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Book SynopsisWith its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades.
Trade Review"Destined to be a classic text... Those who really want to know Japanese drumming will find this book essential." -- Stan Shikuma International Examiner "Thorough... Recommended." -- D.J. Schmalenberger, McNally Smith College of Music Choice "Well researched, immensely detailed, this may well be the last word, or sound, on the subject for a long time." Japan Times
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translation, Japanese Names, and Romanization Introduction Part One. The Emergence and Popularization of Taiko 1. Taiko Drums and Taiko Drum Makers 2. Genealogies of Taiko I: Osuwa Daiko, Sukeroku Daiko, Ondekoza 3. Genealogies of Taiko II: Ondekoza to Kodo 4. Placing Ensemble Taiko in Japan: Festival Creation and the Taiko Boom Part Two. Discourses of Contemporary Taiko 5. (Dis)Locating Drumming: Taiko Training, Embodiment, and the Aesthetics of Race and Place 6. Woman Unbound? Body and Gender in Japanese Taiko 7. The Sound of Militarism? New Texts, Old Nationalism, and the Disembodiment of Taiko Technique Epilogue: Taiko at Home and Abroad Notes References Index
