Seattle Kokon Taiko - The Drums Of Japan - TAIKO (2017)
| WAV+CUE | 366MB | Drum, World Music, Instrumental | ABC Records | Covers |
The culture of taiko in Japan has been developed into pretty mature period now. The Japanese taiko culture, actually origins from China's drum culture. Chinese people invented drum in Xia Dynasty, and drum was introduced to Japan through China during Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907 AD). But since Chinese mainland experienced the Cultural Revolution decades ago, the performance of drum had been devastated and destroyed. Japan, otherwise. Japan educates their citizens to protect their national culture all the time, so they do a really good job in preserving and developing taiko culture. Though the Japanese taiko origins from China, they are building up their own brand now. The most significant feature of Japanese taiko, I believe, embodies the spirit of Bushido. They do not look like playing drum but showing the spirit of samurai, as they wave the drum sticks like wielding samurai swords. Different from the Chinese drum performances, which play gently and give more emphasis on expression, eyes contact and upper body, Japanese taiko is played with the whole body, with great strength.
