Japanese drums or taiko are among the most powerful of all percussive instruments. Used since ancient times to send messages to faraway people and heavenly deities, today they feature in one of ...

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A young drumming prodigy has been making history while capturing international attention for her talent. Yoyoka Soma released her first CD when she was six years old and her videos have been ...

Students easily recall the fairly fast impact of Taiko classes, Cindy Stephenson, who acknowledged that she frst came to ...

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“Drums are linguistic because they can convey emotional waves,” Yoyoka said. “I learned it before Japanese, so it is my first language.” In September, Yoyoka, her parents and her sibling ...

Ryuji Hamada, a Sydney-based Japanese taiko (drum) player, started his career in Australia 10 years ago. This month, he is making an appearance on a stage 'Chi Udaka' as a member of a professional ...

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Note: The Gojinjo-daiko performance is said to portray an event of the 16th century, in which people scared away enemies from the sea by wearing ferocious masks and making drum noises. Japanese ...