| | taiko!
What a night!
This is Fushicho Daiko, a taiko
drumming group from Phoenix, Az. We first saw them perform
several years ago at an Asian festival, and thus started a very long
love affair of drums in our family, especially with ds. We have
befriended them in our joint attempts to have them play in our city in
the past year...still working on that one. It had been almost two
years since our last meeting, but last night we had the treat of
seeing them again in a neighboring city.
Taiko is a Japanese drumming art form dating back 2,000 years, as
some sources say. These huge drums were made from hallowed-out
tree trunks, and can be larger than the drums shown here.. Taiko
was used as a way for nearby villages to communicate, especially during
war and for warning of natural disasters. But as evident from the
traditional songs the group plays, it was a community-centered and
building activity also that served as group prayers and encouragement
for daily events. It is now almost exclusively a performing art
in modern times. For a more detailed history, go here.
In modern performances, taiko groups also use other instruments,
such as gongs and cymbals and flutes, as well as the voice. There
is much dancing and exciting choreography, too.
Back to last night's performance:
Some airy (light as a feather?) sumo wrestlers join in a piece about sumo...
fellow photographer dh took this photo...
Check out Kodo,
a large internationally known taiko group. And I just love this
cd...done by Kodo and Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, and a score
of international artists. It's definately a fusion album with
Asian, African, and Middle Eastern tones to it..it's wild and wonderful!
 | Currently Playing
Mondo Head (SACD)
By Bobi / Hart, Mickey / Hidalgo, Giovanni / Moreira, Airto Kodo / Cespedes, Mickey / Hidalgo, Giovanni / Moreira, Airto Kodo / Hart, Greg / Gyuto Tantric Choir / Hart, Mickey / Hussain, Zakir / Tuncboyaciyan, Arto Kodo / Ellis, Mickey / Hinton, Michael Kodo / Hart, Mickey / Hidalgo, Giovanni / Moreira, Airto / Tillery, Linda / Benin, Rhonda / Blake, Kodo / Hart, Mickey / Hinton, Michael / Vinayakram, Vikku Kodo / Hart, Zakir Kodo / Hussain, Greg / Hart, Mickey / Hernandez, Nengue / Hidalgo, Giovanni / Hussain, Zakir Kodo / Ellis, Mickey / Hussain, Zakir / Musselwhite, Charlie Kodo / Hart, Greg / Hussain, Zakir / Hart, Mickey Kodo / Ellis
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