There are precious few forms of music that are as physical, as intense, and as palpable as taiko, the Japanese drums and drumming art form that goes as far back as the sixth century. Thought to have ...

In the Japanese language, the word " Kodo" has two meanings. It can mean "heartbeat" — the fundamental source of all rhythm. However, the characters used for the group's name have a different meaning, ...

Unkai Daiko held its annual ARISE showcase on Saturday in Old Union Hall, featuring the traditional Japanese taiko drumming ...

The drum is often considered the first human instrument. But in the hands of the performers of Kodo, drums are not primitive but powerful — emotionally expressive and even spiritual. The large ...

Photo provided Members of the Southern Indiana Taiko performance group are shown at an outdoor performance. Sounds of traditional taiko drums will soon reverberate through the halls of the Crump ...

What makes Drum Tao, performing at UMass Amherst on Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m., the international phenomenon they have become for the past 30 years - the drum or the drummers? The answer is both. The ...

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. Founded in 2005 by Kensuke (pronouned KEN ...

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRE & TAO Entertainment Partners LLC., a joint venture established by Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Tao Entertainment, Inc. to engage in the entertainment ...

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An exciting fusion of traditional taiko drumming with martial arts athleticism will combine in a breathtaking performance by ...

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 to spend ...