Taiko Drummers

Taiko Drummers are the UK's longest established taiko ensemble, and Europe’s only professional touring company of this thrilling and energetic performing art. With over 1,000 performances across the UK, Japan, and Europe over the last decade, they have built a solid reputation for their passionate and intense style, placing themselves firmly at the forefront of Taiko drumming on this continent through their extensive touring.

The drummers present Taiko as a modern and theatrical performing art, with precise choreography, dramatic lighting, and a variety of costumes ranging from post-apocalyptic industrial to beautiful earthy silks. The concert is highly diverse, featuring powerful rhythms on an array of instruments from small hand-held drums to the thunderous Odaiko big drum, delicate bamboo flute, soulful vocals, layers of percussive soundscapes, and innovative dance seamlessly integrated with the taiko drums.

While this art form originates from Japan, these Taiko drummers are a completely western group delivering a contemporary twist on the traditional folk art. In the past 12 months, they have performed at weddings in Thailand, China, and the UK and can tailor their set to suit the client. Previous tours have included full-length theatre concerts at prestigious venues such as London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Gateshead Sage, Cardiff St. David's Hall, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, Brighton Theatre Royal, Glasgow Pavilion Theatre, and the Edinburgh Usher Hall, among others. The group also performs on outdoor stages at a variety of music festivals, produces commissions for large-scale multi-media events, and has released a range of CDs and DVDs. They have appeared on television programs such as the Brit Awards and BBC Last Night of the Proms.

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