From Cara Kallen, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California We have several events coming up and I want to be sure you are all aware of them. We’ve had three successful workshops leading up to Matsuri on June1st and there are three more to go – four if you count the workshop with Riley Lee...
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Crowd-pleasing taiko songs and Arabic-Japanese musical fusion will be featured in TAIKOPROJECT’s all-new Rhythmic Relations 2013, to be held Saturday, June 29, at 8 pm at the famed Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood. Joining in the first half of the concert are drumming groups Bombu Taiko, Kitsune Taiko, Loma Pacific Taiko, and Tanuki Taiko, in an...
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The Aurora Foundation in Los Angeles presents its annual Japanese language scholarship award dinner and famous bass-baritone singer Michel Bell live concert for benefit on Sunday, Oct 28 at 5 pm at DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles hotel in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. Aurora Benefit Award Dinner, Auction & Michel Bell Mini Live...
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The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center presents the Nisei Week Taiko Gathering on Sunday, August 19, 2012. The JACCC Plaza, 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.jaccc.org 11:30 -11:55 Togen Taiko 12:00 – 12:15 Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko 12:20 – 12:50 Kodama Taiko 12:55 – 1:25 LA Matsuri Taiko 1:30 –...
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The best of taiko composed from the U.S. and abroad is featured in TAIKOPROJECT’s all-new Rhythmic Relations 2012: The Remix Show, to be held Saturday, June 30 at 8 pm at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood. Joining in the first half of the concert are drumming groups Kitsune Taiko, Loma Pacific Taiko, and LA’s newest youth...
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As Makoto Taiko prepares for their annual concert at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 2, at Occidental College’s Thorne Hall, the beat of their drums has taken on a sense of urgency. This urgency or passion is what the players refer to as drumming with “makoto”, whereby the player releases all inhibition and exposes...
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For the centennial year of the cherry trees gifted to the U.S. from Japan, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Los Angeles is celebrating its first annual Spring Festival: LA Bloom – a new season, showcasing timeless traditions, contemporary art, culture, performance and community activities. The nine-day celebration will begin with...
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The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix presents the World Premiere of Sakura no Ne (Root of the Cherry Tree) at Theater Works in Peoria from April 13-22. Theater Works, 8355 West Peoria Ave, Peoria, AZ 85345 (623) 815-7930 www.theaterworks.org This stage production brings to life the intriguing story of two everyday kids...
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LA-based, contemporary taiko group, On Ensemble, presents an afternoon of food and music on Sunday, March 11 from 12:00 noon at Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute, 1964 West 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247. At noon, a meet-the-performers lunch features local, vegetarian food and music by top-ranked tsugaru shamisen player, Suwada Seijyuro. At 1:15 pm,...
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Makoto Taiko, a Pasadena based Japanese taiko drumming group will perform at the internationally renowned World Festival of Sacred Music on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex of Cal-State University Los Angeles (5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032) from 5 to 6 pm. Admission is FREE. For more...
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On Saturday September 10, Los Angeles Matsuri Taiko will host a taiko workshop by renowned taiko master from Japan, Kiyonari Tosha at San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center, 12953 Branford Street, Pacoima, CA 91331. Two sessions will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 am- 1 pm, and 2 pm – 6 pm....
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The TAIKOPROJECT will present their first new set of youth taiko classes for ages 8 to 11 in two years starting on Sept. 11 in Los Angeles. This is rare chance for kids to learn taiko from performing members of the TAIKOPROJECT. This introductory two-month session take place from Sept. 11 – Oct. 30,...
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