Taiko is a style of ensemble drumming which began in the 1950s in post-war Japan. Since then, it has developed into an exponentially popular genre of performing arts, and literally thousands of groups ...

I have fond memories of playing Taiko no Tatsujin as a kid. When Id saved up enough allowance, Id go to the arcade with my friends and wail on those drums till my arms got sore, at which point Id ...

His taiko class was inundated with media crew, and the next day the cancellation of the performance was reported in an article titled “Taiko: War drums”. “It was a shock to us.

The founders adopted the name Zenshin for moving forward and Daiko as a reference to the large taiko drum (Ō-daiko means large drum). Jones says he enjoys working with kids and “trying to ...

Taiko, which is the Japanese word for “drum,” has existed in Japan for centuries and at first was predominantly ... 16 shows are part of the Overture’s “Kids in the Rotunda” event series — presenting ...

And whether it's a single drum in the studio or a group of them being played in the street, creating something people can hear and feel is what San Jose Taiko has been doing for more than a half ...

If you’re looking to learn the art of playing Japanese drums, or Taiko, this hack, done as a school project by [Cornell] students, could be a really helpful aid. The project write-up is very ...

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 ...

The powerful 12,000-year-old art of Taiko drumming has been used in worship and battle throughout Japanese history. In this episode, visually-impaired content maker Lucy Edwards learns about the ...

We visit Sado, Niigata Prefecture, to meet a renowned taiko drum performance group that plays concerts worldwide. The 67 performers and staff members live together at a training facility ...

Mugenkyo's aim is to develop taiko drumming as a contemporary European performing art, both in its pure form, and in collaboration with other artists & disciplines. "Mugen" means limitless and ...

Cleveland based Yume Daiko taiko drummers performed this week at the Downtown Akron Sakura Festival for festival-goers enjoying exhibits, dance performance by Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese Dancers and the early ...