Okedo-daiko and Shime-daiko, each varying in size and tone. Additionally, the troupe play Japanese instruments including the Shamisen, Koto, Chappa and Shinobue. “After composing each song ...

Yamato, a group that has enthralled audiences around the world since its inception in 1993, delivers dynamic live performances that showcase the taiko drum, an integral part of Japanese culture ...

Most of its instruments—the barrel-shaped nagado-daiko, the snare drum–like shime-daiko, and the monstrous o-daiko, which stands two metres high and weighs 400 kilograms—are rooted in ...