Six enormous Japanese lanterns took their place on the warning track, spotlights illuminating them inside the Tokyo Dome. LED ...

“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 ...

San Jose Taiko, a renowned ensemble with a 52-year history, will perform at the Comstock Community Auditorium on Tuesday, Mar ...

The course will be taught by Yume Daiko leader, Matthew Richards and other Yume Daiko members. The course does not require ...

The large Japanese ensemble is now more than 40 years old and has brought the country’s taiko drum tradition to prestigious concert halls across the world and even the Olympics. This week it bri ...

The Napa Center for Thought & Culture event series kicks off its 2025 season with Drum Revolution, a taiko drum ensemble, March 30 at the Jarvis Conservatory.

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 ...

Apprentices live communally for two years, learning taiko drumming, dance, song and physical discipline. Each January, select apprentices became probationary junior members, and after an additional ...

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 ...