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Portland Taiko
Background information
Genres
Japanese Taiko drums, percussion ensemble
Years active
1994–present
Website
www.portlandtaiko.org
Musical artist
Portland Taiko is a kumidaiko performance group based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Kumidaiko is the Japanese art form of ensemble drumming, also well known as "taiko", the Japanese word for drum. Portland Taiko was created in early 1994 by Ann Ishimaru[1] and Zack Semke, both charter members of Stanford Taiko,[2] Kyle Kajihiro, Valerie Otani, Kenji Spielman, and June Arima Schumann. Portland Taiko is an active organization to the present day and maintains professionalism in national performance tours, workshops, educational and community outreach and innovation in taiko playing. Portland Taiko is one of the only large taiko groups in the Pacific Northwest, with their closest counterpart being Seattle Kokon Taiko[3] in Seattle, Washington.
^"Educational Leadership and Policy Studies". College of Education. University of Washington. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^"Stanford Taiko". Stanford University Music Department. Stanford University. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^"Seattle Kokon Taiko". Seattle Kokon Taiko. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
PortlandTaiko is a kumidaiko performance group based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Kumidaiko is the Japanese art form of ensemble drumming, also...
Stanford Taiko is a collegiate taiko group based at Stanford University. One of the first collegiate taiko groups to form in North America, it was founded...
of groups, including UCLA Kyodo Taiko, Nihon Taiko Dojo, TAIKOPROJECT, ON Ensemble, PortlandTaiko, Los Angeles Taiko Institute (LATI), and most recently...
Portland Columbia Symphony Portland Gay Men's Chorus Portland Lesbian Choir PortlandTaikoPortland Youth Philharmonic Jane Powell Joe Powers The Prids...
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Miyoshi has made taiko for San Jose Taiko, Shasta Taiko, Kenny Endo, Chizuko Endo, Denver Taiko, PortlandTaiko, Ondekoza, Stanford Taiko as well as many...
musician specializing in the drum set and taiko, the art of Japanese drumming. After joining the Japanese taiko ensemble Ondekoza at age 19, he returned...
dance company" by Dante Zuniga-West of the Eugene Weekly. According to Portland Center Stage Reviews, Ballet Fantastique has "made a name for itself in...
reeds (fue, sho, and hichiriki), the yamato-koto, and the "three drums" (taiko, kakko, and shōko). Other musical styles performed at shrines can have a...
glissandos and timbres are often more significant than distinct pitches, whereas taiko notation focuses on discrete strokes. Ryukyuan sanshin music uses kunkunshi...
Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship Roy Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage...
""Reception in Honor of Mr. Seiichi Tanaka, Grand Master of San Francisco Taiko Dojo", Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco, 13 February 2014". Archived...
and through cultural events open to the public, such as the bon festival, taiko, and Japanese food bazaars. They also sponsor youth organizations such as...
Yakima Valley, Washington. Chehalis Valley of Washington. Oregon: Ontario. Portland and surrounding area. Southern Oregon valleys. Willamette Valley. Idaho:...
to produce a loud popping sound. The act later included the use of the Taiko by one of the performers while the other used the bolas to play a complementary...
Their website describes their music as combining "elements of drumline, taiko, Mughal and North African rhythms, elements of Balkan fanfares, breakbeats...
rights advocate. Also interned at the Crystal City Internment Camp. Ruth Taiko Watanabe (1916–2005), a music librarian George Yuzawa (1915–2011), a community...
island filled with flowers between the circular entrance and exit road, is a taiko-gata stone lantern (tōrō) that was a gift of friendship from the City of...
HNLMS K XII ( Royal Netherlands Navy). Toro Maru Imperial Japanese Army The Taiko Maru-class transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea...
McDorr (15 May 2019). "Coastal History: The little engine that couldn't". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2021. "Palo Alto (+1936)". Wrecksite...
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