04/07/2025
Straight Outta Taiko Together (SOTT) is a Youth Ensemble under the instruction of ManMan Mui from 2017-2025. They had been practicing at the Asano Taiko U.S. facility since 2017. On March 30, they completed their final practice as an ensemble, and hosted a mini-performance for their friends, family, alumnae, and former instructors. Congratulations to the class of 2025 of SOTT!
SOTT Performers: Jenni, Jessi, Kayla, Evan (and ManMan)
Guest Performers: Sasen, Maxyn
Colorful Fishie is a piece that tells the personal stories of how ManMan moved to the United States. It is part of a suite of Mujō Dream Flight pieces on the concept of home and pain. The piece travel through ManMan's conflicted feelings about each stop of their immigration journey: deciding to leave Hong Kong, adjusting to life in Honolulu, Hawaii, and eventually finding community in Los Angeles.
Straight Outta Taiko Together (SOTT) is a Youth Ensemble under the instruction of ManMan Mui from 2017-2025. They had been practicing at the Asano Taiko U.S....