Western New Mexico University is bringing the American style of Taiko Japanese drumming to Grant County on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The TAIKOPROJECT All-Stars will perform in the Fine Arts Center Theatre at 7:00 p.m.
Founded in 2000, the Los Angeles-based group TAIKOPROJECT is made up of young drummers seeking to create a truly American style of this traditional musical form. Raised with Taiko, these emerging talents created an innovative and fresh approach to the Japanese drum.
The TAIKOPROJECT All-Stars have performed and recorded with Usher, Alicia Keys, A.R. Rahman, John Legend, Kanya West and even Stevie Wonder. The group was featured in a Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial and on the “Conan” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” television programs.
Find more info about TAIKOPROJECT All-Stars at taikoproject.com.
Sponsored by Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN Program, Western States Arts Federation and National Endowment for the Arts, the show is co-sponsored by the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning and WNMU Cultural Affairs.
Tickets to the show cost $15 each or are free with a Mustang Card and can be purchased at wnmu.edu/culture.