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 ...

“This is a good demonstration of how we merge the Japanese drum with Hong Kong culture,” pointed out Leung, a member of local taiko group Gekko. With a history dating back centuries in ...

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 ...

“What we play is Japanese taiko drumming but the group is so multicultural. That opens many doors for taiko and it’s evolving here in Australia,” says Toshinori Sakamoto, whose group Wadaiko ...

Get ready to meet Beni Daiko, Madison’s premier Japanese Taiko drumming group. Beni Daiko, which has 15 members and regularly performs at elementary schools, libraries, festivals and more, offers ...

Bailey Hall resounded with rhythms and beats as Cornell Yamatai presented Pulse 2025: Reflections, a 14-song production that ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Drumming group Maui Taiko is heading to the nation’s capital to take center stage at the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on Mar. 22.

Six enormous Japanese lanterns took their place on the warning track, spotlights illuminating them inside the Tokyo Dome. LED lights, attached to special Tokyo Series wristbands for the 45,000 fans, ...

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 ...

then with the renowned San Francisco Taiko Dojo, the first kumi daiko (ensemble drumming) group outside of Japan. He has the honor of being the first non-Japanese national to have received a ...