Taiko
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Taiko are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese, the term taiko refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese d
A chū-daiko, one of many types of taiko
Haniwa figures, dated to the 6th century CE. The left and right depict two drum performers. The statue on the left, depicted using a stick on a barrel-shaped drum, represents the earliest evidence of taiko usage in Japan.
A kumi-daiko group performing in Aichi, Japan wearing hachimaki
This ō-daiko from a Kodo performance features a tomoe design on its skin.
Kodō (taiko group)
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Kodō is a professional taiko drumming troupe. Based on Sado Island, Japan, they have had a role in popularizing taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad. They regularly tour Japan, Europe, and the Uni
Taiko
…of Daihachi Oguchi and later in 1961 by the Ondekoza, and taiko was made later popular with many other groups copying the format of Ondekoza such as Kodo, Yamato, Tao, Fuun No Kai, Sukeroku Taiko, etc. Other performance styles, such as hachijō-daiko, have also emerged from specific communities in Japan…
A 2007 performance of the piece Yatai-bayashi during the ending of the piece. The three performers in front playing chu-daiko are wearing fundoshi.