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Lunar New Year Celebrated with Taiko Drumming

Taiko Drum group

February 01, 2022 - 04:30 PM

Taiko Drum groupTo celebrate the Lunar New Year, Mt. SAC's International Students Program brought in a Taiko Drumming group to perform for students.

The group used several different percussion instruments, as well flutes, as seen in these short clips. 

Taiko Drum groupKnown both as  Lunar or Asian New Year, the event brought the Japanese drum style to students. 

Featuring dynamic tempo changes, from hard and fast drumming, to slower and more atmospheric rhythms, the drummers pound both the skin of the instrument as well as the side of the drum. 

Student gets lunch

 

The student audience was treated to Asian food and drink during the noon performance. 

Five students were brought from the audience to learn this ancient drum style that dates back 1,500 years. 

Students join Taiko Drum group

Learn more about the International Students Program here