TaikoProject was founded in 2000, about 25 years ago, with the simple idea of creating something different with a new ...

The Columbus-based Southern Indiana Taiko drums up plenty of rhythmic enthusiasm with a sometimes caffeinated cadence. You want boom, baby? You will have come to the right place at 6 p.m. Friday for ...

Internationally renowned taiko drummer Takumi Kato and his family performed for students at Eugene's Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion Elementary School this week. The family from Japan is touring the U ...

It takes an intense full-body workout just to keep the rhythm of the drums going. Every hit sends a shock wave of noise that reverberates through the audience’s bones and around the packed auditorium.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The powerful sound of the taiko drum has been echoing through the streets of the Bay Area for 50 years, connecting communities and serving as a symbol of strength, resilience ...

In a warehouse on The Alameda, San Jose Taiko members beat drums, play a bamboo flute, shake a beaded gourd, ring bells, ...

Murakami’s birthday falls on June 1, but celebrations were held Sunday afternoon with family and friends.

Students at DeGrazia Elementary School are chanting about ice cream and broccoli, but it's not because they're hungry. All of the third- through eighth-grade classes at the school, 5051 W. Overton ...

The first thing you notice about taiko is not the sound — it’s the vibration. The deep boom of the Japanese drums seems to travel through the floor and into your chest, equal parts music, movement and ...

Taiko is simply the Japanese word for “big drum.” At its core, it can be a powerful, booming instrument played with energy ...