The Genki Spark, a taiko group, hosts a membership meeting Sunday in Brookline to support visibility for Asian women, while advocating for equal rights for all. PHOTO BY ELISE TAKAHAMA/ DAILY FREE ...

Libraries are typically quiet spaces, but this month, inside Baltimore County Library Branches, the loud roar of drums fills the air. The sounds are being created by Taiko instructor and performer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taiko drumming, described by local performers and community members as more than a traditional Japanese art form—it is also a ...

Long-time taiko drum group YAMATO is making a stop in Phoenix on Tuesday evening to perform their show “Hito no Chikara – The Power of Human Strength.” There’s a metaphor in the the title if you care ...

The deep, thunderous sound of taiko drums, often synonymous with Japanese culture, echoed throughout an otherwise nondescript building in Chicago's Mayfair neighborhood. The building is home to Asian ...

Bored of the Midwest? Then perhaps it’s time for a little vacation — and what better destination is there than Japan? It can’t possibly be too hard to plan a little trip out east. Well, it turns out ...

Eva Nagase remembers well the beating of taiko drums reverberating through the air like “background music” during her childhood in Japan. “Every summer, my parents brought me back to Japan to spend ...

For centuries in Japan, Taiko drums were used in battle, in theater and in religious ceremonies. Today, Japanese drumming has been fused with high energy dance, choreography and various musical styles ...