The drum is often considered the first human instrument. But in the hands of the performers of Kodo, drums are not primitive but powerful — emotionally expressive and even spiritual. The large ...

His taiko group, Wadaiko Rindo, began with just four members and now is 130-strong; around 80 per cent of the students are non-Japanese. The word taiko means any kind of drum or percussive ...

The instrument is just one of the many types of drums used in the Japanese tradition of taiko. “This is a good demonstration of how we merge the Japanese drum with Hong Kong culture,” pointed ...

Taiko no Tatsujin is a rhythm game modelled after the traditional Japanese taiko drum. Players have to hit the drum according to notes on the screen to score points.

Kodo, a Japanese professional taiko drumming troupe, performed its latest repertoire “Warabe” at the IU Auditorium on Friday.