Japanese troupe keeps Taiko drumbeat rolling

July 20, 1997
Web posted at: 4:29 p.m. EDT (2029 GMT)

HONG KONG (CNN) -- The thundering boom of the ancient Taiko drum is like no other, a forceful rhythm that is both enchanting and mysterious. And Taiko drummers are in a league of their own, often pounding on the drum with such ferocity they resemble warriors in battle.

Taiko drumming demonstrated in a show in Hong Kong 884K/20 sec. QuickTime movie

See Taiko drumming as reported by CNN's May Lee

Join CNN Interactive for a performance and an in-depth look at Za Ondekoza, a 10-member Taiko drumming troupe formed in 1969 on the remote island of Sado, Japan.

 

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• The Rolling Thunder Taiko Resource - resource of the players and music of the Japanese Taiko Drum
• Kodo - formed in 1981 by a community of people who had come to Sado Island in the Sea of Japan ten years earlier to devote themselves to the study of the taiko, the traditional Japanese drum
• San Francisco Taiko Dojo - the first Taiko group to be formed in North America
• The Taiko Center - group from Kyoto, Japan that not only teaches Taiko, but writes music for other groups as well
• UK Taiko Network - home page serving the needs of the United Kingdom Taiko Community

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