BEREA, Ohio -- The sound of thunderous beats echoed from inside the Berea Library Thursday (Aug. 17) as the Yume Daiko Japanese Drum Group shared the “rhythms of wow” with a large, appreciative crowd.

Translated as “fat drum,” taiko is a form of drumming drawing from the music of Japan, China, Korea, and India, and it harks ...

The ancient Japanese art of taiko drumming is coming to Miami with the group Tao: Drum Heart, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has gone on to tour internationally while getting an ...

What makes Drum Tao, performing at UMass Amherst on Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m., the international phenomenon they have become for the past 30 years - the drum or the drummers? The answer is both. The ...

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 ...

The celebratory sound of taiko (drum) has become integral to many festivals and performances across Japan. For centuries, taiko artisans and ensembles have helped preserve and advance these ...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Taiko drumming may have begun as a way to send military messages in Japan many centuries ago, but a Chicago group is making this ancient artform very much their own. "When you're ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Daily Item LEWISBURG — The Weis Center for the Performing Arts kicks off its spring programming at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan.

It’s a chill evening and Delhi’s iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is lit in more ways than one. A girl, in black and silver, gracefully takes her spot on the stage behind a massive drum. Her diminutive ...