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An IMPACT Education Series performance:
Yamato: Drummers of Japan
THURS 16 JAN 2025 AT 12nnPARTRIDGE HALL
Yamato: Drummers of Japan
THURS 16 JAN 2025 AT 12nn
PARTRIDGE HALL
ALL TICKETS $10 + HST
Recommended for grades 1-12
Themes: Rhythm, percussion, traditional instruments, Japanese culture
Yamato is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture, Japan. They have given over 4,000 shows across 54 countries around the world since their formation in 1993. Yamato performs with more than 40 Taiko drums on stage and all of these drums have different characters. The largest drum called “Odaiko” was made from a huge tree over 400 years old and is approximately two meters in diameter and weighs 500 kg. All other Taiko drums are different sizes and have different sounds.
Yamato does not simply make their Taiko drums explode with sound; they produce delicate music that provides the listener with a palette of meticulously crafted sound. This is why Yamato’s original performances are known as “physical music”, and continue to receive high acclaim all over the world. Yamato is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.
Taiko is a musical instrument deeply familiar to every Japanese person. Its unmistakable sound is still heard throughout Japan today. To many Japanese people, the sonorous beat of Taiko is soothing, for it is the sound of Japan itself, resounding at Shinto rituals and festivals in every part of the nation. A number of artists have incorporated Taiko’s sound into musical compositions and performing arts. Thanks to the efforts of a number of accomplished Taiko individual performers and troupes, captivated by the distinctive boom of this enormous drum, Taiko is winning new fans around the world. This musical instrument eminently represents the identity of the Japanese nation.
The members of Yamato believe in the unique value of Taiko. They are committed to preserving its traditions and exploring new possibilities for this majestic instrument. Their goal is to create even more opportunities for the boom of Taiko to resound worldwide.
“The combination of the music, choreography, and lighting design really lent itself to a spectacular auditory and visual feast for the senses.” — Eclectic Arts Media
Artists are visiting from Japan.
Audience advisory: loud noises, haze
Yamato does not simply make their Taiko drums explode with sound; they produce delicate music that provides the listener with a palette of meticulously crafted sound. This is why Yamato’s original performances are known as “physical music”, and continue to receive high acclaim all over the world. Yamato is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.
Taiko is a musical instrument deeply familiar to every Japanese person. Its unmistakable sound is still heard throughout Japan today. To many Japanese people, the sonorous beat of Taiko is soothing, for it is the sound of Japan itself, resounding at Shinto rituals and festivals in every part of the nation. A number of artists have incorporated Taiko’s sound into musical compositions and performing arts. Thanks to the efforts of a number of accomplished Taiko individual performers and troupes, captivated by the distinctive boom of this enormous drum, Taiko is winning new fans around the world. This musical instrument eminently represents the identity of the Japanese nation.
The members of Yamato believe in the unique value of Taiko. They are committed to preserving its traditions and exploring new possibilities for this majestic instrument. Their goal is to create even more opportunities for the boom of Taiko to resound worldwide.
“The combination of the music, choreography, and lighting design really lent itself to a spectacular auditory and visual feast for the senses.” — Eclectic Arts Media
Artists are visiting from Japan.
Audience advisory: loud noises, haze
