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 word taiko means any kind of drum or percussive instrument in general and they range in sound and size. In order to specifically refer to Japanese drums, people use the term of wadaiko ...

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 ...

Kamiya said taiko is a non-verbal instrument, where performers and the audience can connect with just the sound of the drums. The sound of the taiko drum is said to be similar to the sound of a mother ...

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 ...