Taiko Project is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a performance at Disney Hall, showcasing its impact on the ...

This past Saturday night, Stanford Taiko filled Bing Concert Hall with both a packed audience and the echoes of their traditional drums. The concert, titled “From the Hearts of Trees ...

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 ...

Bay Area drum troupe mixes Japanese, African and Cuban traditions. What: Taiko Ensemble: Drum Revolution, presented by Napa Center for Thought and Culture and The Press Democrat When: 2 to 3 p.m ...

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 ...

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.

Rhythm Festival first popped up on the Nintendo Switch, giving the little red and light blue taiko drum Don-chan more game modes, more customisation, and a cute little slice-of-life story to ...

CHRISTOPHER YANG/THE STATESMAN 10 taiko drummers face their instruments, their whole bodies lunging with their arms facing out. After a brief countdown, the room reverberates with sound and rhythm.

The Parkinson’s patient, with a mix of medicine and a boisterous Asian art known as Taiko drumming, has seen his tremors disappear and a measure of confidence reappear. The 81-year-old Columbus ...

Bandai Namco first released Taiko no Tatsujin in 2001. The arcade machine simulates a taiko drum in which players need to hit with drum sticks depending on the notes. Though the machines never ...

and the massive traditional taiko drums. “It was done more like a 10-hour movie than episodic television,” Atticus explains, “so the architecture of the score, in terms of when character ...

spreading the word about the Japanese art of taiko drumming. Gisborne District Sister Cities, with local funding support and the assistance of Gisborne’s Sister Port, Gamagori in Japan ...