ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND INC

ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND (ONE) IS A TAIKO GROUP. TAIKO IS JAPANESE DRUMS. OUR AIM IS TO MAKE TAIKO A FAMILIAR ART FORM TO AMERICAN AUDIENCES AND ENCOURAGE GREATER APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURES. WE BELIEVE TAIKO HAS THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN HARMONY AND COMMUNITY. IN THE SPIRIT OF KUMIDAIKO (ENSEMBLE DRUMMING), WE STRIVE TO DRUM AS ONE VOICE. BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A COMMON LOVE OF TAIKO, THE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND. THROUGH PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS AND ONGOING TAIKO CLASSES, ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND'S WISH IS TO PROUDLY SHARE TAIKO WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.