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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

'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, ...

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 ...

Whether it’s its appearances in a national car commercial or on the Academy Awards telecast, or its collaboration with legendary singer Peter Gabriel, TaikoProject has spanned multiple musical and ...

The vibrant heartbeat of Japanese taiko drumming is returning to Sanpete County this July, promising a cultural celebration like no other. The Utah Taiko Experience (UTE), a unique 10-day festival of ...