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Joyce Kwon - singer, composer & gayageum player making folk music for folks of the diaspora

Joyce Kwon, voicekwon, gayageum, Asian American, Korean American, New American Folk

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07 Dec Little Bird

Posted at 23:42h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 0 Comments

"Little Bird" speaks to the experience of leaving your homeland then returning, full of hope and sweet memories, forgetting that there was a reason you left. ...

22 Nov Why-Go-Round

Posted at 15:05h in Blog, Dream of Home 0 Comments

Life, Liberty, and Filial Piety. Inspiration for and arrangement of the "merry-go-round in a junkyard" song. ...

Motherless Child, Joyce Kwon, Dream of Home

15 Nov Motherless Child

Posted at 13:39h in Blog, Dream of Home 2 Comments

Even though the melody and words of "Motherless Child" are drawn from an era of slavery and colonization, the song sadly continues to be salient in our modern society. Here's a bit on the compositional process for my choral arrangement of the song. ...

song of platitude, joyce kwon, dream of home

08 Nov Song of Platitude

Posted at 12:37h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 2 Comments

Mix references, detuned drums, and did you know autotune is a person? ...

nililiya, joyce kwon, dream of home, gayageum

01 Nov Nililiya, Part II: Arrangement

Posted at 13:09h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 2 Comments

Here's part two on "Nililiya": the arrangement, traditional 굿거리 rhythm, the spirit of the song, and more. ...

when i'm a raisin, joyce kwon, dream of home

25 Oct When I’m a Raisin

Posted at 11:45h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 0 Comments

On Korean beauty standards, trail mix, soulful singing, being "so Korean," and gayageum music. Also Craisins and jujubes! ...

18 Oct Nililiya, Part I: Koreanness

Posted at 11:08h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 2 Comments

This post turned into one about Koreanness so I'll write a part II on the arranging and recording process behind "Nililiya." ...

11 Oct Ruby, 6

Posted at 07:10h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 2 Comments

“Ruby” in the title refers to the ruby slippers from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the quintessential American tale featuring Judy Garland. The “6” is for my shoe size and also the meter that the song begins in. ...

04 Oct Dream of Home

Posted at 10:52h in Blog, Dream of Home, Gayageum 0 Comments

I’ll be sharing a blog post weekly on each track off my album “Dream of Home” starting with the title track today. The posts will give a detailed look at the trajectory of each song and discuss what I learned. ...