In this episode of Taiko Trade Talks, Walter Nishinaka and Tomomi Hongo discuss: How the LA Taiko Festival was created, What it took to put on an event of this size, The Hongo Taiko families of LA, The legacy of Etsuo Hongo Sensei, and The future of LA Taiko Festival.

In this episode of Taiko Trade Talks, Walter sits down with Grandmaster Seichii Tanaka to discuss his upbringing over lunch. Tanaka Sensei describes how his family escaped to the countryside during the war, how he dealt with bullies as a child, and his early teachers.

In this episode of Taiko Trade Talks, Walter sits down with Grandmaster Seichii Tanaka over lunch. They discuss the teaching styles that they grew up with, the medical struggles of Tanaka Sensei, and how taiko shares similarities with other percussion styles around the world.