Eva Nagase remembers well the beating of taiko drums reverberating through the air like “background music” during her childhood in Japan. “Every summer, my parents brought me back to Japan ...

Bay Area drum troupe mixes Japanese, African and Cuban traditions. What: Taiko Ensemble: Drum Revolution, presented by Napa Center for Thought and Culture and The Press Democrat When: 2 to 3 p.m ...

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 ...

Carrying daiko, large taiko drums, as well as different types of bachi, special Japanese drumsticks, the club members carry and place the large drums in their cars as a team. The pieces of equipment ...

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 ...

Rhythm Festival is colorful blast of fun where you march to the beat of a classic taiko drum. The game features 76 songs from across a wide variety of music--anime, video game tracks, pop tunes ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese Taiko master drummer Kensaku Satou will put on Senzen shows, a contemporary form of ballet dance, on December 16 - 17 at Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City. At a press conference held on ...