Kyo Daiko

A little late to the party, and still catching up on sharing about the most recent performances in Philly!
Thanks to the Free Library of Philadelphia , KyoDaiko had the pleasure and honor to, once again, perform at its Chinese New Year celebration last month. As always, the energy and enthusiasm of the audience fills us with joy! And the acoustics of that beautiful space was the icing on the cake!
(Photocred:Alex Wang)

It was an intensive and transformative evening, learning and playing with two members of TaikoProject, who took time from their national tour to stop in our great city of Philly to work with members of KyoDaiko!
Thank you, Masato (Maz) Baba and Doug Sakamoto for your guidance, feedback, and very helpful instruction! We so thoroughly enjoyed our time with you!

The rain held off for everyone last week, allowing for a day-long celebration of Lunar New Year and the year of the horse!
Thank you, the Rail Park, for inviting KyoDaiko to participate in this day of celebration!

First "fundamentals of Taiko" (aka beginner classes) of 2026 will begin on March 5!
Classes are held weekly, on Thursday evenings, from 7:30-9pm. Great way to shake out the winter blues and get some Taiko rhythms going after these long, cold months!
For more information and/or to register for classes, please reach out to [email protected]!

First performance of 2026!
What a "sweet" time we had, playing for a crowd of children, adults and families at Hershey's Chocolate World, to celebrate Lunar New Year!
We were excited to be invited back to warm up the room with Taiko energy while the temps outside were soooooo cold!! ❄️❄️