Eva Nagase remembers well the beating of taiko drums reverberating through the air like “background music” during her childhood in Japan. “Every summer, my parents brought me back to Japan ...

On the other hand, the group also makes use of sounds that are uncommonly heard on a taiko drum, Koontz said. This can include hitting unusual parts of the instrument, Fermin said, such as the ...

It’s the merry merry month of May. So let’s put on your favorite shoes and get out and enjoy it. These things to do are all free!

I have fond memories of playing Taiko no Tatsujin as a kid. When Id saved up enough allowance, Id go to the arcade with my friends and wail on those drums till my arms got sore, at which point Id ...

When Dave Stehouwer hears the thunder, he wonders if he has somehow caught lightning in a bottle. The Parkinson’s patient, with a mix of medicine and a boisterous Asian art known as Taiko ...

“It’s said the sound of the big taiko drum is similar to the heartbeat a baby listens to in its mother’s womb,” she said. “Even though it’s a Japanese instrument, it can be shared with ...

There are lots of ways to divide people in the world and whilst I’m often loathe to look for differences, I think there is ...

The College of Eastern Idaho’s halls filled with the deep, booming sounds of drums Wednesday, as local taiko drummers performed for the lunar new year. “As a community college, we value ...