Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]O-Sensei Tanaka, he started the Taiko movement in America, which helps to provoke the Japanese to take up the national arts: http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/imgScan-071219-0001.jpg Yatabayashi is a signature piece of many taiko groups. It requires the equivalence of doing sitting up while whacking the taiko drum... of course in rhythm! I was really surprised to see the SF Taiko "Rising Stars" playing it, with at least 3-4 girls in the group no less. Lesser men have gotten hernia trying to play this piece. http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/imgScan-071219-0002.jpg How much fun it is to play Taiko? This picture speaks for itself http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/imgScan-071219-0013.jpg // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)