Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ancient Japanese art form that connects people to their heritage with each pounding beat, taiko drumming was recently on full ...

One of California's largest celebrations of Asian tradition rolled from San Francisco City Hall to Japantown, a lively end to ...

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 ...

Performing artist and instructor Eva Kestner brings over 30 years of experience to her high-energy drumming lessons ...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Taiko drumming may have begun as a way to send military messages in Japan many centuries ago, but a Chicago group is making this ancient artform very much their own. "When you're ...

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Learn about the art of Taiko drumming with a free performance at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Rancho Bernardo Library. Part of the library’s Discovery Concert Series, “Taiko: The History and Art of Japanese ...

Clockwise from bottom left: Rowan Blanchard, Kaito Essels Trom, instructor Stuart Paton, Tegan Ross and Damon Ross Credit: Matthew Thorsen Contrary to geographical probability, Japanese taiko drummers ...

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 ...

An ancient Japanese art form that connects people to their heritage with each pounding beat, taiko drumming was recently on full display at the 46th annual Nikkei Matsuri Festival in San Jose's ...