Vowels as music: Korean, French artists meet in shared language of sound

French sound artist Remi Klemensiewicz sees the differences between Korean and French in their vowels.

Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo — the same basic sounds exist in nearly every language, yet they are never quite the same.

And to Klemensiewicz, they are also music.

Klemensiewicz is one of six musicians behind the Korean-French collaboration "The Wind & Sand Tour — A Sonic Collection," which premieres this weekend at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul.

Joining them are haegeum player Kim Ye ...