Global citizens attend peace concert at Chungju's Ureuk World Music House

“The annual spring music event at Ureuk World Music House on April 25 once again brought together global citizens under the theme “Open Heart Open Stage.” People sang, danced, played and shared food they had brought, potluck-style. The traditional Korean house, located at the foot of a forested hill in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, is owned by Anna Cybele, a musician originally from New York. As always, it felt like a magical place; rural layers of green hills hugging a gorgeous hanok lovingly restored were brightened by the global artists and guests, coming originally from Korea, the U.S., Canada, Russia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Ethiopia and China. For Cybele, the afternoon was another tale of magic in the fantasyland of Ureuk World Music House. “So many kind and happy people, strangers who instantly became friends, gathered and brought amazing home-cooked food, and sang and danced, and hugged and laughed,” she said. Cybele, a classically trained singer, as well as a raga/jazz/pop-influenced singer-songwriter, opened the concert with her Iranian friend Amir by

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