Park Jiha stunned audiences and critics alike with her Glitterbeat album Philos, described by The Guardian’s 4-stars review as a ‘relentlessly creative approach to playing’. She returns with her third Glitterbeat release The Gleam a gorgeous meditation on the intersection of music and light.
Park Jiha performs her new material solo, by looping and building soundscapes from an array of traditional Korean instruments, such as piri (double reed bamboo instrument), saenghwang (double-reed mouth organ of 17 bamboo pipes) and yanggeum (hammered dulcimer-like metal stringed instrument).
There’s a stark clarity to her sound but it has a searching warmth, with occasional references to the formality of traditional Korean music that is her background, but she feels the distance she has put between herself and that teaching is “really what made my music what it is now”. Her music comes together as a beautiful whole, flows with a natural rhythm and breathes.
Park Jiha has staked her place in the international music scene over the last few years as the official showcase for The World Music Expo, WOMEX and Classical:NEXT.
It’s that time of year again when London can catch a glimpse of some of the most interesting trends and enjoy the performances of some of the most up-and-coming acts coming from the South Korean music scene. From Wednesday the 5th of October till Thursday 24th November 2022, it’s K-Music…
Artists: dal:um , Dongyang Gozupa , EERU , Jaram Lee , Jiha Pak , PAKK , Park Jiha , ReMidas , Sun-Mi Hong
Nightshop show for March via Radio Campus Bxl with 3 hours of new global sounds, also broadcasted via Rhythm Passport & Groovalizacion Radio. Starting with songs of the day from South Korea (Park Jiha) Ukraine (DakhaBrakha) and USA (Betty Davis). Our albums of the month take us to Cabo Verde…
Artists: Akram Abdulattah , Americo Brito , Arp Frique , Bandua , Betty Davis , Bolis Pupul , Charlotte Adigéry , DakhaBrakha , Etran de L'Air , Grand Sorcier , K.o.g. , Mariseya , Maxiroots , Park Jiha , The Ano Nobo Quartet , The Scorpios , YIN YIN
‘Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ is the latest single (and video) extracted from Korean multi-instrumentalist and composer Park Jiha‘s third album The Gleam, released via Friday by Glitterbeat Records. The track was originally composed to soundtrack live the eponymous 1927’s silent black-and-white movie with the same title by influential German director F.W. Murnau. As…
Artists: Park Jiha
Rhythm Passport holders, welcome to a new round-the-world journey to discover some of the freshest tunes coming from the four corners of the world… In the second episode of Rhythm Passport Present, in collaboration with Thamesmead-based radio RTM.FM, we set things in motion in Japan and in around two hours’ time…
Artists: Anthony Joseph , Carthnage , CIMAFUNK , CK Mann Big Band , Cumbiasound , Dat Garcia , Dj Farrapo , Dubamix , Emmanuel Jal , Etran de L'Air , Franz Von , Go Dugong , Ibeyi , Ìfé , Joe Driscoll & Seckou Kouyate , Kaleema , Kifu Mitsuhashi , Kiko Villamizar , Kiyoshi Yamaya , M.anifest , Mulele Matondo Afrika , Oké , Park Jiha , Sho Madjozi , Small Island Big Song , Spoek Mathambo , Walaa Sbait
Jiha Park, a multi-instrumentalist from South Korea, is the leader and founder of duo 숨[su:m], as well as a solo performer and composer. Her debut solo album Communion was released in the worldwide in March and was previously presented in London at the latest K-Music Festival last October. We were…
Artists: Park Jiha![Album Review: Park Jiha – Communion [Tak:til; March 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/park-jiha-communion-620x620.jpg)
Park Jiha‘s debut solo album, Communion, builds iconic soundscapes by merging traditional Korean instruments (piri, saenghwang and yanggeum) and percussion, with instruments from a western jazz background (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, and vibraphone). The effect brings new ideas which build sonic stories and new ways of appreciating music. Listening to…
Artists: Jiha Park , Park Jiha
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