Funky Korea: SsingSsing and "Cheongchunga"

Today's random song, Cheongchunga, is by South Korean band SsingSsing. Formed in 2010, SsingSsing combines glam rock, disco and psychedelic rock with Korean folk music. They are also known for their extravagant stage visuals and performances, which include dressing up in drag to, in Korean tradition, allow for the channeling of both male and female spirits. The group draws from traditional music of Seoul, called Gyeonggi Sori, and North Korean traditional music called Seodo Sori, the shamanistic-ritual based Seoul Gut, and rock based on Minyo styles that call attention to peasant lives. The band has been praised for bringing Korean music other than K-pop to the attention of global audiences. In fact, they performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2017. You can find Cheongchunga on their self-titled EP (2017).

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SsingSsing