Wearing a black vest and flowy yellow and red trousers, Hubert Leung struck a large standing ... one of the many types of drums used in the Japanese tradition of taiko. “This is a good ...

After a brief countdown, the room reverberates with sound and rhythm. Energizing shouts erupt and the vibrations of the drums ...

three-tonne parade floats housing a huge taiko drum. In a spectacular display of strength, the bearers raise the float up above their heads. They then keep their arms straight as they turn the ...

Taiko has become a proud cultural resource to inspire, create a sense of unity for, and maintain historical memory of, the Buraku community in Osaka. It proves an effective means to interact with ...

When Dave Stehouwer hears the thunder, he wonders if he has somehow caught lightning in a bottle. The Parkinson’s patient, with a mix of medicine and a boisterous Asian art known as Taiko ...

If you’re looking to learn the art of playing Japanese drums, or Taiko, this hack, done as a school project by [Cornell] students, could be a really helpful aid. The project write-up is very ...

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 ...

The word taiko means any kind of drum or percussive instrument in general and they range in sound and size. In order to specifically refer to Japanese drums, people use the term of wadaiko ...

The founders adopted the name Zenshin for moving forward and Daiko as a reference to the large taiko drum (Ō-daiko means large drum). Jones says he enjoys working with kids and “trying to ...

WANG HAOYU / FOR CHINA DAILY Japanese dancers Kayo Kishikawa and Ukon Takafuji portrayed classical beauties from China and Japan, gracefully dancing to the accompaniment of taiko drums and the ...