It takes an intense full-body workout just to keep the rhythm of the drums going. Every hit sends a shock wave of noise that reverberates through the audience’s bones and around the packed auditorium.

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Kodō, the internationally renowned taiko drum ensemble from Sado Island in Japan, are (belatedly) celebrating their 40 th anniversary by presenting a new dynamic work of seismic percussion at the 2023 ...

Jan 17, 2018 Jan 17, 2018 Updated Mar 15, 2019 Masato "Maz" Baba and childhood friend Shoji Kameda learned the art of taiko - Japanese drumming - as young boys in Mount Shasta, Calif., from a taiko ...

It’s an impressive sight--30 or more barrel-shaped Japanese taiko drums set in a half circle across the stage of the Japan America Theatre. And an impressive sound as well--a rolling rhythmic thunder, ...

Contrary to geographical probability, Japanese taiko drummers are a familiar sight in Vermont. The loud, rhythmic adult taiko ensemble has become an integral part of both the Vermont City Marathon and ...

HAWLEY, Minn. — The first time Jeff Ellsworth and Craig Johnson experienced taiko drumming, they were interested immediately. "I don't know what the heck I saw, but it was a I-kind-of-need-to-do-that ...

Internationally renowned artists from Mongolia, Japan, and the US come together for a fascinating collaboration, highlighting the popular Mongolian art of khoomei (throat singing) with the driving ...

The Pacific Buddhist academy's 19th annual Taiko Festival is a go for this Sunday as they celebrate the theme "Wabi Sabi" which means, embracing the beauty of impermanence and imperfection. WakeUp2Day ...

Kodo is one of the best known and most influential taiko performing arts ensemble in the world and returns to the UK in 2018 with the European premiere performances of Evolution. Under the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Taiko Arts Center and University of Hawaii Manoa Department of Music is hosting an evening of Japanese and Okinawan Taiko, song, dance, and music. Hanayui of Japan is ...