Six enormous Japanese lanterns took their place on the warning track, spotlights illuminating them inside the Tokyo Dome. LED lights, attached to special Tokyo Series wristbands for the 45,000 fans, ...

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 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 ...

We visit Sado, Niigata Prefecture, to meet a renowned taiko drum performance group that plays concerts worldwide. The 67 performers and staff members live together at a training facility ...

And although Uzume Taiko’s 30th-anniversary concert is, in a sense, a return to the troupe’s roots—this year, the focus is on the drums themselves, with less of an emphasis on tuned ...

With a history dating back centuries in Japan, taiko drums have been used in warfare ... from Japan were regularly invited to perform in concerts and festivals in Hong Kong.

The word taiko means any kind of drum or percussive instrument in general ... Source: Toshinori Sakamoto They had to postpone its anniversary concert, which was originally planned for last October.

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 ...