#guzheng-&-drum

[nabaath-areng]

Okay but now I have to laugh. Laying in bed still unable to really move from pain and fatigue, and I'm hungry, so I put on some music from Ieeha's instrumental playlist...

Except I forgot about the pulsating tinnitus, which isn't triggered by all sounds but very much by piano. I don't got my headphones nearby which alleviates it so now my ear is making fluttering sensations from the inside to the beat every single note in Fantasie-Impromptu, as if Chopin himself is in my ear playing

[buried-in-stardust]

A cover of 兰亭序 by Jay Chou on erhu, standing bell (磬; qing4), muyu (木鱼; wooden fish), flute, handbell (引磬; yin3qing4), guzheng, and drum

[nardo-headcanons]

that music headcanon question and post was genius! can you do that for the rest of the villages pretty pleaseee 🩵

oh my god, that was quick lmao i just had to do it. two minutes after posting, goddamn. here's a music headcanon i have for you, anon.

tagging @danceofthexdragons because she was the one who made the initial request c:

Music In The Narutoverse

I think in Kirigakure, most music that can be heard originates from either the union of fishermen or monks, as many cultures have been. wiped out due to their ongoing political unrest. As for the fishermen, some popular instruments are steel drums, which can sound like this or like this. Gamelans are often played near the temples up high in the mountains, the wind carries their sound across the village. Radios aren't really used.

Iwagakure's traditional music is very percussion heavy, using various kinds of drums and gongs. They have fallen in love with the guzheng, aka the moon guitar. Another instrument originating from there is the erhu, which Kirigakure citizens also really enjoy listening to and consider a high class/fancy instrument. These are the kind of songs Iwagakure ninja can hear in their radio, Onoki's favorite is this one. High up in the mountains, sounds like these can be heard. These horns are used to communicate between different valleys.

As a stronghold of trade, Kumogakure's music has been shaped by many cultural influences. One of the more traditional instruments in Kumogakure is the cowbell/agogo bell. Kumo citizens enjoy music from all across the shinobi world, including songs in foreign languages. As a rather technologically advanced village, it is not uncommon to hear electric guitars and synthesizers be used in their music. Here are some songs I think could be heard on the Kumo radio. As for Killer Bee, here are some of his faves.

In Uzushiogakure, an instrument that could often be heard in traditional music is the anklung, as well as the t'rung. Music was often performed for the whole village, and everyone was invited.

As for many western instruments, those have originated in the Country Of Knights. This country was only mentioned in the movies, but for the sake of it, I will consider it canon as well. While their traditional music sounded somewhat like this, sounds like these here weren't uncommon as well. It was popularized by immigrants from the country of knights.

As stated before, Madara Uchiha was a skilled pianist, his sharingan allowed him to read sheet music while playing, here are some of the pieces he played. Madara often played this piece for his siblings to make them laugh.

[yukasyukasyukasyukas]

Valorant instruments headcanons<3

Astra seprewa? She looks like she's good with sting instruments

Brimstone plays the guitar but in the fire camp song way (Will Wood or pjo reference?), he plays it every once in a while for the other agents bc they like it

Breach plays the drums and everyone who disagrees is wrong. He's very loud and plays on the most unconvenient times

Chamber looks like he's from a rich family so cello. He's not very good at it but is arrogant about it

Clove plays the kazoo

Cypher doesn't play anything but has a good voice for singing, especially lullabies (I'm so obsessed with father Cypher, this poor man)

Deadlock plays the guitar on the heavy metal way bc I saw someone saying she does and I love it.

Fade is lazy so she doesn't play anything

Gekko plays the ukulele. The vibes man, he looks like he knows every single 2020 TikTok song and follows Megagonefree

Harbor looks like he plays some very random instrument that no one has ever heard about and he pulls it every chance he gets

Iso plays keyboard

Jett looks like she's good with drums and is loud. She and Raze make it impossible for anyone to sleep on fridays

Kay/o plays organ and I'm not elaborating

Killjoy is only a genius in engineering but can't play music for her life

Neon plays the violin and adapts every music she likes to the violin so she can play them

Omen looks like he can play sweet flute majestically

Phoenix HAS to play some instrument. In my head, every theater kid is also a band kid so he plays the tube

Raze plays berimbau and guitar on the rock'n' roll way

Reyna canonically plays the guitar, obviously, and she also looks like she can play the violin or the piano

Sage plays guzheng and sings very well but very few people know because she doesn't like to show off

Viper plays the violin. She loves dramatic pieces and started playing when she was 8 after going to a classic concert with her parents

Vyse can play the harp decently but doesn't really like it

Yoru plays taiko and is very passionate about it

[phoenixrsing]

your muses aesthetic. list your muse’s aesthetic from tastes, smells, outfits, and sceneries. add as many subjects as you like, it can help with people tagging you in aesthetically pleasing things towards your muse.

tastes: traditional fire-nation cuisine. spicy fire-flakes, roasted pork, and hot tea infused with jasmine. dragon fruit, lychee, and mangoes, grilled sea pawns. aged fire nation wines with complex flavors of oak and spice. fire nation whiskey, intense and smoky, with hints of charred oak, toasted spices, and a touch of volcanic ashroasted chestnuts. green tea ceremonies, delicate jasmine tea, and rare white dragon jasmine tea leaves—a specialty of his father. rare spices from trees that are native to fire nation, including cumin, saffron, and cardamom.

smells: a scent of smoldering cinnamon, cloves, and star anise in the air. jasmine blossoms, lotus flowers, and orchids from the royal gardens. the crisp scent of autumn leaves and the smoky aroma of fire pits. herbal notes. a hint of sage, lemongrass, and mint leaves in herbal teas. sandalwood incense burning in meditation rooms. crackling hearth fires in the royal palace.

sights: volcanic landscapes. volcanoes looming on the horizon, with smoke rising from their peaks. intense flames swirling, casting shadows against the red walls. royal palace. opulent halls decorated with gilded ornaments, tapestries depicting ancient fire nation legends, and imposing thrones. fire nation technology��advanced warships, steam-powered machinery, and towering factories billowing smoke. traditional fire nation dances—graceful movements accompanied by the flickering light of torches and lanterns. colorful celebrations featuring elaborate firework displays, traditional music, and performances. endless amount of war memorials. monuments honoring fallen soldiers of the fire nation, with eternal flames burning in their honor. regal crimson robes with intricate gold embroidery, adorned with the fire nation insignia. messages of propaganda, supremacy, and strength through firebending. a recruitment poster featuring a soldier, with the caption, join the fire nation army and defend our sacred land.

sounds: the rhythmic sound of flames dancing in fire pits and torches. trumpets heralding the arrival of fire nation royalty, accompanied by drums and cymbals. war drums—thunderous beats echoing across training grounds, inspiring troops before battle. lightning crackling in the foreground. melodic tunes played on traditional fire nation instruments, the pipa and guzheng. the chirping of fire nation birds, the rustling of palm trees, and the distant roar of waterfalls. war machinery—clanking gears, hissing steam, and the rumble of warships off the shorelines. moments of quiet contemplation, where the only sounds are the soft rustle of leaves and the gentle crackle of embers. practicing the dizi, traditional flute in between training sessions.

sensations: the comforting heat of firebending flames against the skin during training sessions. luxurious fire nation silks and satins, smooth against the touch. intense warmth radiating from the earth's core during visits to volcanic hot springs. humid, sea breezes brushing against the skin from the coastlines. tactile connection—a sensation of firebending energy pulsing beneath lu ten's fingertips, responding to his every movement and command. resilient spirit and unwavering determination. a deep sense of connection to the spirits of fire. commitment to serving the fire nation. isolationism, a loneliness you cannot shake. failure is not an option. reluctant heroism, internal struggles between morality and obligations. inside of me, there are two dogs. one is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. when asked which one wins, i answer, the one I feed the most. ambiguous loyalties.

tagged by — me. tagging: @hotknickers, @denouemente, @linghung, @hookedswords, @dropovers, @fearbend, @kniveds, @yourideaguy, @bowbend, @rotpoetry

[lynns-mods]

Stopped working on the other mod I was working on and have now started working on a more focused biome-mod! Here's a Chestnut Forest (which, as you can probably tell, is still in development).

Also some music discs (since I now have Reaper and can therefore make decent music)

Descriptions from left to right:

255 is a laserdisc, and features chiptune drums, a bitcrushed guzheng and a wobbly, glitchy-sounding piano; at time of writing, it's the only one I've actually made the music for.

??? is a disc without a label, and will feature distorted vocals, echoing piano, and a lo-fi filter.

Pearlescence is a pale, brightly-coloured disc with glowing parts (the sprite has them change colour, but I didn't want to do that with this image), and will feature bells, "crystalline" synths, and lots of reverb.

[polls-about-music]

A while back, I saw a poll for "What instrument would be most prominent in your theme song?" Except, the options were... very limited (as one imagines, when you're listing individual instruments with only 12 spaces), and most people ended up saying 'something not listed'. So, I did my very best to fit As Many Instruments As Possible into categories.

Here's "What instrument plays your theme song?", but as comprehensive as I could possibly make it!

Western Band: Brass (trumpet, french horn, tuba, flugelhorn, etc.)

Western Band: Woodwind (flute, saxophone, bassoon, etc.)

Western Symphony: Strings (violin, cello, string bass, etc.)

Other Strings: Bowed (erhu, viols, esraj, rebec, fiddle, etc.)

Strings: Plucked/strummed (zither, guitar, harp, sitar, guzheng, veena, lute, banjo, etc.)

Non-band Wind: single chamber (recorder, ocarina, didgeridoo, alphorn, dizi, shehnai, etc.)

Non-band Wind: multi chamber (panpipes, harmonica, alghoza, sheng, etc.)

Eclectic: aka these are hard to categorize (bagpipes, accordion, hurdy gurdy, whistling i guess, organ, calliope, etc.)

Electronic (theremin, synthesizer, stylophone, otamatone, etc.)

Percussion: Melodic (mbira, piano, marimba, chimes, glass harmonica, etc.)

Percussion: Rhythmic (snare, drum set, bongos, castanets, cowbell, dhime, taiko/wadaiko, etc.)

Vocals: Any style (opera, rap, throat-singing, choir, scat, etc.)

Do your best to categorize your instrument of choice! All of them have many more instruments in them than I could possibly list, given the amount of space we've got.

Give us specifics in the comments and tags!!

(my apologies to pianists. assigned percussion by Me. don't kill me please. I needed the space.)

[deathfavor]

@vulpesse said: if all your muses could play a musical instrument, which instrument would each of them play?

Untitled Questions for Multimuses

oooh that's an interesting question! Only a few of my muses canonically do. So lets dive in!

Byakkomaru - Drums , specifically Assyrian but he can adapt to most Hanma - He has no comment, he'd probably be good at most if he tried. Maybe guitar ( he'd prefer rhythm over lead ) or something like that; maybe keyboard just to throw everyone off. Kazutora - Electric guitar Izana - Acoustic guitar but can play electric Chrollo - Cello and pipe organ Kalluto - Harp and Kalimba Xue Yang - electric guitar Ling Wen - she can't to save her life, but if she did, maybe the Erhu  He Xuan - Sasando Earl - Bass Dreya - Theremin  Lamia - Ocarina Serpent - Maybe Oboe...sounds fun to her Seiroku - Guzheng  Lucifer - Harp and flute are his specialty, but also plays organ an piano Fenrir - Drums Sekhmet - Egyptian riq

[myreygn]

i recently saw art of the demon slayer characters playing musical instruments and was wondering what instrument you think the characters would play

ooh very good question! music is not my field of expertise but i can try to organize my few thoughts - also if i mention an instrument that didnʼt exist during that time in that area (which i will) just imagine it's a modern au ^^'

also: i did include canon musical skills but only those i could think of off the top of my head so there might be some stuff missing or just plain ignored lol

okay so we know that zenitsu plays the shamisen and the koto (which apparently originates from the chinese guzheng even tho my former japanese neighbors have been trying to tell me otherwise but what do i know lol i just thought it was funny) and i think his talent would expand to other string instruments as well, he could probably learn how to play the guitar, bass guitar, maybe even violin etc very easily

i can also picture sanemi with a guitar because @trans-ace-lee established that in the modern au and also i think it would be really sexy 😌 which is why i declare it canon

genya would try and copy his brother but he'd be really bad at it and switch to another instrument that's more his style, i'm thinking maybe drums. at first he does it to look cool and then actually having fun is a nice bonus lol

tengen "canonically" plays the harmonica, tho i can see him being a natural at most instruments he picks up. in the au he's been playing piano since he was a child because his dad wanted him to but he actually ended up loving it, he also had to learn hichiriki (a type of flute) and also i made him a music major so he probably plays a ton of instruments a little bit

speaking of flutes, we know that gyomei plays the shakuhachi. given his supreme hearing i'm sure he could learn to play other instruments as well but i don't really see him doing that tbh? like he has his flute and he's very contempt with his flute, the same applies to yoriichi

and nakime obviously plays the biwa in every universe, nakime and her biwa are inseparable

ideas for which i don't have any reason and which are solely based on vibes: giyuu - violin, sabito - e-guitar, kanao - piano, kanae - harp, douma - something unnerving, like an organ, akaza - drums, senjuro - kokyu, daki - goto

and honorable mentions of characters who i think have beautiful singing voices: kanae, tengen, kokushibo, sanemi, nezuko, aoi, kagaya, makomo, urokodaki

[mixtapedoh]

Gunshot! Cast seventeen as musical instruments?

come join my autumn celebration!

this one is so fun <333

s.coups as a gong (maybe you don't get it but i do. his alternate is someone in the brass family, but i can't decide. perhaps the euphonium???)

jeonghan as the clarinet (also also!!!!!!! the cello <3)

joshua as the ukelele

jun as a synth (a close alternate is the rainstick and idk which fits better???)

hoshi as castanets (but also you know i have to give a shout out to the ipu <3 hoshi is simply percussion <3)

wonwoo as viola (but also consider: wonwoo as the lute <3)

woozi as guitar

dk as pan flute (also consider the marimba though <3)

mingyu as french horn

minghao as piano (but also guzheng because minghao also has string instrument vibes, and it just LOOKS cool. it is also A Lot to set up, from what i've seen, and the high maintenance of it fits asdfghgfds)

seungkwan as the oboe (also consider the harp <3)

vernon as a bass guitar

dino as drums

[sunwukongssuccessor]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Shadow's Secret fun facts since I got a chapter out recently

⭐️ In chapter 16, Spider Queen makes a jab at Macaque by asking him if the reader character is a student of his as another way of imitating Wukong. This is kind of a reference to a concept I considered for the fic (Was even thinking of naming the fic "The Shadow's Successor") but scrapped the idea since I wasn't quite crazy over how much worse the power imbalance would be between them as well as how hostile I've seen some of the fandom get over the Macaque/MK ship and didn't want any of that following me.

⭐️ The theater's snack gal/assistant manager, in the fic she's named Jia Su. (I can't take credit for the name though, it came from this art I saw of her on twitter and the artist gave her a name.)

⭐️ The headphone Macaque wears is a pair stolen from MK. (Yes, he is that petty.)

⭐️ Of the instruments I picked out from were: erhu, dizi, bawu, guzheng, tanggu drum, yanqin, guqin, and pipa, these were mentioned in an instagram post by the D.A's Office which is the studio that produced the soundtrack!

⭐️ The audio mixing program that's mentioned (Soundtrap) is an actual thing, my friend @creepygnomeking who is making two (2) visual novels (one being a lmk dating sim 👀) with that being used for the music!

[drafty-castle]

Guys, get out of the west. The East is Where It’s At when it comes to stringed instruments.

(Chinese)

Erhu

Guzheng

Guqin

Yueqin

Yangqin

(Japanese)

Tonkori

Kokyu

(Tibet)

Dramyin

(Nepal)

Sarangi

(Vietnam)

Dan Bau

And if you want to get invested in BIG, check out what the East was doing with drums. Because some of them are as big as my house. It’s bananas.

the contrabass saxophone is such an absurd instrument

[asianartsblog]

Exhibition & Festival

Asia North 2025 

May 2 – May 31

Various locations throughout the Station North Arts District, Baltimore, MD

Celebrate Baltimore’s Charles North – Station North – neighborhood’s constantly evolving identities as a Koreatown, arts district, and creative hub. Co-produced by Asian Arts & Culture Center and Central Baltimore Partnership

Exhibition

EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Guest curated by Phaan Howng

Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 31

16 W. North Ave., Currency Studio, Club Car, Motor House, Mobtown Ballroom & Café

Gallery Hours:

16 W. North Ave: Friday 5-8pm, Saturday 12-3pm

Currency Studio: Thursday - Friday 1-5pm; Saturday 12-3pm

Motor House: Thursday - Saturday 6-10pm; Monday & Wednesday 6pm-12am

Club Car: Friday -Saturday 6pm-1am; Sunday 5-10pm

Mobtown Ballroom & Café: Monday - Friday 8am-3pm, plus Monday 7-11pm and Friday 7-11:30pm

EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS features the work of 25 artists of the APIMEDA diaspora who live and create in the Baltimore and the DMV area. The exhibition title is a sardonic nod to what the phrase “exceeds expectations” triggers across the APIMEDA community while also showcasing works that transgress inherent preconceptions of artworks expected to be seen at an AAPI exhibition during AAPI heritage month. 

The artists selected for this exhibition create spectacularly audacious artworks using their chosen medium and independent visual languages. Through their stylistic choices, humor, subject matter, and more, their artworks visually deviate from all stereotyped cliches within traditional cultural art settings. In addition, this year's Asia North exhibition exceeds the scope of our previous Asia North exhibitions by taking place in more locations in unexpected ways from Motor House to spaces throughout North Avenue Market.

To honor the Charles North neighborhood's ongoing transformation from a historic Koreatown to a diverse arts district, the exhibit also includes research from AA&CC’s Greater Baltimore Asian Community History Project.

Guest curated by Phaan Howng with Nerissa Paglinauan.

Featured Artists:

Reed Bmore, Thea Canlas, Neil Chatterjee, Cindy Cheng, Sejong Cho, YunKyoung Cho, Sutton Demlong, Ameena Fareeda, Taha Heydari, Tae Hwang, Kei Ito, Zara Kahan, Gaeun Kim, Wednesday Kim, Andrew Liang, Yefu Liu, Katherine Mann, Audrey Naiva, Nova Pan, Sookkyung Park, Emon Sirakitkoson, Clipber Tran, Thiang Uk, Stephanie J. Williams, and Lite Zhang.

Opening Event

Asia North 2025

Friday, May 2, 5-9 pm

16 W. North Ave., Motor House and Club Car

Celebrate the kick-off of Asia North 2025. Meet guest curator Phaan Howng and the artists featured in EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS. Spend the evening learning Bollywood moves, take in the guzheng (Chinese zither) with a Baltimore twist, parade with dragon dancers, and  dance to conscious hip hop, drum lines, drag queens, and more! Featuring performances from Qi Yu, Stepping Stones, Utpalasia, Mr Mrs Boots, Spike Yee & Proper, and the Baltimore Chinese Dragon Dance. Savor dishes provided by the Baltimore Xiamen Sister City Committee. Hosted by Eva Barrie, Asia North 2025 performance curator. 

Installation in Progress

Big Ass Snake(plant)s on a Plane by Phaan Howng

Inviting Light 

Ongoing

1718 N. Charles St. Garage

Curated by Baltimore’s own Derrick Adams, and supported by a Bloomberg Philanthropies’ $1 million Public Art Challenge project grant, Inviting Light is transforming the Station North Arts District with five breathtaking site-specific public art installations and a series of dynamic community events and arts programming this year. Phaan Howng, one of the five artists chosen for this project, has manifested her paintings of snake plants into reality, creating a large scale sculpture of them taking over the Charles St Garage. Inviting Light is managed by Central Baltimore Partnership in association with the Mayor’s Office of  Arts & Culture and the Neighborhood Design Center.

Walking Tour & Meet the Authors

Historic Koreatown & Landmarks + Meet the Authors, Ginger and Frances Park 

Saturday, May 3, 2-4:30pm

Meet at 16 W. North Ave. 

REGISTER: https://2025asianorthkoreatown.eventbrite.com

Join a guide for a walking tour of the Charles North neighborhood’s historical Koreatown landmarks and favorite food spots. Then, meet the award-winning authors Ginger Park and Frances Park. The sister team will share their love of writing as well as read from their newest children's book SUKA'S FARM inspired by their father's boyhood during Japanese occupied Korea. SUKA'S FARM was selected for NBC4's 4 Your Reading series hosted by Jummy Olabanji. The presentation will also include a fun and interactive Q&A session for adults and children, and a chance to win copies of their books. The presentation will end with an author book signing and reception. Visit Ginger and Frances at www.parksisters.com Hosted by the Baltimore Changwon Sister City Committee and Korean American Foundation – Greater Washington. 

Social Hour 

NAAAP Baltimore 2nd Thursdays AAPI Meet-Up

Thursday, May 8, 6-8 pm

16 W. North Ave. 

$15 NAAAP Members, $20 Non-Members

Registration Required by May 5: NAAAP Baltimore | Second Thursdays at Asia North 2025 

Celebrate artists who are exhibiting in the EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS exhibit while bringing people together for Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Your registration fee includes food from Chef Sylva Lin of Culinary Architecture Market+Kitchen. The menu includes handcrafted Baked Bao Snack Boxes that include Chinese Stuffed Milk Buns (Minced Pork or Shiitake Mushroom Mapo Tofu); Brown Crispy Potato Chips; and Coconut Mango Macaroons. The Second Thursdays program brings together APIA professionals to socialize, hear from local leaders, and learn about upcoming events and opportunities. We also celebrate local businesses owned by APIAs, especially restaurants, as anchors of the regional APIA community.  

Opening Reception

Veiled Forms

Friday, May 9, 6-10 pm

Bogus Gallery

Celebrate the opening of Veiled Forms with performances by Lucia Li and Ni Xin.

Discover & Dine

Asia North Kamayan Feast

Friday, May 10, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Club Car TICKETS COMING SOON

Experience Asia North's annual communal Filipino feast where food is artfully laid out atop banana leaves in the middle of long banquet tables. "Kamay" literally translates to "hand" in this traditional Filipino practice of eating with your hands. Enjoy specialty cocktails by Club Car while Asia North featured artist Thea Canlas talks about her food-centered artwork. Participating caterers include Frisco Baltimore and Barkada Breads.

Discover & Dine

Kantahan at Pulutan: Karaoke & Pinoy Food Trucks

Friday, May 10, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Club Car FREE REGISTRATION COMING SOON

Karaoke all night long Asia North-style, featuring Filipino song selections plus other Asian song lists. Satisfy your late-night cravings with pulutan (small bites/snacks) from local Filipino food trucks which you can bring into The Club Car. Kamayan Feast attendees enjoy a discount on drinks at the bar.

Exhibition

Veiled Forms

Friday, May 10-Thursday, May 15

Bogus Gallery

By appointment.

This exhibition highlights the work of local Asian artists Lika Yuyun Su, Winter Dior Hart, Kei Ito, Dooree Kang, and Lucia Shuyu Li, each engaging with the tactile and ephemeral qualities of texture, light, color, and form. Through intricate layers, coverings, and floating elements, their works invite viewers to explore the interplay of materiality and meaning, as traditional and contemporary elements merge.

Lika Su’s sculptures, with their meticulous textures and layered forms, evoke a sense of both groundedness and lightness, blurring the line between permanence and fragility. Winter Hart’s vibrant use of color and unconventional materials creates surfaces rich in texture, where layers and coverings hint at hidden histories. Kei Ito’s photographic works are imbued with light and shadow, using transparency and layering to echo themes of memory and intergenerational trauma. Dooree Kang’s installations and videos evoke a sense of floating and impermanence, with translucent materials and delicate compositions that capture the fleeting nature of time. Lucia Li’s digital works play with fluid color and form, creating a dialogue between the digital and physical, where lightness and depth coexist in tension.

The exhibition itself becomes a layered experience, offering viewers multiple modes of engagement. From the opening performance, which enacts the fluid interplay of light and form in real time, to the artist talk, where layers of meaning will be uncovered through dialogue, each event invites reflection on how surface and depth, covering and revealing, shape our understanding of both art and life. A Baltimore Kawasaki Sister Cities Committee fundraiser will further activate the space, fostering a community that supports and uplifts local and international l artists. Through this thoughtful exploration of form and texture, this exhibition transcends the visual to create a sensory experience. It celebrates the lightness of floating forms and the weight of layered histories, offering viewers a space to reflect on how cultural and personal narratives are woven into the fabric of contemporary art.

Curated by Liz Faust and Michael Young

Workshop

Imposter Syndrome & Authenticity

Wednesday, May 14, 6-8pm

16 W. North Avenue

A fun and creative exploration that includes sharing, writing and art-making for APIMEDA folks and friends.  Facilitated by Sel Hwahng (Towson University Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, Health, and Sexuality) and Rieko Chacey (Multimedia artist and Towson University faculty of Graphic Design & Interactive Media).

Artist Talk

Veiled Forms

Friday, May 16 

Bogus Gallery

Exhibit Closing + Fundraiser

Veiled Forms

Saturday, May 17

Bogus Gallery

Celebrate the conclusion of Veiled Forms and participate in a fundraiser for the Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee. Music by Hideo Sekino, avant garde shakuhachi master.

Conversation and Gathering

Acknowledge and Reframe - Engaging with Asian American History

Tuesday, May 20, 6-8pm

16 W. North Avenue

Engage with the history of Asian American racialization and activism. Interact with history, art, and each other to imagine how to amplify and sustain the Asian American experience. Facilitated by Paul J. Koh (Towson University Professor of Education) and Phyllis Zhu (artist and therapist). Co-sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Medicine Asian & Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group & Allies.

Improv Comedy

A++ Improv Team jam and show

Saturday, May 24

Baltimore Improv Group

Performance

Gugaknori: Korean Fusion Music from Korea

Thursday, May 29, 7pm

Motor House

Sponsored by  Korean Cultural Center Washington DC

Workshop

The Art of Indigo with Rosa Chang

Saturday, May 31, 10-2 pm

Blue Light Junction

Closing Event

Asia North 2025

Saturday, May 31, 5-9pm

16 W. North Ave., Motor House

Celebrate the conclusion of Asia North 2025. Congratulate the artists featured in EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS. Enjoy performances by Chinese guqin player Ilsa Yin, uplifting music from The Fictionals, party with Indie-Pop-Funk band Silversity, and close out the evening dancing to DJ Jon Hao (Hon Jao). 

Location Info:

16 W. North Avenue

Motor House, 120 W. North Avenue

Currency Studio, 16 W. North Avenue

Club Car, 12 W. North Avenue

Mobtown Ballroom & Café, 30 W. North Avenue

1718 N. Charles St. Garage

Bogus Gallery, 1511 Guilford Avenue

Baltimore Improv Group,1727 N. Charles St. 

Blue Light Junction,  209 McAllister St.

Performer, Presenter, Curator, and Host Bios:

Baltimore Chinese Dragon Dance is a dynamic, student-run organization proudly operating under the Baltimore Chinese School in cooperation with Dulaney High School. Our team, made up of enthusiastic middle and high school students from Baltimore County, is dedicated to celebrating and showcasing the rich traditions of Chinese dragon dance.

Our young performers embody the core values of teamwork, collaboration, and dedication, bringing the dragon to life with every graceful movement. ✨ Through our performances, we inspire and captivate audiences across the region, fostering a deeper appreciation for diverse cultural traditions.

Eva Barrie (she/they) is an award winning creator, artistic leader, and educator. She is currently pursuing an individualised masters in dramaturgy in connection with liberation-based alternative creative infrastructures at Towson University. In her spare time, she volunteers with Theatre Artists for Palestinian Voices, a Canadian ad-hoc collective advocating for a #FreePalestine.  

Mr. Mrs. Boots Taking traditional dance styles, injecting them with depravity, and mixing them with gender fluidity, this clown enjoys subverting expectations and pleasing the masses. These boots were made for serving- you’ll never be bored when Mr. Mrs. Boots is in town!  

Rieko Chacey is a Baltimore-based multimedia artist who has a professional background in graphic design, motion design, video editing, interactive design and illustration. For her detailed background, please read this article: Conversations with Rieko Chacey on VoyageBaltimore.com .Her works have been exhibited at Brentwood Arts Exchange, SNF Parkway Theater, the gallery at 16 W. North Ave., Baltimore Visitor Center, NYC Big Screen Plaza, and The Asian Arts Culture Center. Website: RiekoChacey.com   Instagram: @riekochacey

Rosa Chang is an artist based in Baltimore whose work is deeply rooted in fostering a harmonious relationship between humans and nature. Drawing inspiration from natural materials and environments, Rosa creates art in various forms, mediums, and scales. Her current focus is on sharing the cultural significance of Korean and Asian traditional indigo and natural dye processes through community engagement and exchanges. In May 2023, Rosa released her debut picture book, My Indigo World, which she both authored and illustrated. The book has garnered widespread acclaim, being named a 2023 New York Public Library Best Book and a 2024 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. Additionally, "My Indigo World" was selected as one of the best children's books of 2024 by the Bank Street College of Education and Maryland's 2024 "Great Reads from Great Places" Library of Congress Children’s Book Selection for the National Book Festival.

Rosa currently teaches a natural dye course at the Maryland Institute College of Art and serves as the Executive Director of Hand Papermaking, Inc., a nonprofit publication dedicated to advancing both traditional and contemporary practices in the art of hand papermaking. 

Fictionals 

The DMV’s very own Jess Trúc My is a musician, political educator, and activist who became a founding member and Creative Director of Viet Place Collective (VPC) with a revolutionary vision— tend to the intergenerational wounds of a post-war community with creativity at the forefront.

Creating under the alias “Fictionals”, they embark on their debut musical project (EP) that serves a powerful duality: (1) uplift the stories and dreams of a double-displaced diaspora and (2) stitch together the loose threads of oppressed peoples around the world with our shared experience in unlearning the dominant narratives of history, traditionally dominated by empire.

How does the story of grief and seeming contradiction of abundance in cultural love delicately weave itself into the identity of our people? This is a question our EP, “Ancestor”, will engage, safeguarding a culture contending for survival and serving as a commentary on the connection between the social, personal, and political.

Hon Jao is a second-generation Taiwanese American violinist and DJ based in Maryland and D.C., blending classical and electronic music with deep cultural and meditative influences. His work reflects a journey of exploring identity through sound, healing generational trauma across the diaspora, and redefining concepts like stillness and slowness—luxuries his immigrant parents and grandparents fleeing civil war couldn’t afford in their pursuit of stability.

With a lifelong foundation in violin and piano, Hon Jao weaves improvised violin melodies with organic rhythms, creating immersive live looping and DJ sets that transport audiences into meditative, transcendent spaces. His performances—whether on the dance floor or in wellness communities—bridge ancestral heritage with contemporary sound healing, offering an experience that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.

His discography includes collaborations with Enamour ("Dragonfly," Kindisch 2021), Neekola ("A Message," 2022), and Ursidae ("It Comes in Waves," BearHeart EP 2024). Beyond clubs and festivals, Hon Jao is an integral part of the yoga, dance, and meditation community, performing at sound healing events and transformational gatherings. Through music, he seeks to create space for reflection, connection, and healing across generations.

Phaan Howng (she/her) is a Taiwanese American artist who creates lush paintings and immersive installations that tease a post-human ecology defensively brandishing its landscape, what she calls an “optimistic post-apocalypse.” Her portraits of dense vegetal matter, appearing both luridly seductive and ominously aggressive, “choke out” the picture plane, obscuring what may lurk behind it to captivate the viewer, just as certain plants seduce pollinators, as well as humans. Inspired by ethnobotany history, Victorian botanical goth literature and the sublime of blockbuster action movies, Howng’s paintings remind the viewer of how plant life is still alien to us and that there is still much more we need to understand and learn about them. Her goal is to challenge the superficial way that we relate to plants, encouraging us to be better ecological stewards and make the changes needed to live in balance with our environment.

Howng lives and works in Baltimore, MD.  She received her BFA in Painting from Boston University in 2004 and her MFA from the Mt. Royal School of Art at MICA in 2015. The artist has presented solo and two-person exhibitions at galleries and museums including the Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore, MD), the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery through Smithsonian Gardens (Washington, D.C) Dinner Gallery (New York City, NY), PRACTICE (Philadelphia, PA), and MonoPractice (Baltimore, MD), Art in Buildings (New York City, NY), Asian Arts and Culture Center (Towson, MD), and MoCA Arlington (Arlington, VA). Her work has been included in group shows at M+B Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), OCHI Gallery (Los Angeles, CA & Sun Valley, ID), Sean Kelly Gallery (New York, NY), Smithsonian Arts and Industry Museum, (Washington, D.C.), and No Place Gallery (Columbus, OH). Her work has been commissioned by CityCenter (Washington, D.C.), American Express Platinum and Meta. Her work has been written about in publications such as The New York Times T List, Smithsonian Magazine, Maake Magazine, Artnet, and the front page of the Baltimore Sun. 

Sel J. Hwahng, PhD, Sc.M. is assistant professor in the department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Towson University and received their Ph.D. in Performance Studies (Cultural Studies emphasis) with training in Asian American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Publications include over 30 sole-, first-, and co-authored articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. Dr. Hwahng has 

also edited and co-authored a book Global LGBTQ Health: Research, Policy, Practice, and Pathways (Springer Nature, 2024; open access URL:  https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-36204-0), is a member of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, alpha chapter, and leads an ontological-based leadership course at higher education institutions. LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seljhwahng

Paul J. Koh is a Korean-Immigrant-American scholar dedicated to centering the experiences of racially marginalized communities, particularly the Asian American/AAPI community. His research focuses on educators' and educational leaders' experiences in cultivating transformational spaces, developing counternarratives, engaging in collectivist leadership actions, and forming cross-racial coalitions to help schools transcend their racialized contexts.

For over 20 years, Paul has worked as a history teacher, assistant principal, principal, principal supervisor, and assistant superintendent in the Bay Area and Wake County (NC). He is proud of his heritage and his educational journey at UC Davis, UC Berkeley's Principal Leadership Institute, and East Carolina University's International EdD program.

As an assistant professor in Towson University's College of Education, he teaches courses on leadership, school finance, and school law. He enjoys working with students to ensure schools are places of purpose, belonging, and success for all.

Nerissa Paglinauan is co-curator of the Asia North Exhibition. Born in Baltimore to Filipino immigrants, Paglinauan is in her 13th year as Program Manager of the Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University where she engages audiences through diverse exhibitions and programs. During that time, she has curated or co-curated 12 group exhibitions, all with the focus of centering underrepresented APIMEDA cultures, stories and experiences. Through these group shows, the AA&CC has developed a deep and diverse network of APIMEDA artists based in the Greater Baltimore and DMV region. In 2013, she helped organize Art Filipino: Works by Master Artists, AA&CC’s first exhibition featuring all Filipino artists, with works on loan from the collection of the Philippine Center New York, and from local collectors in the DMV. Paglinauan previously held editorial and production roles at National Public Radio and was a Program Director at the Living Classrooms Foundation. Paglinauan holds B.A. degrees in Music and Child Development from Tufts University, and sings with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society.

Ginger Park and Frances Park are the Korean American author-sister team of many books for children and adults. They have received multiple awards for their work, including the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award, the IRA-CBC Teachers’ Choice Award, the Notable Books for a Global Society Award, the Paterson Prize Book Award for Young Readers, and the Bank Street Book Award, among others. They live in a suburb of Washington, DC. https://www.parksisters.com/ 

SilverSity is a multicultural music trio whose masterful blend of diverse backgrounds creates a unique pop music experience. Composed of Tyler Phimphahn (main rapper), a first-generation Thai and Lao American; Ahn Caintic (lead vocalist), a Filipino immigrant; and David Davon (lead guitarist), a multi-generational African American Baltimorean, SilverSity's songs incorporate different languages and influences, celebrating unity in diversity.

With electrifying performances and music that transcends borders, SilverSity delivers an unforgettable musical journey that bridges cultures and captivates audiences.

Spike Yee & Proper are a rapper/DJ duo based in Morgantown, WV. Both hailing from east Asian descent, they blend their cultures with modern Hip Hop and Electronic music for an easily digestible set that has been curated for audiences of all walks of life.

Stepping Stones is a key program of the Korean Culture & Art of MD.The Korean Culture & Art of MD (KCAMD) was established in 2002 to teach Korean values ​​to Korean minorities and to raise up future leaders through love of music and performing arts. In order to do so, Stepping Stones, a young generation drum team, was established.

By educating the next generation about valuable cultural values ​​and establishing a layout that enables development by bringing out Korean culture, it can be used as a place to promote more and instill pride by providing opportunities to provide Korean traditional performing arts, encouraging artistic achievements and humanity in a range of fields, and it can be used as a place to promote the pride of Korean culture to the American society.  It regularly maintains support from groups and organizations in the American community.

Utpalasia is a cultural heritage organization dedicated to the dance and music of South Asia and the Himalayas. They are members of the Prince William County Arts Council and have a long history with the Smithsonian Institution for their work in keeping traditional arts alive and vibrant as well as introducing them to new audiences. They are well-known for their original choreography in classical Indian Kathak, Nepali folk, Tibetan Buddhist, and Bollywood Fusion dance along with their unique interactive workshops.

Dr. Ilsa Xiaoshan Yin holds a Ph.D. degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of Maryland and teaches as adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore. Her research and musical practice focus on the Chinese seven-string zither guqin. Yin has performed the guqin in China, U.K., Denmark, and U.S. in venues ranging from the British Parliament to Howard Community College. She has presented the instrument and her research at public sectors including the Smithsonian Center for Folklike and international academic associations including the Society for Ethnomusicology and the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance. Her research has been published in Asian Music.

QI YU is a guzheng (Chinese zither) player and audio/video engineer currently based in Maryland. She began learning the guzheng at the age of six, training in both traditional and modern Chinese music. Yu later earned master’s degrees in world music and recording arts from Northern Illinois University, expanding her repertoire to include new music, world fusion, blues, rock, jazz, and electronic music. In 2019, she received a Grammy nomination for her work as an assistant recording engineer on Nathalie Joachim and Spektral Quartet’s album Fanm d’Ayiti.

Phyllis Zhu (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker, Registered Play Therapist, and self-taught visual artist based in Baltimore, MD. Her therapy practice focuses on reclaiming cultural identities, healing intergenerational trauma and finding joy and nourishment in APIMEDA community. Phyllis graduated with her MSW from Hunter College CUNY and has since worked in community mental health, school-based programs in Baltimore City, and with survivors of sexual trauma and the LGBTQIA+ community. 

As a child of Chinese immigrants, Phyllis also uses her art process to explore the immigrant experience of navigating liminal spaces and reconnecting with ancestral power in a playful way. Phyllis works primarily with fiber arts using knitting, weaving, and embroidery techniques to create textiles and images that draw on elements of nature and her Asian heritage.

Info: towson.edu/asianorthAsia North 2025 partners and sponsors include TU Asian Arts & Culture Center, Central Baltimore Partnership, Station North Arts District, Motor House, Currency Studio, Club Car, Mobtown Ballroom, Maryland State Arts Council, William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, Citizens of Baltimore County, Orange Barrel Media, Johns Hopkins University, Korean Cultural Center Washington DC, TU-BTU Presidential Priority, Community Housing Partners, Barkada Breads, Baltimore Changwon-Sister City Committee, Korean American Foundation – Greater Washington, Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee, Mike Shecter, Neighborhood Housing Services, Neighborhood Design Center, NAAAP Baltimore, OTS Productions, Johns Hopkins Medicine Asian & Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group & Allies, Baltimore Improv Group, and Blue Light Junction.

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Stay bright stay shining

"Stay bright stay shining" is that kind of music track which I really want to create. Built up like a soundtrack for a movie it increases the tension and drama as the song is moving on. The piano is supported by a melodramic Cello with growing intensity. I also included some Guzheng tunes in the middle part which then gets supported by violines and drums. Man that's quite a tune, I love it! Play it loud!

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anyways be classic track preview thoughts:

be classic: of ALL the pieces to sample they chose beethoven symphony no 5 🤣 and the most recognisable few bars too 🤣🤣

EZPZ: has some twanginess to the main line which is pretty funny. honestly the tone reminds me of a guzheng????? lmfao

hottie with the hot tea: +10 pts for that name so bad it's good. that siren brass thing is kind of annoying SORRY. has some deep bass going on sure

be there for you: definitely reminiscent of an average anime opening (opening guitar slide, arpeggiated chords, light guitar tone).....

bon voyage: cute synth lines! this snippet has the least going on so i can't say much but ok. junki ren and syoya are composing good for them

mugendai 2025 edition: strangely reminds me of the first verse of wmda? idk. i like how assertive the drum kit is though!

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