Tao of Drumming

If Tao comes to your town or city you should experience their performance. It is amazing! This group trains for 10 hours every day and it shows! both in their amazing skills, endurance, perfection and bodies. Wow! It is a beautiful mix of traditional taiko drumming, with a contemporary twist including females (who traditionally weren't allowed to play the drums but they are just as amazing), influences by (what sounded to my unmusical ears) to be maori and irish and the oh, so popular spray on jeans (which are making a huge come back but can only be worn by a small percentage of the population, including super fit japanese taiko drummers).

This night out was part of robo's birthday treats but I was just as lucky to experience this performance. Just watching these guys made me want to be a taiko expert like them and rob felt the same! He wanted to take up the wadaiko again and rejoin his onna troupe!
The sweet flute playing and flowing kimono with fans and umbrella were so elegant, mixed with the powerful, raw, sweating, earthy beats of the massive drums. You will love it!

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