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Traditional Japanese Drumming Includes Discipline and Etiquette

Wherever they perform, the taiko drummers clear the air with traditional Japanese drumming. “Taiko” in Japanese means drum.
Traditional Japanese Drumming Includes Discipline and Etiquette
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/DrummeronOdaiko.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/DrummeronOdaiko.jpg" alt="O-DAIKO: Japanese drums of various forms are called taiko and usually played with sticks. When combining the word with another word to specify the type of the drum, the 't' changes to 'd' as in o-daiko, the large two-headed tacked drum, here played by a member of the L.A. Matsuri Taiko. (Robin Kemker/The Epoch Times)" title="O-DAIKO: Japanese drums of various forms are called taiko and usually played with sticks. When combining the word with another word to specify the type of the drum, the 't' changes to 'd' as in o-daiko, the large two-headed tacked drum, here played by a member of the L.A. Matsuri Taiko. (Robin Kemker/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869963"/></a>
O-DAIKO: Japanese drums of various forms are called taiko and usually played with sticks. When combining the word with another word to specify the type of the drum, the 't' changes to 'd' as in o-daiko, the large two-headed tacked drum, here played by a member of the L.A. Matsuri Taiko. (Robin Kemker/The Epoch Times)
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