The emergence and popularization of taiko. Taiko drums and taiko drum makers ; Genealogies of taiko I : Osuwa Daiko, Sukeroku Daiko, Ondekoza ; Genealogies of taiko II : Ondekoza to Kodo ; Placing ensemble taiko in Japan : festival creation and the taiko boom -- Discourses of co…
With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted among ta…
Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted among taiko groups in Japan, 'Taiko Boom' explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades of rapid economic growth in Japan's cities and countryside.
With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted among ta…