Joe Phelan catches the group preparing for a performance at Hallowell Fire Department's Christmas tree bonfire set for Jan. 3 ...

A former jazz drummer, Daihachi Oguchi took ancient rhythms, broke them down and created new arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of drummers. He helped turn the traditional form ...

Taiko Drum Master might be best rented for parties and suchlike given its bundled-with-a-peripheral price tag and somewhat limited single-player appeal. Although Namco's Taiko series of rhythm games ...

Taiko Drum Master, Namco's answer to Nintendo's Donkey Konga, recently shipped for PS2. The title is a rhythm game where, as the name would suggest, you try to become a drumming master. A Taiko drum ...

Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. It was typically relegated to stage plays until the 1950s, when a jazz musician developed an ensemble style of drumming called ...

Asano Taiko traces its roots back to an early Edo-period family craft business and has passed down taiko-making skills for more than four centuries. At the 2010 NAMM Show--one of the world's largest ...

Experience the raw power and deep tradition of the Gojinjo-daiko taiko drum, performed live at the Aenokaze Dinner Show. This ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The powerful sound of the taiko drum has been echoing through the streets of the Bay Area for 50 years, connecting communities and serving as a symbol of strength, resilience ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Taiko no Tatsujin (Drum Master) series first appeared in Japanese arcades in 2001, and since the series' PlayStation 2 debut in 2002, more than 2 ...

Last week, Bandai Namco finally confirmed Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! would arrive on Switch in Europe and North America this November. This followed a series of hints over several months the ...

Even though Taiko Drum Master has been available in Japan for nearly two years, the game is still pretty fun. We recently had an opportunity to play against one of Namco's best, and while we were ...

The Nintendo Switch version of Taiko no Tatsujin is different from the PlayStation 4 release in many ways, but one of the most immediately noticeable is that people do not have access to everything ...