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This is the only version of Voodoo Chile on a Korean Gayageum you'll ever need

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Musician Luna Lee plays the Jimi Hendrix classic Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) on a Korean Gayageum, and the web goes wild

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Korean musician Luna Lee has released a stunning version of the 1968 Jimi Hendrix classic Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). Lee plays the song on the Gayageum, a 12-string instrument developed in the 6th century on the orders of King Haji of Daegaya.

"I play contemporary music with a Korean traditional instrument called the gayageum," says Lee on her Patreon page. "The gayageum has a beautiful sound and amazing potential so I wanted to share my music with many people. 

"I've been on YouTube creating music videos for the internet since 2009. I have covered various genres of music." 

Lee has previously released covers of AC/DC's Back In Black, Queen's I Want To Break Free, and Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. 

Fraser Lewry
Fraser Lewry
Online Editor, Classic Rock

Online Editor at Louder/Classic Rock magazine since 2014. 39 years in music industry, online for 26. Also bylines for: Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine, The Word Magazine, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Saga, Music365. Former Head of Music at Xfm Radio, A&R at Fiction Records, early blogger, ex-roadie, published author. Once appeared in a Cure video dressed as a cowboy, and thinks any situation can be improved by the introduction of cats. Favourite Serbian trumpeter: Dejan Petrović.