Black String - Karma (LP)

Elegant and accomplished South Korean folk jazz. The Guardian 180 gram Black Virgin Vinyl with a free Download Code included!The band Black String has added several new dimensions to the genre 'world music'. The South Korean quartet led by geomungo (traditional Korean zither) player Yoon Jeong Heo takes stylistic building blocks from traditional Asian music, jazz, blues and rock, and from electronica too, and juggles them expertly. It's a powerful mix, bursting with all kinds of timbre possibilities, a context in which improvisation and traditional forms truly merge. The new album 'Karma' represents a modern, global kind of music. Whereas it knows no borders, it definitely has strong and deep roots. The way in which the typical melody lines of classical Asian music and the sound of traditional instruments are fused with current styles and methods is even more artistic and multi-layered, and the result is music which is completely new and individual. The opening track 'Sureña' draws the