(headline image: Dal:um – Photo by Jaeyoung Park) Dal:um, a Seoul-based duo composed of Ha Suyean and Hwang Hyeyoung specializes in traditional Korean zithers, the…
Dal:um Explore Vast Emotional and Conceptual Terrain with Korean Zithers
Author: Tyler Bennet
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