Coreyah

Coreyah is a Korean/world music band is comprised of four Korean traditional musical instruments' players, one guitarist, and one world percussionist. The group’s unique composition allows them to blend a wide range of genres; pansori (a traditional Korean narrative song), western rock, Gypsy music from the Balkan Peninsula, South American music, and African music (the final two of which juxtapose sorrow and joy).
Rather than the typical cosmopolitan music which exhibits no specific nationality, songs of Coreyah reflect the Korean ethnicity. Coreyah prefers to play “rough” tunes that include Korean traditional vocal and playing styles which do not fit the measures of western musical standards. Like contemporary Seoul, a city of mixture of modern and ancient buildings, Coreyah is now creating lively Korean music, while digesting diverse cultural heritages from around the world. Therefore, Coreyah’s music is popular music that attempts to connect present with past.
Coreyah proves their ability to blend tradition and modernity by actively performing at both traditional Korean music gigs and current popular musical gigs. They were awarded the grand prize at the Chunchamanbyul Concert, which was an influential contest in the field of Korean traditional singers and “Tune-Up Musician of 2011,” sponsored by CJ Culture Foundation (one of the biggest companies in Korea). Coreyah is also participating in the “Top Band 2,” which is a popular Korean televised contest between musical bands that airs on KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) and drawing wide range of attention because of their remarkable ability in fusing Korea’s own beautiful melodies and rhythm. Coreyah refers to their music as contemporary Korean folklore music because they embrace a wide range of music based on Korean traditional music.
Coreyah released their first album “Walk into the Sea” in 2011 and produced an image musical theatre titled “Sugungga: The Blue House” with the French director Marion Schoevaert in May of 2012. Such endeavors are the evidence of Coreyah’s attempts to transcend the typical boundary between the arts.KWON A-sin (Vocals)
KIM Dong-geun (Daeguem, Sogeum, Tungso)
KIM Heon-gi “Hombre” (Guitar)
JEONG Ha-ri (Geomungo)
Daeng A (Percussion)