'Finding Her Beat' team, from left to right: Dawn Mikkelson (co-director, producer, editor), Jennifer Weir (producer and principal participant), and Keri Pickett (co-director, director of photography, ...

As I stepped onto the campus of Bellevue College on Sept. 28 during that school’s Japan Week festival, my heart was pounding in rhythm with the nearby sound of a deep, entrancing beat. Then I walked ...

Contrary to geographical probability, Japanese taiko drummers are a familiar sight in Vermont. The loud, rhythmic adult taiko ensemble has become an integral part of both the Vermont City Marathon and ...

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 ...

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.

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A communitywide Hanamatsuri celebration with taiko drumming performances hosted by the Vista Buddhist Temple is set for noon to 6 p.m. April 28-29 at 150 Cedar Road. The two-day Hanamatsuri, aka ...

Jan 17, 2018 Jan 17, 2018 Updated Mar 15, 2019 Masato "Maz" Baba and childhood friend Shoji Kameda learned the art of taiko - Japanese drumming - as young boys in Mount Shasta, Calif., from a taiko ...

Physical fitness, weight loss, concentration, cultural and musical knowledge, confidence, movement and agility are among the benefits that taiko drumming provide. Taiko students Carol Egan, 80, ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, at the top of Piestewa Peak, a Japanese taiko drummer began to pray. It was just before sunrise as he bowed to the four cardinal points. Against the wind, his hair flowed out behind him, ...

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 ...