Taiko Together

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.

Colorful Fishie - SOTT Graduation Performance (Final Rehearsal) 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....

Taiko Together is back at Asano Taiko U.S. 🥁 & a new daytime course for adults - Taiko FUNdamentals -

Taiko Together is back at Asano Taiko U.S. 🥁 It’s been a while since my last Taiko Together newsletter! After a long hiatus since March 2020, I’m thrilled to announce that my parent-child taiko classes in Torrance are finally returning to Asano Taiko U.S. starting next Friday, February 7. In addition to Taiko Together, I’m also introduci...

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NEW PRODUCTS

Thank you for sharing these rhythm/kuchishoga index cards. They are very very useful for learning and teaching 💜

p.s. apologize to those im case the loosely coordinated color pattern bothers you 😬 - I also ran out of color card stock.

Straight Outta Taiko Together - everyone in this team has come so far. 5 years ago a group of fifth grade Girl Scout and their siblings started taiko together with ManMan. Their growth truly warms our hearts. Can’t wait to see where they go from here. 💜

Taiko Together at LATI DONference - good show today!

New Taiko Together classes at Asano Taiko U.S. & Blurring the Color Line at DTLA Film Festival - https://mailchi.mp/8ccf482bac18/new-taiko-classes-blurring-the-color-lines-documentary-9041468

Kuchishoga + learning how to write and read each other’s name in kanji / Chinese character 漢字