Japanese Musical Instrument
Instrumental Music – Taiko Drummers
Taiko is a Japanese percussion drum in fact of a broad range of drums. It is the common name with which a drum is known in Japan. Drums have a mythological origin in Japanese folklore. Taiko are associated with Shintoism and Buddhism festivals and concerts. Kumi-Daiko or a “Set of Drums” is a form of ensemble Taiko drumming. Taiko were used in Warfare and Traditional functions. Today we have a performance of Taiko Drummers. Enjoy this video. Video provided only for illustration – Credit: Senzoku Gakuen College of Music 00
Instrumental Music – Japanese Drummers
Featuring today, one interesting video – Drummers of Japan. Different types of Japanese Drums are used by the artists. Indeed, there are lots of artists and talents which we haven’t heard of or seen before. Encourage them and enjoy this highly energetic music and beats created by them. Yamato was founded in Japan’s Nara Prefecture in 1993. The troupe has performed in 54 countries and done over 4000 performances. Every year they tour the world, creating and presenting original Yamato compositions. Video provided only for illustration – Credit: Нели Гюрковска 00
Koto
Koto is a Plucked String, Half-Tube Zither Musical Instrument of Japanese origin. It is the National Instrument of Japan. Having length of about 180 centimetres, it is normally made of Paulownia Wood. Most Kotos are made of 13 strings strung over movable bridges which are used for tuning the instrument. There are 17 string versions also used commonly. Strings are plucked using three fingerpicks worn on the first three fingers of the right hand. In this video Rob Scallon takes us through the instrument. Tokiko, a Japanese maestro in Koto explains about the instrument while playing it. Her translator Keiko does a good job between Tokiko and Rob Scallon. Tokiko explains that the body of the Koto is hollow and the tuning is done by movable bridges kept at different positions. She explains that...