Contrary to geographical probability, Japanese taiko drummers are a familiar sight in Vermont. The loud, rhythmic adult taiko ensemble has become an integral part of both the Vermont City Marathon and ...

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 ...

I don't want to work. I just want to bang on the drum all day. So said the pop music great -- in the one song from his under-appreciated repertoire to get heavy rotation in sports arenas. Perhaps, ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we visit Makoto Taiko, a nonprofit in Pasadena that teaches the art of Japanese drumming to people of all ages ...

Physical fitness, weight loss, concentration, cultural and musical knowledge, confidence, movement and agility are among the benefits that taiko drumming provide. Taiko students Carol Egan, 80, ...

Train horns blaring as they passed by were not the only loud sound booming around the Dixon Library on Wednesday morning. The Japanese Taiko Drum also echoed throughout the downtown area thanks to a ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Taiko drumming has taken Honolulu's Kenny Endo to places he never anticipated, when he was a young man still finding his rhythm. He's opened for The Who, played for Michael Jackson ...