taiko

Japan Fest is being held at the New Orleans Museum of Art, offering visitors lolita fashion displays, taiko drumming performances, food vendors and other Japanese cultural attractions. The festival gives local residents a chance to experience Japanese traditions, cuisine and street fashion in one event, and is drawing attention as one of the city's cultural highlights.

A taiko performance by Japanese drummer Eitetsu Hayashi, 'Fertility of the Sea' (海の豊饒), performed with his taiko ensemble, is being shared among music listeners. The piece showcases Hayashi's acclaimed solo-style wadaiko drumming, which helped popularize taiko as a concert art form in Japan and internationally. Listeners are highlighting the work as an example of traditional Japanese percussion at its most powerful.