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 ...

Bandai Namco is bringing another Taiko: Drum Master game to Wii U. The next title, Taiko: Drum Master Extra Large Serving, has the more songs than any game in the series with 100 tunes. Taiko: Drum ...

Four large taiko drums took over the stage as Dance Marathon neared the end of its 26-hour run with a performance from Yukai Daiko. “The reason we decided to audition was just to bring the sound of ...

A former jazz drummer, Daihachi Oguchi took ancient rhythms, broke them down and created new arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of drummers. He helped turn the traditional form ...

On Thursday, March 9, the world-famous Japanese drum troupe Kodo brought a stunning performance to Jorgensen Center. As a celebration of its 42-year anniversary, Kodo put on a North American premiere ...

Experiencing an evening of taiko drumming might seem to be a prescription for decibel disaster. The large Japanese drums can be enormous, more than 4 feet in diameter, weighing as much as 1,000 pounds ...

A large-scale outdoor festival typically has several components that attract the attendees' attention and time in various ways. But all of the components take a back seat when the taiko drums are ...

The 300 people packed into Thornton Wilder Hall in Hamden were not quite enough to absorb the floor-rumbling vibrations of Taikoza’s drums on Saturday afternoon. When the four-member group appeared at ...

"Katachi: The Shape of Sounds in Silence," a performance of Japanese taiko drums and flute, will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Class of 1970 Theater at Whitman College. Kaoru ...

Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. It was typically relegated to stage plays until the 1950s, when a jazz musician developed an ensemble style of drumming called ...