Silk Road Ensemble Artists

Dong-Won Kim
Korean percussion and vocals/composer (b. 1965, Korea)

Born in Pusan, Korea, Dong-Won Kim began studying Korean traditional percussion music in 1986. He has worked with master performers such as Duk-Su Kim and is versed in Jindo-sitgim-gut [jin DOE sheet GEEM good] (the shaman ritual of the Jindo region), Kyong-gi-do-dang-gut [gyung gee DOE dong good] (the shaman ritual of the Kyong-gi area), samulnori [SA moolr NOL ree] (farmer’s music), pansori [PON sol REE] and maul-pungmul-gut [MA erl POONG merl good] (farmer’s music). He has also written several fairy tales for children. Kim currently teaches music through the internet as a professor of Wonkwang Digital University.

Don-Won Kim performs with the Silk Road Ensemble and appears on their latest release from Sony Classical, New Impossibilities.