April 8th Saturday, Apr 8, 2017 – 9pm
BAMcafé
30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn
This performance is co-presented by the Korean Cultural Center New York, World Music Institute, and BAM as part of KCCNY’s Open Stage 2017, WMI’s Origins Series, and BAM’s BAMcafé Live Series.
Limited unreserved seating and standing room
Baraji, while preserving the folkloric forms of both Korean music and dance, is known for the exceptional improvisation and spontaneity of their performances.
In traditional Korean music, Sinawi, the word Baraji is often used to describe improvised singing in harmony. Baraji’s performances derive from a Korean shamanic tradition known as Jindo Ssitgim Gut. This rite is used to cleanse the spirit of a deceased person. Since ancient times, there is a Korean belief that when somebody dies, their body cannot enter the world of the dead because of the impurity of their spirit. The Ssitgim Gut washes away this impurity.
This concert is presented as part of WMI’s Origins Series.