TORRANCE, Calif. - If there’s one fun way to raise your heart beat, that’s to beat some drums. Barefoot and clad in sweatpants, Julia Asano is gathering with a group of seniors for a music lesson and ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we visit Makoto Taiko, a nonprofit in Pasadena that teaches the art of Japanese drumming to people of all ages ...

Learn taiko from TaikoArts Midwest and meet Tiffany Tamaribuchi, an O-Daiko player. Taiko drumming is an art form that balances music, dance, and athletics into a dynamic demonstration of Japanese ...

Taiko is a style of ensemble drumming which began in the 1950s in post-war Japan. Since then, it has developed into an exponentially popular genre of performing arts, and literally thousands of groups ...

Taiko performers from around the world rehearse a performance of "HERbeat: Taiko Women All-Stars" during a rehearsal inside of Taiko Arts Midwest in St. Paul, Minn., in 2020.

Many theories exist to explain the popularity of Japanese taiko drumming. Moe Niiyama, a member of Kodo, a professional taiko drumming troupe from Japan, ascribes to one in particular. “It’s said the ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Kenny Endo is celebrating 50 years in Taiko Drumming and has two concerts to that you can enjoy. There will be two unique concerts, on August 9th there will be Japanese classical ...

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 ...

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