{
  "id": 17010996,
  "title": "Korean traditional fusion, jazz, classical music to fill Madrid this fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/korean-traditional-fusion-jazz-classical-music-to-fill-madrid-this",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/music/20261029/korean-traditional-fusion-jazz-classical-music-to-fill-madrid-this-fall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean Cultural Center in Spain is set to present two music festivals in Madrid next month, offering a glimpse into Korean traditional fusion, jazz, and classical music. This comes as part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism's efforts to introduce Spanish audiences to the diverse genres of Korean music. The 2026 Korea Sound Festival and the 2026 Korean Classical Music Festival will be held under the theme \"New Rhythms of Korean Music.\"\n\nThe Korea Sound Festival will feature the fusion \"gugak\" (Korean traditional music) group Jena at Sala Villanos on November 1. Jena merges traditional Korean instruments like the \"haegeum,\" a two-stringed fiddle, and the \"daegeum,\" a large bamboo flute, with a contemporary band. This unique blend results in a sound that transcends the boundaries of gugak, tango, and jazz.\n\nAlso part of the Korea Sound Festival is the Kim Oki Trio, a jazz group featuring saxophonist Kim Oki, a prominent figure in the Korean indie music scene. Kim Oki is known for his genre-defying, free-form music, having won the Musician of the Year award at the 2020 Korean Music Awards. He will perform with vocalist Ara and his project group at Teatros Luchana on November 13.",
  "summary": "The Korean Cultural Center in Spain will showcase Korean traditional fusion, jazz and classical music in Madrid next month through two back-to-back music festivals, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday. The center will host the 2026 Korea Sound Festival and the 2026 Korean Classical Music Festival to introduce Spanish audiences to Korean genres beyond K-pop. Held under the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean Cultural Center in Spain hosts two music festivals in Madrid",
    "2026 Korea Sound Festival features fusion gugak group Jena",
    "Kim Oki Trio performs jazz at Teatros Luchana on November 13"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the reach of Korean music through diverse genres in Madrid signals a strategic push by the Ministry of Culture to cultivate new audiences for traditional and contemporary sounds.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}