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 ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An internationally-renowned taiko performing arts ensemble is drumming its way from Japan to Bloomington ...

As a ferry with decorative taiko drums on its hull eases into the port of Iojima, a tiny island in southwestern Japan, a ...

Two thousand fans piled into their seats at Stanford University's baseball stadium in Palo Alto, filling the grandstands and ...

“Taiko is music and also a physical performance ... Mr. Sakamoto started a Japanese taiko drumming group Wadaiko Rindo in Melbourne in 1996. Source: Toshinori Sakamoto They had to postpone ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you are looking for something to shock you out of the winter doldrums and leave you in awe of both music and musculature, then then you should bundle up ...

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 ...