For Ken Koshio, performing Japanese taiko drumming is tied to tradition, rock-and-roll roots, physical and mental well-being, and a passion for music. Originally from Japan, the Phoenix-based ...

Japanese taiko drumming is a full-body experience. Brian Sole says the aesthetics of taiko performance are impressive to those seeing it for the first time. “With Western drums you use a lot of wrist, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts and the University at Buffalo's Asian Studies Program will present "Explosive Beats: Japanese Taiko Drumming" on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be ...

KAHULUI -When Hisakatsu Yokoyama wrote his name and date last week in the taiko drum body he donated to a Maui taiko group, it marked another link in the Maui-Japan connection forged through taiko ...

Train horns blaring as they passed by were not the only loud sound booming around the Dixon Library on Wednesday morning. The Japanese Taiko Drum also echoed throughout the downtown area thanks to a ...

The celebratory sound of taiko (drum) has become integral to many festivals and performances across Japan. For centuries, taiko artisans and ensembles have helped preserve and advance these ...

SANTA CRUZ – Thanks to Watsonville Taiko, local youth have a chance to learn the traditional form of Japanese drumming, and one class Sunday focused on practicing songs in preparation for the upcoming ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This year marks the 125th anniversary of Okinawan immigration to Hawaii. It started with just ...

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — Since 500 AD, the booming beats of taiko have been a Japanese tradition used by the military, for communication, entertainment and, more recently, social movements. Taiko means ...