San Francisco Taiko Dojo: 40th Anniversary Concert
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2h 35m
Founded by Grandmaster Seiichi Tanaka in 1968, San Francisco Taiko Dojo (SFTD) celebrated their celebrated their 40th anniversary with the International Taiko Festival in 2008. Program included:
- Dennis Banks - Native American Blessing
- SFTD featuring Megumu Nishino - “Onbashira” (Dedicated to the spirit of Grandmaster Daihachi Oguch)
- Sacramento Taiko Dan - “Kokorozashi”
- Ringtaro Tateishi - “Katsugi Okedo”
- Fushu Daiko
- Kenny Endo, Fubuki Daiko & Nosuke Akiyama - “Shishimai”
- Koichi Tamano, Tosha Kiyonari, Seiichi Tanaka, Nosuke Akiyama, Kenny Endo, and Stuart Paton - “The Masters”
- SFTD - “California Wind”
- Seido Kobayashi & O Edo Sukeroku Taiko
- Burlington Taiko - "Oni Daiko"
- Shasta Taiko - “Kokoro”
- Saburo Mochizuki and Kenny Endo
- Fubuki Daiko - “Zanshin”
- SFTD featuring Tosha Kiyonari & Ting-Chi Li - “Tsunami”
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