Somei Taiko

02/21/22 // Another Great Aloha Run in the bag! Although things were a little different this year, we're glad we could be a part of this event and say a final farewell to Aloha Stadium before construction starts! As always, thank you to the organizers of the Great Aloha Run @greataloharun for having us 🙏🏻🙂

Sad that we can't be there in person, but that won't stop us from celebrating the New Year! Day 1 of 3 of the JCCH Ohana Festival is airing on JCCH's YouTube Channel starting tomorrow. We'll be on after the New Year's Blessing, starting at 7 PM HST. Link in bio!

Ohana Festival Day 1! We're on after the New Year's Blessing. 7 PM HST on JCCH's YouTube Channel!

Celebrate 2022 with the New Year's 'Ohana Festival! Be sure to tune in TOMORROW for Day 1 of the 'Ohana Festival virtual show. You won't want to miss this showcase of Japanese and local New Year celebrations. 🍲🥁✨

To watch and for the full lineup, please visit https://www.jcch.com/nyof2022 🐯

Pictured: Somei Taiko / Hawaii Matsuri Taiko

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The Ohana Festival's going virtual! We are happy to be a part of the 2022 JCCH Ohana Festival, broadcasted online over a span of 3 days. Our performance will air on the first day, January 7, 2022, following the New Year's blessing at 7 PM HST. Link in bio! Thank you JCCH for letting us help ring in the New Year and to everyone for tuning in!

12/18/21 // Back to JCCH for their monthly craft fair! Thank you for having us, @jcchawaii ! Stay safe and healthy. We'll be back on January 15th for the next one!

11/20/21 // Post-performance tour of the USS Daniel Inouye DDG 118!

11/20/21 // What an experience and honor to have welcomed the USS Daniel Inouye DDG 118 back to Pearl Harbor. Thank you to Pearl Harbor for hosting us and giving us a tour of the DDG 118!

11/06/21 // We were on set this morning recording for the JCCH Ohana Festival set to air on social media in January 2022. Will keep everyone posted on the air time and date. Thank you to today's camera crew for a fun experience and JCCH, as always, for having us at your events and festivities year-round! @jcchawaii

11/05/21 // Taiko on a Friday night. Thank you to Lanikuhonua for having us at your event this evening!

08/21/21 // Made an appearance at JCCH this morning for their craft fair. Thank you to JCCH for always inviting us to your multiple events and letting us celebrate your festivities with you!

08/12/21 // Played for a wedding last week and it was a good one. Congratulations to the newly married couple and thank you for having us!

08/12/21 // Played for a wedding last week and it was a good one. Congratulations to the newly married couple and thank you for having us!

07/01/21 // Welcome and congratulations to @hiclimbhawaii for the grand opening! It was an honor to play for you guys and we can't wait to see what this facility brings to Oahu!!

06/26/21 // Ready to go on-stage for our first live performance since COVID! Feels good to be back in-front of a LIVE audience after so long. Thank you to Blue Note Hawaii for having us!

Don't forget to tune in to @parkerranchcenter IGTV and Facebook watch party this Saturday Feb 6 at 11 AM, Hawaii time. Our performance for the Parker Ranch Center Cherry Blossom Festival will be airing. Thank you again to Parker Ranch Center for having us for your virtual event!

Did a fun recording for the Parker Ranch Cherry Blossom Festival. Thank you for allowing us to participate in this big event. Watch our performance and enjoy the rest of their program on Saturday Feb 6 at 11 AM. The event will air on @parkerranchcenter IGTV and Parker Ranch Center FB watch party.

Taiko in 2020. Although we haven’t had much opportunity to perform this year, we were fortunate enough to be part of the Moanalua Lions Club Virtual Bon Dance. Here are some screenshots from our pre-recorded performance that we submitted. Stay healthy and safe!

08/02/20 || “S.T.E.M” has been working hard on this new drum! Thank you for always making, repairing and maintaining our equipment!

Somei Taiko's cover photo

03/06/20 || Our third and final school show of the week! Thank you to Kama’aina Kids Preschool in Pearl City for having us this morning! Thank you to all of the schools for having us this week and letting us perform for you. @ Kama'Aina Kids

03/05/20 || Our second school show of the week! Thank you to Kama’aina Kids Preschool in Moanalua for having us!

03/04/20 || Brought a little bit of Japan to the kids today! Thank you Mililani Middle School for having us tonight!

March Madness of our own! We’ve got a lot of school shows this month and some private events too.

02/17/20 || We had a great time at the Great Aloha Run, this morning! Thank you to all of our drummers for coming out bright and early and to the spectators/runners for being an awesome crowd! @ Great Aloha Run

02/08/20 || Our keiki did a great job at Pearl City Highlands Elementary School’s Craft Fair. They played 4 songs for our audience today and will be playing tomorrow for another performance. Thank you for having us again this year and allowing our keiki to show off their talents! @ Pearl City Highlands Elementary School

02/01/20 || 1st birthday party for our first performance of the month. Happy Super Bowl Weekend!

We’ve got two public appearances this month! Hope to see you at the Pearl City Highlands Elementary School Craft Fair and/or the Great Aloha Run, bright and early!

01/25/20 || Backstage shenanigans. Thank you to Wahiawa Hongwanji and the organizers of Sakura Matsuri for having us every year! Also, Happy Lunar New Year to everyone. We celebrated with taiko, of course!

01/12/20 || Second performance of the day, done! Performed with one of our students, Troy. Otsukaresamadesh*ta on this busy morning, everyone.

01/12/20 || Braved the rain to help @jcchawaii ring in the New Year at the JCCH Ohana Festival. Thank you for having us, again (and for the spectators for watching us in this weather)!

01/01/20 || Our first performance of the new decade! Thank you to Marukai for having us. Welcome to the new year, everyone. Have a happy and healthy 2020!

2019 is winding down, but 2020 is coming in fast. We’re back at it, starting on New Year’s morning. We’ll be performing at approximately 8:30/8:45 at the Dillingham Marukai to kick off 2020. Later in the month, we’ll do our annual performance at JCCH for their Ohana Festival. Hope to see you all there!