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Happy New Year from Koshin and VJCC.
ABOUT US
Koshin Taiko was brought to life in 1992 and has since grown in a way defined by its variety of members.
Koshin is not only unique in its exclusive use of Okedou ("roped tightened") drums, which have been hand
crafted by members but also in its style and presentation of taiko. They emphasize good kata not just to look good,
but also to bring out the full potential sound of the taiko. This is possible due to the level of dedication given by members
who practice out of the Venice Japanese Community Center under the direction of Sensei Etsuo Hongo.
Together, all of the members bring a bright and spirit-filled energy into each and every performance.
It is this quality which makes them very much unique to taiko, hence the translation of Koshin: Bright Heart and Spirit.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
It's always a friendly crowd at home. We had two new performers with us today, Kaitlyn and Kazuha. They played one piece with us and will be back with more new members tomorrow. We successfully pulled off bringing back an old piece in a couple practices and more impressive than than, we actually caught all of our thrown bachi (sticks)!!! Yippee!! We haven't had a Saturday performance go that well in awhile... keep your fingers crossed for us tomorrow!
Three more new performers with us today and they are sisters: Rainbow, Pearl, and Camellia. Wow, sunday's crowd was bigger than it has been in years. They were responsive, very encouraging for Taiko Gathering... one more piece to learn! And 6 weeks left... yikes! Wish us luck!