http://phoenix-taiko-kai.com Japanese ensemble drumming in Phoenix, Arizona Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:07:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PhoenixTaikoKaihttp://feedburner.google.com Dojo preparations are in full swing for the big event of our year. Arizona Matsuri The 28th Annual Festival of Japan February 25-26, 2012 Heritage and Science Park, Downtown Phoenix http://azmatsuri.org/ The two teams I play with are sharpening their playing and honing the transitions between numbers. Last weekend after a couple of months of [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PhoenixTaikoKai/~4/S17vbnfiMGg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixTaikoKai/~3/S17vbnfiMGg/ http://phoenix-taiko-kai.com/2012/02/matsuri-2012/ I have not posted in a long while but life has still been full of Taiko (and the other stuff). If I&#8217;m good I will go back and enter some retrospective posts about the Taiko events of the last year. Just to give you some idea Matsuri 2011 of course, some photos, video and all [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PhoenixTaikoKai/~4/aTaI1M-72dU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixTaikoKai/~3/aTaI1M-72dU/ http://phoenix-taiko-kai.com/2012/02/revitalized/ Today&#8217;s workshop on Awa Odori in preparation for Matsuri on Feb 26-27 was quite a success. We proved that we can play well enough to support the Tokushima-ren dancers from LA coming to perform and to participate in the opening parade. The shime and chan-chiki players need to be rock steady and light and driving [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PhoenixTaikoKai/~4/UCzfzH17HJk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixTaikoKai/~3/UCzfzH17HJk/ http://phoenix-taiko-kai.com/2011/02/awa-odori-unplugged/