Event

St. Louis Osuwa Taiko

Part dance, part athletic demonstration, but mostly percussion-centered music, Taiko is a traditional Japanese musical form. Modeled after Grandmaster Daihachi Oguchis original Osuwa Daiko, St. Louis Osuwa Taiko was founded here by Oguchi-sensei himself thirty years ago on a visit from Suwa, Japan, and is one of only a few Taiko groups in the Midwest. The group performs an eclectic mix of traditional and original Taiko, featuring flute and violin as well as percussion; they're most notable as a permanent feature of the annual Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden, where they amaze and delight thousands every year. Last October, they opened for the nationally-touring On Ensemble here at The Focal Point, and more recently they've been hard at work on their upcoming CD, Misotose. We couldn't be more pleased to welcome them as headliners in their own right!