but they represent a tiny fraction of taiko culture in Japan, in which the vast majority of players remain non-professional. Their deep involvement derives primarily from personal satisfaction based ...

This article explores the unique traditional drumming practices in India and Japan. The tabla, a prominent percussion ...

Chieko Kojima, one of the four Distinguished Members of a Japanese taiko performance group Kodo, will appear on The beauty of 8: 5 City tour with a Sydney-based taiko group TaikOz in July.

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 ...

the Taiko Drum Controller—which I sadly did not get to try out—to hit notes as they come across the screen in time with the music. Notes appear on the screen in various circle sizes and ...

KITA-KYUSHU--The rhythmic pounding of taiko drums resonated in this city in Fukuoka Prefecture as preparations got under way July 1 for a 400-year-old summer festival. A ceremony was held outside ...

The Chatham Capitol Theatre will host a dynamic and powerful performance by YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan on Jan. 18. The acclaimed Taiko troupe will bring its new show, Hito ...

Wearing a black vest and flowy yellow and red trousers, Hubert Leung struck a large standing drum, as his forearms, wrapped in red, flew through the air to the rhythm of Keung To’s solo ...