Free Day of the Dead Festival Oct 20, 2009
An outdoor stage sponsored by Centerpoint Energy will feature performances by artists and bands like The Jive Sisters, Kofu Daiko Drummers, Mariachi MECA, Grupo Vital, The Grass Skirts, Flamenco by Gabriela Tempestad, Houston Balalaika Society. The indoor stage will be sizzling with performers like Vantress Tillman as TinaTurner, Colombian Folk Dance, Ambassadors International Folkloric Dance Company and a calavera fashion show. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Weekend schedule and results Sep 5, 2009
6 p.m.: Tomodachi Daiko Drummers. COLONY THEATRE. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ten Mile Tide to headline Stone Soup Music Faire Aug 28, 2009
Also scheduled to play Saturday are a group of young local musicians who perform 1930s European-style jazz and American roots music called the Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band, the sound of taiko drums with Satori Daiko and Central Coast trio Little Black Train ... On Sunday, the park will swing with the 1950s rock sounds of the Bald Spots, the old-time Americana stylings of the Johnny Starlings, Latin rock with Grupo Aries and an encore performance by Satori Daiko. (Santa Maria Times)
Many differences, one family (504) Aug 4, 2009
Published: Monday, August 3, 2009 10:15 AM HST WAIMEA We may have our differences, but we re all brothers, Lyle Ueunten of the Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko said Saturday night ... With the help of the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji that allowed the bon dancing to pause briefly, Kaua i became part of an international effort by the Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko to promote international friendship ... Glenna Ueunten, the Kaua i leader of Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko, said she wasn t sure about how good the connection... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
In brief (374) Aug 3, 2009
The event features a traditional Japanese performance by Yume Daiko & Taiko. Speakers include 2010 secretary of state candidate Jocelyn Benson and 2010 gubernatorial hopeful John Freeman. (The Herald-Palladium)
