The Neiro Hirado Taiko is the result of legendary Miyamoto Craftsmanship. The body is made from premium quality Honkeyaki (Japanese Zelkova) and carefully carved thin in order to enhance the drum’s warmth and resonance. The thick skin of the Neiro Hirado … Continued
East Coast kaDON Intensive with Shoji Kameda Aug 20-21 | College Park, MD Mark H Taiko proudly presents an East Coast kaDON Intensive with Shoji Kameda. This 10-hour weekend intensive (7 hours on Saturday, 3 hours on Sunday) is called Foundations For Creativity. … Continued
We are very excited to bring taiko legend Leonard Eto to the Bay Area for a very special series of workshops on June 18-19th. Registration is now open! Please scroll down to register. Instructor: Leonard Eto Hosted by: San Francisco … Continued
Last weekend taiko leaders from across Europe gathered at Hannah’s at Seale Hayne for an unforgettable weekend of taiko. Jonathan Kirby, Lucy Thomas and the amazing people at Kagemusha Taiko organized the event and a huge thank you goes out to them for the work they put … Continued
We’re excited to announce our next course from Kenny Endo, Introduction to Taiko Set. In this course, Kenny shows why he’s a master of the Taiko Set and gives you a solid foundation to begin combining drums and experimenting with … Continued
UPDATE: Winner Announced Happy New Year everyone!! The lucky winner of our 2015 Year-End kaDON Gear Giveaway is Harisen Daiko! Congratulations!! We want to thank all of you who participated and for all the comments on what you would like … Continued
Don’t miss a chance to perform ‘Ready Set kaDON’ and/or ‘Lion Chant’ with On Ensemble for our upcoming Taiko Heroes 2 concert series which will be held December 19-20 in Santa Monica at the Miles Memorial Playhouse! If you want … Continued
We are excited to announce the release of our ‘Taiko Bachi Explained’ video! I get a lot of questions about bachi and it occurred to me that I should just make an ‘everything you ever wanted to know about taiko … Continued
Participate for the entire weekend or for the workshop(s) of your choice! “Very well done! Great sequence. Nice blend of challenge and repetition. Please continue!” “REALLY glad I was able to practice with online lessons before the workshop … Continued
Shoji has been hard at work in Northern California filming new courses for kaDON. Check out some of these behind the scenes shots.