Sunday, March 30, 2014

Taiko

Taiko is an ancient Japanese form of percussion using large drums. The drums range in size from roughly a snare drum ("shime"), to drums as large as a car (the "o-daiko"). The most common drum size in taiko is the "chu-daiko" which is the size of a wine barrel. 
-- from "What is Taiko," found at www.tamashii.co.nz/about/taiko.  

An awesome combination of physical sport and music. Outstanding.

The taiko group Kodo performing, here: http://youtu.be/C7HL5wYqAbU

No comments:

Post a Comment