Imagine 2 worlds colliding. The traditional and the contemporary, the young and old, the professional and the amateur. That was yesterday's taiko concert. Moko's sensei, Sen Amano, and his amazing taiko group came to perform in Tokyo. Of course Moko would incorporate her performance group and her very best students into the concert. It was an impressive show of virtuosic percussion and artistry. Everyone I know would have loved this afternoon of music.
Sen Amano addressing the audience and Moko's students in Japanese.
Amano's group included 6 players. 5 men and one woman.
This drum is much like African talking drums I've seen and played. The pitch of the drum head is adjusted by tightening the lines by pulling or squeezing them.
Note the very large drums on either side of the stage and in the middle. At one point, Amano, wearing a shiny mask and wig, climbed up onto the big drum in the middle and played it from above.
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