Get ready to face a new set of bullet-hell-inspired beats as a fresh collection of tracks has arrived for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival.

Ghanaian dance and drumming in Minneapolis; Flint Hills Family Festival in St. Paul; Twin Cities Asian Fair in Plymouth; ...

Professional drummer Takumi Kato is bringing new life into time-honored Japanese performance tradition. The unique sound of Taiko drums has been an important part of rituals and festivals in Japan ...

a professional taiko drumming troupe from Japan, ascribes to one in particular. “It’s said the sound of the big taiko drum is similar to the heartbeat a baby listens to in its mother’s womb ...

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 ...

or taiko for short, are traditional Japanese drums that sound like rumbling thunder and lend themselves to powerful and dramatic stage performances, filling listeners with excitement. They are ...

Photograph by Kazuki Wakasugi, The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Images For a week in August, smells of fresh apple juice and crispy fried chicken waft through the air every evening in Japan’s northern ...

Led by San Jose Taiko company, the workshop, featuring Japanese drums, helped Fond du Lac area students learn more aboutrhythms, beats and vibrations. Students were able to feel the differences on ...

Sister Cities vice-president Judy Livingston said when Ms Gibbs was in Gisborne last October for the Japan Day event she did a full inspection of Gisborne’s taiko drums. It was a quality set of ...

Picture by Mark Thompson Gisborne people will soon have the chance to learn the drums, Japanese style, with Jessie Gibbs from Wellington’s Narukami Taiko. Throughout history taiko drums have ...

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 ...