Prior to the Gwangju World Music Festival being held this August, the Gwangju World Music Forum will be held at Chonnam National University on the 19th and 20th of June to provide an understanding of world music and to discuss the potential of Korean music in the global music industry. The Gwangju World Music Forum will serve as an opportunity to figure out ways to improve our music and music festivals by reviewing case studies on well-known overseas music festivals. It will also establish a network among the member countries of the Asia Pacific market-based Asia Pacific Music Network, through which we can deliberate on the potentials of our music in the global music market and the expansion of our music into the overseas market. We cordially invite you to join us in presentations, discussions and showcases by domestic and overseas world music industry participants. If you would like to participate, please register ahead of the event.

• Event : Gwangju World Music Forum (with Asia Pacific Music Network)
• Date : 2010/6/19 (Saturday) - 2010/6/20 (Sunday) Two-day event
• Venues : Forums - Video room on the 4th floor of Yongbong Culture Center at Chonnam National
     University Showcases - Chonnam National University Convention Hall
• Attendees : About 200 domestic/overseas music industry participants
• Hosted by : Office for Hub City of Asian Culture of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
• Organized by : Asia World Music Festival, Korea Traditional Performing Arts Foundation,
     Chonnam National University Asian Culture Research Institute
• Sponsored by : Korea Arts Management Service, Chonnam National University Graduate School of
     Culture

• World Music Forum
• - Transformation of Gwangju into a hub of Asian culture through cultural exchanges
• - Asian world music trend within the international music industry
• - A case study on successful overseas world music festivals and cooperation between domestic and
    overseas performers
• - The roles of musicians, agencies, festivals and the government, and the directions we need to go to
    achieve success in the world music market
• Showcase performances by Korean artists
• - June 19th: MIJI, Jeong Min-a
• - June 20th: Bulsaechul, Geomungo Factory, Chungbae Troupe

• Registration date : 2010/6/1 - 2010/6/14
• Openings : 50 (First 50 applicants)
• Requirements : Professionals and students in the field of world music, festivals or other cultural
     activities, or any other interested individuals
     * Those who can participate fully in the 2-day event will be given priority.
• Benefits
•    - Chance to participate in the World Music Forum
•    - Priority invitation to future forums hosted by the Office of Hub City of Asian Culture and Asia World
       Music Festival
•    - Tickets to Gwangju World Music Forum Show Case and Gwangju World Music
       Festival Indoor Performance (2 tickets each, will be mailed to those who've
       requested the tickets)
• Registration method : E-mail only / mulkoki8@gmail.com
•    - Subject header should be: Gwangju World Music Forum_Free participation_(your name)
•      Ex) Gwangju World Music Forum_Free participation_Hong Gil-dong
•    - Contents:
•    1. Your name, birth date (first 6 digits of your resident registration number), area of residence,
       phone number and e-mail address
•    2. Dates and programs you can participate in (Please indicate any or all of the 4 events listed below)
       (1) Forum on 19th (2) Show case on 19th (3) Forum on 20th (4) Show case on 20th
       Ex) 1. Kim Chul-soo / 851010 / Gwangju / 011-1234-5678 / worldmusic@gwangju.com
       2. (1), (2), (3), (4), => Attendance on all events possible
• Announcement of Participants : 6/14/2010 (Monday evening) on the Gwangju World Music
     Festival website (www.gjwmf.com)
• Inquiries : Asia World Music Festival, International Exchange Officer Goh Mi-ran 062-350-2474

• Registration date : 2010/6/8- 2010/6/17
• Openings : 100 (First 100 applicants)
• Registration method : E-mail only / cubpdyong@hanmail.net
• - Subject header should be: World Music Concert_your name   Ex) World Music Concert_Hong Gil-dong
• - Contents :
•    Your name / Phone number / Dates and you can participate in (Please indicate any or all of the 19th and
     20th)/ e-mail
     Ex) Hong Gil-dong / 010-1234-5555 / 19th / cubpdyong@hanmail.net
• Inquiries : Asia World Music Festival, Performance Officer Jeong Ja-Hyeon 062-350-2473

MIJI June 19th 17:30~18:30 Fusion gugak group MIJI was formed as a part of a traditional art digital content developing project sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. MIJI introduces the Korean traditional music, Gugak, to people in a new way that is not hindered by the limits of the current music industry. 80% of the group's debuting album is composed of original compositions that combine gugak and classical music while the remaining 20% consists of ballads and traditional gugak music. MIJI brings classical elegance as well as a certain girl group charm to its fans.

Jeong Min-a & Suh Yeong-do June 19th 17:30~18:30 In the clubs near Hongik University where vibrant rock music rules, Jeong Min-a performed on stage for years with only her gayageum at her side. She will be performing her own fusion music, in which her striking lyrics, soft voice and the sounds of her enhanced gayageum (from traditional 12 strings to 25 strings) harmoniously come together. In her recent album, she included the sounds of a bass guitar, introducing an exquisite mix of sounds from the traditional Korean instrument and popular Western instrument. The bass guitarist, Suh Yeong-do, is one of the best bass guitarists in Korea, active in various music genres. He played both fretless and acoustic bass guitars on the album and presented a surprisingly harmonious mixing of sounds with the gayageum. Much loved by Korean music fans, the duo became the first traditional music artists to be nominated for the Best New Artist Award at the 5th Korean Music Awards. They were also nominated for Best Jazz and Crossover Music.

Bulsaechul June 20th 16:30~18:00 Bulsaechul is a Korean word meaning an extraordinary genius. Formed by alumni and current students at Korea National University of Arts, this group offers a traditionally accurate yet modern Korean music. Their traditional music emphasizes the sounds of traditional Korean musical instruments and is not influenced by Western or pop music. A unanimous vote at the 2008 Indie Gugak Concert sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism won this group an opportunity to produce their own album. This garnered the interest of the traditional music industry. They went on to win the Arirang Award at the 21 Century Korean Music Project Awards sponsored by Gugak FM.

Geomungo Factory June 20th 16:30~18:00 This geomungo ensemble was formed to introduce the value and beauty of the geomungo to others. They lead the effort to make the geomungo a popular instrument in Korea by trying new techniques and making improvements on the instrument itself. Geomungo Factory has produced new instruments such as the damhyeongeum, the cello geomungo, the xylophone geomungo and the electric geomungo and has performed various music genres such as tango, hip hop and rock on the geomungo. They have also released a new album that restores sanjos performed by master geomungo players of old as a part of efforts to rediscover traditional geomungo music and continue that spirit. Through these efforts they are continuing to expand the limits of traditional Korean music.

Cheongbae Troupe June 20th 16:30~18:00 Traditional performances in Korea have been handed down through the generations along with the living environment, culture and religious rituals. Over the years, traditional performances have taken on many forms and finally become what they are today. To turn our traditional performance into a world-class form of art and to continue the spirit of performance that has been passed down to us from our ancestors, young performance artists have gathered together to form the Cheongbae Troupe. The troupe aims to create a traditional format-based performance in which both the performers and the audience can come together and enjoy themselves. As the successors of traditional Korean performance, they plan to recreate the traditional performance into an art that can survive the passage of time and is acknowledged by all generations, and turn the name of their troupe into a globally famous culture brand.