The taiko groups map page is currently unavailable. Up until this December, the map was hosted using the Google Fusion Tables service; however, the service was discontinued on December 4, 2019. Due to that, neither the map nor the group table itself is currently available for viewing. I am looking …
I recently gave an interview to Benjamin Pachter from Taikosource. In the interview, we talked about the development of taiko drumming in Germany and how to approach taiko as a research topic. You can listen to the interview here.
We added a couple of new groups to the map. They are, in no certain order: Ibuki Taiko (UK) Bristol Taiko (UK) Tsuchigumo Taiko (UK) Bullfrog Arts (UK) Taiko Evolution (UK) East City Taiko (UK) Taranau Taiko (UK) Isabel Romeo Taiko (Spain) Shinto Taiko (Germany) Atena Taiko (Greece) Information on …
Several personal conversations as well as discussions on Facebook gave me the idea to create an offline version of the taiko group database. I remembered the PocketMod Organizer as a perfect method to create a simple and cheap portable list. All you need is a printer, an A4 sheet of …
I made a small change to the page with the taiko group map: There is now a sortable list of all taiko groups in our database just below the embedded Google map.
After adding a total number of 27 new taiko groups from a list, we have now exceeded a total of 250 entries in the database! I would also like to extend my thanks to Cairns Taiko for the list of Australian taiko teams.
We have added a total number of 33 new groups to the taiko group map.
Japanese Awa Odori processions will come to Paris on May 24, 2015, bringing with them a multitude of Japanese dancers and drummers. The festival originates from Tokushima City’s Awa Odori (阿波おどり), which is the most famous of many dance festivals held across Japan during the Obon season in mid August. …
The homepage for the North American Taiko Conference (NATC) 2015 has been opened and is now ready for registrations. The event will take place from June 11 to June 14, 2015 on the campus of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. A preliminary schedule is already available; however, that schedule is not …
The official Facebook account of the UK Taiko Festival announced the dates of the 11th UK Taiko Festival in 2015 in a post in the UK Taiko Scene Group today: Hi UK Taiko Scene, We are extremely pleased to announce details about the 11th UK Taiko Festival; taking place from …