Taiko simply means drum in Japanese, and performers use two main types. The first is made from a single, hollowed tree trunk with cow or horsehide nailed over each end. The second uses hide ...

But in the hands of the performers of Kodo, drums are not primitive but powerful — emotionally expressive and even spiritual. The large Japanese ensemble is now more than 40 years old and has ...

The instrument is just one of the many types of drums used in the Japanese tradition of taiko. “This is a good demonstration of how we merge the Japanese drum with Hong Kong culture,” pointed ...

His taiko group, Wadaiko Rindo, began with just four members and now is 130-strong; around 80 per cent of the students are non-Japanese. The word taiko means any kind of drum or percussive ...

The course will be taught by Yume Daiko leader, Matthew Richards and other Yume Daiko members. The course does not require ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — More than 2,000 local 4th grade students were treated to a free performance of “Yamato: The Drummers ...

In the Japanese language, the word " Kodo" has two meanings. It can mean "heartbeat" — the fundamental source of all rhythm. However, the characters used for the group's name have a different meaning, ...