Janggu And A Dash Of Hindustani

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Dhum, tha! Dhum tha; ttagdada ttagdada ttagda... Minwang Hwang imitated the sound made by the janggu (traditional Korean drum).

By trying to make the audience repeat after him, the percussionist, along with the fiautist of the group, Aram Lee, succeeded in garnering attention. The crowd nodded, as they discovered a comforting familiarity in the music — oddly similar to a jathi (rhythm scale).

NaMu, the four­member Korean traditional music ensemble, has a penchant for contemporising its music to make it universal. On Saturday, it made the lean crowd in the courtyard of the Phoenix Market City groove to the interesting tunes and beats of the daegum (flute) and ajaeng (string instrument). They were here on the invitation of InKo Centre in collaboration with Ministry of Culture and Sports and Tourism, Korea Arts Management Service and Center Stage Korea.