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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kodo — one of the world’s most familiar and influential taiko ensembles — is on a North American tour that stops at Fairfield University’s Quick Center March 8 and 9 for “Evolution,” a program of ...

Roland has previewed the TAIKO-1 Electronic Taiko Percussion, a portable electronic taiko drum with a versatile range of Japanese percussion sounds. It infuses the classic taiko experience with the ...

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 ...

BEREA, Ohio -- The sound of thunderous beats echoed from inside the Berea Library Thursday (Aug. 17) as the Yume Daiko Japanese Drum Group shared the “rhythms of wow” with a large, appreciative crowd.