Global Music Korea: Global Beats, Celebrating the G20 Summit September 9, 2010

Global Music Korea: Global Beats, Celebrating the G20 Summit

The Korea Society kicks off a rich autumn season of performing arts with percussionist Vongku Pak on traditional drum, or changgu, Eddy Jo Martinez on guitar, and Jorge Mesa on bass. This scintillating trio will perform a sizzling hour of rhythms, beats, and blues to mark this fall’s G20 leaders summit in Seoul. Come celebrate Korea—a crossroads of music and meeting place for world leaders—with this soulful summit salute. Pak opens with Sulganggo, a Korean hour-glass drum solo to “call the world to Korea,” followed by a blend of kutkǒri, ch’ilch’ae, and jajinmori rhythms.

Thursday, September 9, 2010
6:00PM Refreshments

6:30PM Performance

$10 ($15 for non-members); register now at www.koreasociety.org

About the Performers

Vongku Pak has wowed audiences form Istanbul to Carnegie Hall with his percussive mastery. Eddy Jo Martinez, a founding member of Laguna Moree and Ash-Negative Research Cabaret, has composed original scores for a host of experimental theatre productions. Jorge Mesa plays a wide spectrum of music and has engaged in music projects worldwide.