Kim Soo-chul

Infobox Korean name
hangul=김수철
hanja=金秀哲
rr=Gim Su-cheol
mr=Kim Such'ŏl

Kim Soo-chul (surname Kim; also spelled Kim Soochul or Kim Suchol; b. April 7, 1957) is a South Korean musician and composer. He often works with Korean traditional instruments, integrating them with Western instruments. He has composed a number of film scores and has experimented with the use of the electric guitar to play sanjo, a traditional Korean instrumental genre.

Kim's stated goal is "to introduce the sound of traditional Korean music to a global audience." [http://www.kimsoochul.com/history.htm]

Discography

*"Sori for Invocation"
*"Tae-Baek-San-Maek"
*2002 - "Guitar Sanjo" (Living Sound Productions)

ee also

*Korean music
*List of Korean musicians
*List of Koreans
*List of Korea-related topics

External links

* [http://www.kimsoochul.com/history.htm Kim Soo-chul official site]