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From Wikipedia.
Taiko (太鼓?) means “drum” in Japanese (etymologically “great” or “wide drum”). Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums (和太鼓, “wa-daiko”, “Japanese drum”, in Japanese) and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming (sometimes called more specifically, “kumi-daiko” (組太鼓)). The performances can last between 5 and 25 minutes and typically follow a jo-ha-kyū (beginning, middle, end/rapid, sudden, urgent, and emergency) structure, which means the performance will speed up significantly towards the grand finale.
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, May 26, 2012 at 5:29 am This week, I took another genre I’ve alywas wanted to see taiko played to Heavy Metal! I don’t know a lot of taiko players that enjoy heavy metal, let alone tolerate it, but it’s something I’ve enjoyed. But that’s a topic for another post!The first problem came in not making every pattern just a straight beat! The second issue was in trying to convey the sensibilities of Heavy Metal without mocking it (headbanging, big hair, etc.). I had to deconstruct and define what the genre sounds like and figure out a way for it to translate through a taiko song.This was my favorite product of the first four weeks, because it feels like a complete song, is of decent length, and has some nifty elements to it. I like the potential raw energy that the music contains, as well. One thing I would change if I were to take this further is to change the formation from six players on one drum each to four players on two drums each. This would give me some tonality to play with, even though it makes for even more equipment on stage.