Pau Hana - Holiday Performances
Pau Hana
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52m
Recorded in December of 2022, we asked our Senior Vocationists what their holiday season is like. As all taiko groups are different, so too are the gigs they accept at one of the busiest times of year. Do they choose between gigging and family or do they try to do both? And they share some unusual opportunities as well. But everyone agrees, no one is busier than Kenny and Chizuko Endo and Taiko Center of the Pacific over in Hawaii.
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