Talk & Jam
Happen Sori - Korean Myths
Program introduction
Myths did not begin as writing. They were carried in voices — sung, called out, whispered from one generation to the next by people who had no other way to keep them. Somewhere along that long transmission the sound fell away, and we were left holding the story alone.
Pansori is one of the places where the sound survived: a single voice, worn by years of training, holding an entire world for hours.
This session moves through three Korean myths, one at a time. For each, I tell the story — then build an original pansori-based song live with a loop station, made in response to what was just told. Between myths, the floor stays open: questions about the myth itself, or about the tradition that still knows how to sing it.
Ask anything. No background in Korean music is needed.
Session flow
Session flow
Opening
A short pansori sound before any words.
Framing
Myths were originally sung; pansori is where that sound survived; today brings the two back together. Questions are welcome any time.
Myth 1 — 바리데기 (Baridegi)
Tell the story, holding on one image rather than the full plot → build an original song live with the loop station, made in response.
Myth 2 — 오늘이 (Oneuri)
Same pattern: story, then song.
Myth 3 — 마고할미 (Mago Halmi) or 당금애기 (Danggeum Aegi)
Same pattern: story, then song.
Open Q&A + closing
End on a single line of sound.