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SANGJARU is a contemporary music group that reinterprets Korea’s traditional music in a modern language. The group’s name reflects its overall concept. “Sangja” means “box”—the solid and unchanging framework of tradition; “jaru” means “sack”—loose and capable of taking on any shape. SANGJARU creates its music between these two poles.
The group was founded in 2014 by Cho Sungyun (guitar, composition), Nam Seonghun (ajaeng, taepyeongso, yanggeum), and Kwon Hyochang (janggu, kkwaenggwari). Under the motto “beopgochangsin” (法古創新)—creating something new based on the old—the three have traveled extensively in Korea and abroad, learning regional rhythms in the places where they are still played. What they have gathered in the process has evolved into a musical language all its own, one that does not merely reproduce traditional forms but goes beyond them to open up a contemporary perspective.
For SANGJARU, a performance is not a concert, but a story. Through self-produced works such as “Camino de Sangjaru,” “KOREAN GIPSY,” “The Sack of Gipsy,” and the musical theater piece “GoGo and DoDo,” the group has created stages where music and storytelling become one.

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