KAYA - Kayagum by Ji Eun Jung & Guitar by Sung Min Jeon

In this album, Ji Eun Jung plays 'Sanjo', a Korean traditional piece for the traditional 12 string kayagum, and Korean traditional folk songs and her own compositions with the modern 25 string kayagum. In particular, she composed and arranged 'Market day', 'The field', and 'People of the Sea' inspired by the photos taken by her father, Mr. Jung Hoi Jung, a professional photographer. His photos show scenes of Korea in 1970s and are included in the insert to this album.

1. Sanjo (산조)
Sanjo, Korean representative music for solo instruments, was developed in the 19th century. It is thought to have been developed from shinawi, a form of improvisation played in shamani stic ceremonies in Jeolla Province, in the southwestern part of the Korean peninsula. Originally, Sanjo was improvised music but now the forms are set. It has five movements whi ch increase in tempo Chinyangjo,Chungmori, Chungjungmori, Chajinmori and Hwimori. Ji Eun Jung play s the last two movements 'Chajinmori' and 'Hwimori of Jook PaKim's short Sanjo in this album.

2. Market Day (장날)
This is Ji Eun's own composition inspired by her father's photo 'Market Day'. Traditional market days were the most exciting scenes in days of old. They were open markets happening on certain days where anyone
could come and sell and buy anything. Also various food stalls and street entertainers would come together. People enjoyed the market days as a form of festival, and it was always an exciting occasion for young children. This piece starts with the scene of the people walking toward the market with their goods,animals and children.

3. People of the Sea (바다의 사람들)
This piece is based on a Korean traditional boating song which was arranged by Ji Eun and embellished with her own composition inspired by her father's photo 'People of the Sea'. It shows the scenery of the seaside with fishing boats and fishermen. In this piece, the kayagum is joined by the daegum(대금) - a traditional Korean bamboo flute.

4. The Field (들녘) - Arirang (아리랑)
Ji Eun arranged 'Arirang' inspired by her father's photo 'The Field' showing a beautiful scene of the Korean countryside. 'Arirang' the most representative Korean traditional folk song.'Arirang' is an ancient native Korean word. 'Ari' means 'beautiful' and 'rang' can mean 'dear'. A coustic guitar joins the kayagum in this piece.

5. Heart for the People (그들을 위한 마음)
This is Ji Eun's own composition. As is well known, her home country Korea has been divided into North and South for more than 50 years.
In the face of such geographical and ideological division, she believes the most important thing is to continue to love the people who are suffering. So this composition is called 'Heart for the people'.

6. The Narrow Way (좁은 길)
'The Narrow Way' is Ji Eun's own composition and words.There are many ways in our life, but she believes that the true way of life is narrow.
[Lyrics]
Where should I go, where am I going? I lost my way with my heart being empty.
Where should I go, where am I going? Lead me to the narrow way where true peace and true love are.
To the way of life, I will follow the way, the only narrow way.
The narrow way which lightens my soul.

7. New Arirang (신 아리랑)
Ji Eun arranged 'Arirang' into a modern style. In this piece, she tries to harmonize East and West.

Producer: Sung Min Jeon & Ji Eun Jung
Kayagum, vocal, keyboard: Ji Eun Jung
Acoustic guitar: Sung Min Jeon
Daegum (Korean bamboo flute): Dong Yoon Hwang
Recording engineer: Mi Yun Shim (Great Eastern Studios, London, UK)
Mixing engineer: Young Jun Chung (SAE, London, UK)
Mastering engineer: In Sung Gang (Clay Studio, Seoul, Korea)
Art Design: The East

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