Kotone

和太鼓

Japan

Japanese drumming

Drumming on Japanese barrel and frame drums, long used at shrine and temple festivals. Ensemble taiko (kumi-daiko), in which several players perform choreographed pieces, took shape in the 1950s and spread worldwide through groups in Japan and North America.

  1. 祭太鼓Matsuri daiko — Festival drummingTampa Taiko · Taiko · 20122:34
  2. 恵林寺の太鼓Erinji no taiko — Taiko at Erinji templeTaiko · 20263:45
  3. Aripeka KanetokoTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20123:10
  4. RenshuRenshū — PracticeTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20122:25
  5. 遠雷Enrai — Distant ThunderTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20126:00
  6. Chikara no YoakePower — MorningTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20126:38
  7. UragiruCross StixTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20123:53
  8. 大太鼓Ōdaiko — The big drumTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20123:41
  9. 祭太鼓Matsuri daiko — Festival drummingTampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20112:42
  10. Meiki 4.16.07Tampa Taiko (Ron Collins, Julius Mendoza) · Taiko · 20113:17
  11. NailsUzume Taiko Ensemble · Taiko2:14
  12. UndulaUzume Taiko Ensemble · Taiko2:09
  13. Tsu DonUzume Taiko Ensemble · Taiko1:00
  14. Doh Je Nei MamaUzume Taiko Ensemble · Taiko3:36
  15. LuffnessUzume Taiko Ensemble · Taiko1:13
  16. 江の島の太鼓Enoshima no taiko — Drums on EnoshimaTaiko · 20152:18
  17. 長崎・築町の太鼓Nagasaki, Tsukimachi no taiko — Drums in Tsukimachi, NagasakiTaiko · 20161:55
  18. 筑波山神社の祈祷太鼓Tsukubasan jinja no kitō daiko — Prayer drums at the Mount Tsukuba shrineTaiko · 20171:24