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From Swingposium, our 2017 immersive theater program, with Epic Immersive and the Wesley Jazz Ensemble. "Singing in the Present" is a mash-up of our signature song, "Gendai ni Ikiru (Living in the Present)" and Benny Goodman's swing classic, "Sing Sing Sing." Subscribe to be part of the San Jose Taiko family!
San Jose Taiko performs the song, "Ki," written by Matt Ogawa. Ki (energy) is one of San Jose Taiko's 4 Principles, a learning philosophy developed by SJT in the late 70s and adopted by taiko groups around the world. This song is meant to highlight the principle of ki through the performers facial expressions and kiai (shouts).
We had the privilege to perform at halftime for the Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trail Blazers game on December 11, 2017 as part of the Warriors' Asian Heritage Night. We performed a mini medley of two San Jose Taiko classics, Fuurin Kazan and RumbaKo. Footage courtesy of the Golden State Warriors and Todd Tsudama.

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View fullsize This Saturday, we’re very honored to be performing at the @aswat.ensemble concert “We Are All Palestinian” being performed in memory of Zawaya’s founder, Nabila Mango. We were fortunate enough to meet and work with Nabila in 2
View fullsize Another Halloween in Japantown in the books! Since its humble beginnings in 2003 at Okida Hall, Halloween in Japantown has really become a huge event for our community with so many businesses and community partners collaborating to make the event big
View fullsize Halloween in Japantown kicks off at 4:30 tomorrow! Come out to Japantown for some safe, family friendly fun! We’ll be closing Jackson from 4th to 6th Streets again so plan ahead to make sure you can find parking!
View fullsize Come out to Japantown on Thursday for Halloween in Japantown! Taiko, trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, and more!
View fullsize @nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 6: Fill the Space. There are many ways we fill space as San Jose Taiko. Fill the space with sound when we strike the drum, fill the space with energy when we perform, and literally fill the space of our studio with
View fullsize @nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 5: Flexibility. Flexibility is something we talk about a lot as part of San Jose Taiko. Flexibility in the sense that we want to be able to adapt quickly to changes in schedules, spaces, even to errors in our perfor
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View fullsize @nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 2: Storytelling. As part of our 50th Anniversary Concert last year, we debuted “Heartbeats of Ji,” a modern day folk tale of a village in which everyone’s heart beats the same rhythm and one day i
View fullsize @nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 1: Anticipation. There’s nothing like the anticipation of the first notes of a concert program. Drums set on stage, waiting for the audience to take their seats and enjoy the show.
View fullsize Our Junior Taiko Performing Ensemble will be performing next Sunday at 3pm at the Mosaic Festival at History Park! @mosaicamerica
View fullsize Huge thank you to @eri.taikoin for coming to our studio tonight to share your approach to relaxation and katsugi okedo! It’s always such an honor to learn from artists who are at the top of their craft. Big thanks to @kadontaiko and @dianawutai

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