SOUND KOREA 2022 / Korean Arts Scene by KOCIS

"LEENALCHI"

16/09/2022 20:00

@ Ancienne Belgique, AB Club

Ticket : €12 / www.abconcerts.be

South Korean music icons, LEENALCHI, arrive in Belgium for the first time ever to perform live.

LEENALCHI is an alternative pop band that sings verses from the traditional tale, Sugungga. The story tells of a dragon king from the Southern Sea, a softshell turtle, and a wily rabbit. The seven-piece band comprises four traditional vocalists who deliver musical storytelling through solos, choir, rapping, and dance. The band also features a drummer and two bassists. The story’s background beats and bass draw inspiration from the 80’s new wave while the performers build excitement by destroying and rearranging traditional elements.

Members: Ahn Yi Ho, Lee Na Rae, Kwon Song Hee, Shin Yu Jin, Jang Young Gyu, Park Jun Cheol, Lee Chul Hee

LEENALCHI opens up everything. The typical process of making a song goes like this : first, I compose basic rhythms and patterns, after which the four singers get together to find matching melodies from Pansori works. Sometimes, we listen to and review all the five major Pansori works so as to fit their melodies and verses with the composed rhythms and our musical intent. It’s interesting to capture what comes up unexpectedly in this process and build it up into a song. What we do isn’t rearrange one of the existing Pansori works but create a new one in our own way.

- ‘Koreana’ Magazine

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