NEW TOKARA CD - "Toward the Undiscovered Country"
After nearly eight years since the formation of Wadaiko Tokara, we are excited to announce
Wadaiko Tokara's very first CD "Toward the Undiscovered Country".
This CD presents some of Tokara's most popular pieces which have been performed in
19 countries since 2004.
August 30th, 2011
We have finished the beginning of our Europe Tour with 41 concerts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!!! Here is a video created by Sakura with pictures and videos of our three weeks here in Edinburgh, Scotland.
May 16th, 2011
Wadaiko Tokara has just finished the first leg of our World Tour. Just after arriving to Winnipeg, Canada to begin our training, members and apprentices came down with a stomach illness which spared only a couple of us, but somehow we made it through. The next day, Art Lee travelled to Richmond, B.C. to teach workshops and perform in a charity concert called “Nothin’ but love for Japan” which raised money for victims of the March 11th earthquake in Japan. This performance included many taiko groups and performers from in and around the Vancouver, Canada area, including Tetsu Taiko and Chibi Taiko. Many thanks to Doug Masuhara and Shinobu Homma for working out all the details and being such kind hosts.
Our first North American concert since 2005, “Michi no Sekai E”, in Fergus Falls on May 6th was a great success with nearly a sold-out audience. Thank you so very much to all who came to this concert and shared your joy with us. The theater staff were very kind and we were surprised and humbled by the very loud applause and standing ovation. We are very much looking forward to our return to Fergus Falls in January 2012.
We were very happy to have the chance to work again with our “Sva” production partners, Ragamala Dance of Minneapolis. We have been working together since 2006, and we’re extremely happy with the work that we accomplished over this past week. It was a joy to perform together again on May 9th at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Watch for our new performances in Fergus Falls and Duluth, Minnesota in January 2012. I may be biased, but this will be a definite must-see performance...that’s all I’m allowed to say about it for the moment.
Today, we continue our rehearsals for the upcoming Japan Tour in Nagoya, Hakusan, Achi, Ina, Iida, as well as our performance at the Asano Taiko 402nd anniversary celebrations in Hakusan. If you are anywhere close to these areas, we hope to see you there.
