yoo Wol, immediately capture my eyes and ears but my attention begins to sway toward Lee Man Wol, who appears to be blowing into a pipe organ she holds in ...
The music group Ak Dan Gwang Chil (ADG7) combines the sounds of traditional Korean instruments with contemporary music. Inspired by the shamanic ritual gut, the band balances their nation's ...
Portland'5 Centers for the Arts is pleased to present the Portland debut of award-winning Korean folk-pop group Ak Dan Gwang Chil and Portland-based violinist-looper Joe Kye in concert at the Newmark ...
Korean traditional music, or gugak, has many faces. Even within its vocal traditions, it can be broadly divided into three regional lineages: Gyeonggi minyo from the central provinces, Seodo minyo ...
Korean fusion folk-pop ensemble Ak Dan Gwang Chil, also referred to as ADG7, will perform at the Lincoln Center in New York in the coming weeks. The nine-piece act, which draws inspiration from ...
The nine-piece band filled the room with joy and a sound that's unique in Tiny Desk history, mixing shamanistic ritual sounds with Korean folk songs. How do you fit a gayageum and an ajaeng behind the ...
How do you fit a gayageum and an ajaeng behind the Tiny Desk? That's the question I whispered into the ear of our Tiny Desk audio engineer, Josh Rogosin, when we first saw ADG7 playing those five-foot ...