2011 World Tour: Recent Episodes

Wadaiko Tokara Japan

Interviews, drills and walks around local areas in Japan, Europe, and U.S.

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During our Europe Tour, Tokara visited Warton Village in North England. Art Lee taught a one-day workshop to 24 participants from five groups from around the country.
We always meet lots of nice and interesting people on our travels, and so we came up with an idea to interview many of the leaders of taiko groups with whom we meet during our tours. Here is the first...

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Dean Havixbeck interviews Yukari Ichise about thoughts on the U.S. Tour and other details.

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Ensemble Rivelta, a shakuhachi and koto group, joins Tokara on tour throughout Japan and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011. This is a small excerpt from a very informal performance where Art Lee joined Ensemble Rivelta at the Enakyo Grand Hotel in Gifu Prefecture.

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Another musical post. This is Nagisa Monogatari, performed at the Nagoya City Performing Arts Center in 2007.

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This is an interview with Tokara's newest member, Dean Havixbeck.

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This is the beginning of Tokara's podcast about our tour in Japan and around the world. Just a little music to get it going...