Jambinai () are a Korean

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band formed in

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in 2009. Their debut album ''Différance'' won the award for Best Crossover Album at the 2013

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. Their second album ''Hermitage'' was released in 2016 on

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. During the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Pyeongchang, Jambinai performed with an orchestra of geomungo players.

Musical style

Jambinai are known for combining rock music instrumentation (drums, bass guitar, electric guitar) with the use of traditional Korean folk music instruments ( haegeum,

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, geomungo). Furthermore, they have been compared to bands like

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, and

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Members

* Kim Bo-mi – haegeum * Lee Il-woo – electric guitar,

taepyeongso The ''taepyeongso'' (lit. "big peace wind instrument"; also called ''hojok'', ''hojeok'' 호적 號笛/ 胡笛, ''nallari'', or ''saenap'', 嗩吶) is a Korean double reed wind instrument in the shawm or oboe family, probably descended from th ...

, vocals * Sim Eun-yong – geomungo ;Touring musicians * Ryu Myung-Hoon – drums * Choi Jae-hyuk – drums * Ok Ji-hoon – bass guitar * Yu Byeong-koo – bass guitar 20160708-Rudolstadt-Festival-Jambinai-9413.jpg, Kim Bo-mi playing the haegeum 20160708-Rudolstadt-Festival-Jambinai-9412.jpg, Lee Il-woo playing the taepyeongso Jambinai (27084050331).jpg, Shim Eun-young playing the geomungo

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Différance'' (2012) on GMC Records * ''Hermitage'' (2016) on

* '' ONDA'' (2019) on

;EPs * ''Jambinai'' (2010) on GMC Records *''Apparition'' (2022) on Bella Union

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Jambinai official FacebookJambinai page at Bella Union
{{Authority control South Korean alternative rock groups South Korean folk rock groups South Korean post-rock groups Musical groups established in 2009 2009 establishments in South Korea Bella Union artists