Basic Information
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| Community service and spiritual development |
Background Information
Group History
Describe how, where, and why the ensemble was founded. What was its inspiration?
Makoto Taiko was founded in 1999 by Steven Tokunaga and later developed under the leadership of Grammy Award-winning taiko master, Koji Nakamura.
With membership open to the community at large, Makoto Taiko continously expands in diversity and number with an average of 60 members from all over the Los Angeles area.
Makoto Taiko performs at an ever-expanding list of events and venues throughout the United States including the Prayer Vigil for the Earth in Washington D.C., the Catskill Mountain Cultural Festival in New York, the Cathedral of the Lady of Angels in downtown Los Angeles, the residence of the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, the United States Martial Arts Festival at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, the 2013 Nisei Week Taiko Gathering and many more. The group has also performed in Japan over the summer of 2012 in collaboration with local groups in Osaka and Yokohama.
List of Founding Members
Steven Tokunaga
Robert Mercado
Performances, Recordings, Publications
Instructors, Teachers & Mentors
List the instructors, teachers and mentors who have worked with the ensemble.
Steven Tokunaga
Koji Nakamura
Taiko Collaborators
List a selection of taiko players or groups that have collaborated with the ensemble.
Wadaiko Kokubu
OMNY Taiko
Crestone Kaminari Taiko
Non-Taiko Collaborators
List a selection of non-taiko players or groups that have collaborated with the ensemble.
Paul Winter, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist
Marco Lienhard, shakuhachi and taiko artist, founder of Taikoza
Yukiko Matsuyama, Grammy Award-winning koto artist
Yanjin Lamu, Tibetan singer
Mike Penny, shamisen artist
Audio & Video Recordings
List a selection of publicly accessible audio and/or video recordings featuring the ensemble.
http://www.youtube.com/user/makototaiko
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