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Japanese Taiko Drum
A brief introduction to the instruments and techniques involved with Japanese Taiko drumming. For a purposeful One on One FaceTime or Skype Lesson please ema...
An earthshaking taiko drum performance by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music's percussion ensemble that's equal parts drumming talent, and choreography. The
The few holidays after New Year's is vital to Tokyo's shopping districts and department stores do their best to lure customers with sales, bargain bags and performances! La Foret, one of the premier youth fashion department stores in the world put up this performance by the Yushima Tenjin Shiraume Taiko group (湯島天神白梅太鼓), which has to…
One day Ameterasu was so angered by the teasing of her brother that she locked herself in a cave, rolled a huge stone across the entrance and vowed never to come out again. The world lay in darkness as the other gods tried pleas, threats and even force to roll back the stone and open …
Japanese music is getting an international boost at this time. Artists featured on the soundtracks in Japanese Manga and anime films are being discovered by a wider audience. So the J-Pop genre is having a renaissance recently in Asia, Europe and in the United States. But of course there's more to Japanese music than modern J-Pop.…
Just at the start of this year I blogged about a chance walk in on a performance by the fantastic taiko group Yushima Tenjin Shiraume Taiko group (湯島天神白梅太鼓), and a few months ago I had the chance to see them again at the Yushima Tenjin festival in Tokyo's Taito Ward. They performed three complete sets…
Building a Taiko Drum
There's so many festivals, events and performances going on today here in Tokyo that you are agonizing over which one to go to right now! I won't list them all, but one event that is worth attending if you haven't been to many festivals this year, is the Nezu Shrine festival, the main event being…
Nagado Daiko Hirado Daiko Odaiko Ohira Daiko Shime Daiko (Tsuke Shime Daiko) Shime Daiko Katsugi Oke Daiko Okedo Daiko Ojime Daiko Byo Uchi Daiko & Shime Daiko There are many kinds of taiko drums, but they are roughly divided into two types. One is taiko with nailed heads, called byo uchi daiko. The other is taiko
Hui Okinawa Kobudo Taiko performs at the 2015 Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival
TAIKO-1: Electronic Taiko Percussion - Classic Japanese Percussion, Infused with Modern Technology
