I took up Japanese taiko drumming because it looked fierce. Legs are planted wide as arms wield bachi drumsticks in broad arcs, striking barrel drums in communal precision. Everyone wears a scowl that ...

If keeping fit while traveling is important to you, how about getting your heart rate going as you enjoy Japanese culture during a class at TAIKO-LAB? TAIKO-LAB offers wadaiko (Japanese drum) lessons ...

Learn taiko from TaikoArts Midwest and meet Tiffany Tamaribuchi, an O-Daiko player. Taiko drumming is an art form that balances music, dance, and athletics into a dynamic demonstration of Japanese ...

Taiko is a style of ensemble drumming which began in the 1950s in post-war Japan. Since then, it has developed into an exponentially popular genre of performing arts, and literally thousands of groups ...

This powerful 12,000-year-old artform has been used in worship, battle and throughout Japanese history. Taiko may simply mean "drum" or "the art of Japanese drumming" in Japanese, but these wooden, ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we visit Makoto Taiko, a nonprofit in Pasadena that teaches the art of Japanese drumming to people of all ages ...

Many theories exist to explain the popularity of Japanese taiko drumming. Moe Niiyama, a member of Kodo, a professional taiko drumming troupe from Japan, ascribes to one in particular. “It’s said the ...

SPACES are filling up fast for the Taiko drumming workshops that start again at Pocklington Arts Centre on May 18. Earlier this year, PAC teamed up with the York Tengu School of Taiko to launch a new ...

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