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New York Taiko Aiko Kai began in October 2002, when a small group of young children first played Japanese drums in an Upper West Side public school. Their families, wishing to pass Japanese culture to their children, began to get together to practice Taiko, and New York Taiko Aiko Kai (NYTAK) was born. Our group name was given to us by the late Grandmaster Daihachi Oguchi of Osuwa Daiko and the father of Kumidaiko (ensemble) in August 2003 when some members visited Okaya City in Japan where Osuwa Daiko is based.
Ten years later, we have grown to
almost 50 taiko loving
members coming from all backgrounds and ages. There is no other taiko
group like ours in the New York metropolitan area.
To commemorate all of our accomplishments and to send off some of those founding members that are leaving for college next year, we are proud
to announce that we will be having a concert for our families, friends,
and the community who supported us all these years. We are
inviting our teachers, Hiro Kurashima sensei and Kaoru Watanabe sensei to this event as
well as our sister groups, Biwanko and Sakura Daiko. We hope you will
join us for this special occasion!
Sunday, June 10th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Reception follows at 3:00 p.m.
The Cowin Center Auditorium
147 Horace Mann
Teachers College, Columbia University
147 Horace Mann
Teachers College, Columbia University
(Please note: a picture ID is required to enter Teachers College)
We look forward to seeing you there! Please email NYTaiko@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.
