Jang Sa-ik

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Jang.
Jang Sa-ik
Hangul 장사익
Hanja 張士益[1]
Revised Romanization Jang Saik

Jang Sa-ik (born 1949) is a singer from South Korea. He is one of the nation's most popular performers. His music combines elements of popular music, jazz, and Korean traditional music (particularly pansori). He was born in Gwangcheon-eup, Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do,[2] and began his study of traditional music in 1980.

He made his debut at the age of 46, at which time he was working as an electronics salesman and amateur player of the taepyeongso, a traditional Korean oboe.

Jang toured the United States in 2004, and is scheduled to tour the U.S. again in June 2007.

His two sons are musicians in a gugak (traditional Korean music) troupe.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ These hanja given in Mindan and Dong-A Ilbo reports.
  2. ^ 장사익. Empas 인물. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.

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