Six enormous Japanese lanterns took their place on the warning track, spotlights illuminating them inside the Tokyo Dome. LED ...

The Napa Center for Thought & Culture event series kicks off its 2025 season with Drum Revolution, a taiko drum ensemble, ...

Maui Taiko is heading to the nation’s capital to take center stage at the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on Mar. 22.

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 ...

So much fun! Feel like banging on some drums?? They have a beginners course in traditional Japanese Taiko drumming starting soon, and they still have a few spots available.

Tonight’s Drum Tao from Oita, Japan, formed 31 years ago, is similar with its dedication, its range of Wadaiko drums, ...

Kamiya said taiko is a non-verbal instrument, where performers and the audience can connect with just the sound of the drums. The sound of the taiko drum is said to be similar to the sound of a mother ...

The taiko drummers typically present an annual concert at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, which has halted performances during the pandemic. “It shows their past history and one of the kids ...

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 ...