Korean Traditional Instrumentation Meets Western Vocals Plays NYC
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9 PM
Drom
(85 Avenue A, NYC)
The East meets West band JANYA is inspired by Korean Traditional Music and the music of Ornette Coleman and John Zorn. Korean-American Singer Lola Jung Danza went in search of her Korean ancestry, what she discovered was a whole new world of music. All About Jazz calls JANYA a “Communion with the divine.” JANYA is a daring, unique and captivating world music group that incorporates traditional Korean instrumentation (Gayageum- Korean Zither, Daegeum- Bamboo flute, and Janggo- Drum) with western vocals.
JANYA is an all female group, Lola Jung Danza- Voice, Seungmin Cha- Daegeum and voice, Eunsun Jung- Gayageum, and Woonjung Sim- Janggo and percussion. JANYA celebrates women in music and culture. The music ranges from meditative to the dramatic—it’s something you’ve never heard before and it’s as if these women are speaking directly to the heavens. JANYA is paving new ground in music.
Tickets at the door are $15 and $10 in advance. To make a reservation, call 212-777-1157. For more information about the show, please visit http://www.dromnyc.com or http://www.janyamusic.com.