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Korean traditional music adapted to a modern life. Music is a way to express the essence of living for 숨[suːm]. 숨[suːm] has been telling colorful stories of various lives in language of music. 숨[suːm] was formed in 2007, by a couple of Korean traditional musicians. For more clarity and better interpretation of its music, the two musicians, Jiha Park(Piri-Bamboo Oboe, Saenghwang-Mouth Organ, Yanggeum-Dulcimer ) and Jungmin Seo (25 string Gayageum-Zither, Steel string Gayageum), compose and perform their own musical pieces. Their ambitious aim is to start a new era of Korean traditional music that sheds light on contemporary spirit by addressing in musical sense sentiments and lessons earned from living a modern life. 숨[suːm] was selected ‘2010 MAP(Mullae Arts Plus) project for musicians’, ‘New Artist Trend2009 supporting project for young artists’ by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, and won the Contest ‘21st Century Korean Music Project’ (Experimental Spirit Prize) hosted by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 1st album ‘Rhythmic Space: A Pause for Breath’ was released in November, 2010. 숨[su:m] was also selected to showcase at Womex 2013 in Cardiff ,UK. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.