Sinaboro: Korean Percussive Ensemble

Sinaboro: Korean Percussive Ensemble Korean Percussive Ensemble for Samulnori at the University of Michigan Sinaboro is a Korean percussive ensemble for samulnori at the University of Michigan.

We play Korean percussive instruments (kkwaenggwari, jing, janggu, and buk). Established in 1998, Sinaboro holds an annual concert each spring and also participates in various culture shows and events around campus during the school year. Sinaboro seeks to educate both members and the public about the meaning and excitement of Korean culture through samulnori. Make sure to *LIKE* the Sinaboro Face

book Page to keep up to date on all performances and recruitment information. For performance inquiries, please contact [email protected]

04/29/2026
02/14/2026

U-M Nam Center for Korean Studies has been so genrous with us! Thank you so much for organizing this class for us.

02/14/2026

Sinaboro had such a wonderful time in one day master class with Sangjaru. Sangjaru, a folk band from South Korea, taught us not only practical skills of Korean percussion instruments but also Korean musical terms and idioms. The background song is Sangjaru’s Seoul. Stay tuned with more clips! Million thanks to who organized this class for Sinaboro. was an interpreter for Sinaboro members. Thanks to and Maika who filmed and took pictures of this!

02/11/2026
Sinaboro had such a wonderful master class by today at a dance studio! It opened up with Ajaeng in Blues. A percussioni...
02/11/2026

Sinaboro had such a wonderful master class by today at a dance studio! It opened up with Ajaeng in Blues. A percussionist Kwon hyochang taught us jjaksoe and hwimori. Their live performance was so phenomenal! We are so grateful for their performance and teaching 🩷 Of course, no words are needed to be said for unwavering support by the Nam center for Korean Studies!

Our performance is at 5 pm on this Saturday (November 22) at the Korean American Cultural Center in Detroit.24666 northw...
11/21/2025

Our performance is at 5 pm on this Saturday (November 22) at the Korean American Cultural Center in Detroit.
24666 northwestern Hwy Southfield MI48075.
We will have special guests Hansol Choi (DMA in Composition) and Torey Powers! There will be also taepyeongso performance by Sunhong Kim (PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology). Please come join our performance for the full experience of sonic collage and Korean music! Million thanks for our supporters, the Nam Center for Korean Studies, Arts Initiative, the Korean Performing Arts Initiative, and co-organizer, Sim Minjeong!

Our Sinaboro members made a trip to Kalamazoo in celebration of Korean harvest holiday chuseok! Thank a Korean American ...
10/05/2025

Our Sinaboro members made a trip to Kalamazoo in celebration of Korean harvest holiday chuseok! Thank a Korean American Association of Southwest Michigan for inviting us!

We are excited to announce our collaboration with a Daegeum musician Minjung Sim and Uri sori, a youth Korean drumming g...
09/28/2025

We are excited to announce our collaboration with a Daegeum musician Minjung Sim and Uri sori, a youth Korean drumming group. Sunhong Kim and Torey Powers will be featured in a program to present the Taepyeongso Sinawi!

Thank you so much for the generous support from U-M Nam Center for Korean Studies and Perfoming Arts Initiative!

Our first performance for this semester at the Kim Kwangjin concert! It was so great 🫶 shout out to our members and Dani...
09/20/2025

Our first performance for this semester at the Kim Kwangjin concert! It was so great 🫶 shout out to our members and Daniel! We are so grateful for Daniel to join our first performance this term. Also, thank to include us at the performance!!

We are so excited to share the news on our upcoming performance. The first one in this term will be on Sep 19. We will b...
09/09/2025

We are so excited to share the news on our upcoming performance. The first one in this term will be on Sep 19. We will be part of this pop concert!

📣 A public event organized by KISA: Kim Kwang-Jin Concert
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/k-onnect-tickets-1564667445449

The Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan is proud to sponsor K-ONNECT, a new cultural series organized by KISA (Korean International Students Association at the University of Michigan). This initiative is designed to foster community and connection by sharing the richness of Korean culture with the broader Michigan community.

Please join KISA for the inaugural event:

Date: September 19
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre

We are delighted to welcome Kim Kwang-Jin—University of Michigan alumnus and legendary Korean artist—as our featured guest to help mark the beginning of this exciting series.

Admission is free! We warmly invite students, alumni, and local community members to celebrate Korean culture and the spirit of Michigan with us.

Lineup:
Sinaboro
Seoul Juice
Kim Kwang-Jin

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