Some of the world’s top taiko ensembles and performers share the stage for the first time together at “Taiko Nation,” a concert program presented as part of the 2014 World Taiko Gathering. Hailing from Europe, South America, Japan, Australia, and the U.S., these taiko drummers will shake the stage with their shared taiko passion and energy in a dynamic display as one “Taiko Nation.”

Featured artists in the concerts include Kagemusha Taiko (Exeter, UK), Taro Kobayashi (Tokyo, Japan), members of TaikOz (Sydney, Australia), Chieko Kojima & Eiichi Saito (Sado, Japan),Kaoru Watanabe (New York), Yakara (Sendai, Japan), and TAIKOPROJECT (Los Angeles). In addition to this stellar line-up, surprise guest performers will take to the stage for a bombastic opening collaboration and a spectacular closing finale!