Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Kayageum Fusion

I posted this video because my students Dianne, Jumin, Joy and Sally used it in their final project presentation in July. I was amazed at how well these genres worked together--Western classical music, traditional Korean string instrument, high-tech DJ and "B Boys" dancing. When I first got to Korea I thought B Boys were just an imitation of American break dancers, but then I heard somewhere (I think it was at the BBB parade for foreigners in Seoul, which I posted about last spring) that they actually go back to a Korean acrobatic tradition as well as having influences from the West.

Of course, the NY baseball cap is still about the Yankees, as far as I'm concerned. And I don't even like baseball.

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