TORRANCE, Calif. - If there’s one fun way to raise your heart beat, that’s to beat some drums. Barefoot and clad in sweatpants, Julia Asano is gathering with a group of seniors for a music lesson and ...

Learn taiko from TaikoArts Midwest and meet Tiffany Tamaribuchi, an O-Daiko player. Taiko drumming is an art form that balances music, dance, and athletics into a dynamic demonstration of Japanese ...

I took up Japanese taiko drumming because it looked fierce. Legs are planted wide as arms wield bachi drumsticks in broad arcs, striking barrel drums in communal precision. Everyone wears a scowl that ...

SPACES are filling up fast for the Taiko drumming workshops that start again at Pocklington Arts Centre on May 18. Earlier this year, PAC teamed up with the York Tengu School of Taiko to launch a new ...

When I started studying taiko, I expected it to be a musical challenge. As a former singer, guitarist and woodwind player, I often felt lost with nothing but a rhythm to hang on to. But what was more ...

Watsonville Taiko is offering an adult taiko drumming class in February at Pathways Dojo, 2724 Soquel Ave. Suites D/E. The schedule: Taiko for Brain and Body: A four-week workshop that will challenge ...

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 ...

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 ...