Japanese Traditional and Contemporary Performing Arts (Kagura Dance, Taiko, Interpretive Dance)
Sacramento, CA
KOHAKU is a unique performance collaborative based in Sacramento that specializes in traditional and contemporary Japanese performing arts, such as Kagura dance (Sacred dance of Shinto shrines), Taiko drum and a variety of other celebrated cultural music and dance.
Taiko Player
Sacramento, CA
Kristy Oshiro is a professional taiko artist based in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Japanese Folk Music and Dance Group
Sacramento, CA
Tsubaki Ensemble is a Japanese folk music and dance group based in Sacramento California.
Taiko Group
Sacramento, CA
SOKO Taiko is a collective of students and taiko groups who study under Kristy Oshiro.
Taiko and Tsuzumi Player
San Francisco, CA
Jimi Nakagawa is a performer, educator and composer based in San Francisco Bay Area. Jimi started playing drums in high school in Tokyo, Japan.
Taiko Player
Denver, CO
Toni Y. Yagami returned to Denver in 1995 and has been doing performances and workshops in Colorado and throughout the United States.
Taiko Player
Honolulu, HI
KENNY ENDO is at the vanguard of the taiko genre, continually paving new paths for this Japanese style of drumming. A performer, composer, and teacher of taiko with numerous awards and accolades, Kenny Endo is a consummate artist,
Taiko and Shinobue Player
Brooklyn, NY
Composer and musician Kaoru Watanabe grounds his performance in traditional Japanese music while inhabiting a startling combination of musical worlds.
Taiko, Shakuhachi, and Shinobue Player
New York, NY
Marco Lienhard studied the shakuhachi under Master Katsuya Yokoyama, quickly mastering the instrument and becoming a virtuoso solo artist. Marco Lienhard mastered Taiko drumming as a member of Ondekoza from 1981-1994.
Tsuzumi and Nagauta/Yamatogaku-style shamisen Player
New York, NY
Yamato Kyoto (Travis Suzaka) is a fourth-generation Japanese American residing in New York City.
