TORRANCE, Calif. - If there’s one fun way to raise your heart beat, that’s to beat some drums. Barefoot and clad in sweatpants, Julia Asano is gathering with a group of seniors for a music lesson and ...

Contrary to geographical probability, Japanese taiko drummers are a familiar sight in Vermont. The loud, rhythmic adult taiko ensemble has become an integral part of both the Vermont City Marathon and ...

Thieves that stole a trailer outside a Stockton home also took off with 15 years worth of accumulated Taiko drum equipment, KCRA 3 learned Wednesday.Hundreds of children could now miss out on free ...

Spokane Taiko, a traditional Japanese drumming group, had more members than drums when it was formed in 1997. Some of the two-dozen members had to practice on old tires. “We didn’t have enough drums ...

Learn taiko from TaikoArts Midwest and meet Tiffany Tamaribuchi, an O-Daiko player. Taiko drumming is an art form that balances music, dance, and athletics into a dynamic demonstration of Japanese ...

I don't want to work. I just want to bang on the drum all day. So said the pop music great -- in the one song from his under-appreciated repertoire to get heavy rotation in sports arenas. Perhaps, ...