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— by Park Ji-won: In July, Coreyah, a Korean gugak (traditional Korean music) crossover band, appeared in NPR’s Tiny Desk, one of the most famous online live music series by NPR for both A-list musicians and emerging artists. They were the second group of Korean performers on the show after SsingSsing and before BTS. They played three gugak-inspired songs, which may not be familiar to most international listeners, including “Till the Dawn” with a Korean take on a jazzy 5/4 rhythmic cycle. Ham Bo-young, vocalist of the group, showed a skilled “minyo” vocal style ― folk singing ― harmoniously supported by other traditional and Western instruments…

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