Black String (photo courtesy of KCCLA)

The Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles and the Corporation Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange present a special performance by the world music group Black String this evening, Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the center’s Ari Hall. Black String performs contemporary music from Korea. The group features Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo), Jean Oh (electric guitar), Aram Lee (daegeum, yanggeum) and Min Wang Hwang (ajaeng, janggu). Black String particularly focuses on improvisation as an important aspect of Korean traditional music and creates a unique language through Asian intuition and musical idiom. The group was founded in 2011 as part of a government-sponsored, Korea-U.K. cultural exchange program.

The performance is part of the center’s 40th anniversary concert series. KCCLA is located at 5505 Wilshire Blvd. For information and to RSVP, call (323)936-3015, or visit kccla.org.