On stage, a flute lightly sounds, followed by a piercing beat of a chu-daiko drum. Another beat sounds out, and another, in a quickening progression. The sound of Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate ...

"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 ...

In the Ballico and Cressey areas, they march to the beat of a different drummer. Members of the Ballico Taiko Club’s performing group will be demonstrating their unique drum-playing talents later this ...

In the Japanese language, the word " Kodo" has two meanings. It can mean "heartbeat" — the fundamental source of all rhythm. However, the characters used for the group's name have a different meaning, ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Drums in Japan called troops to battle, drove vermin from rice paddies and communicated with the divine. A U.S. Navy warship recently borrowed a distinctly Japanese drum ...

In Western folklore, we have the wily fox. In Japan there is the , also known as the Japanese raccoon dog, an evolutionary cousin of the fox that has a similar reputation for mischief. new ...

(1) The staple songs everyone knows, plus a lot of latest hits! Enjoy the Taiko Drum Master you know from the arcades in the comfort of your own home! It’s the “musical performance” game with the best ...

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 ...

According to a long-time member of Taiko, Joshua Lau ’26, these three words encapsulate the student group. Taiko is an ancient Japanese drum tradition dating back to the sixth century C.E., and it has ...

One of the main features of Taiko Drum Master: Session de Dodon ga Don!, Bandai Namco‘s upcoming Japanese drum rhythm action game for PlayStation 4, is “Guest Session Performance.” Through this mode, ...