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Soh Daiko : taiko in New York /

Born in New York City, Soh Daiko has taken the traditional festival drumming known as taiko from its Japanese homeland and drawn inspiration from the living world cultures surrounding it. This is the story of a collective drumming community and an empowering Asian American art form, from it beginnin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mangahas, Minette Lee (Director), Fritsch, Nick (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Montpelier, VT : Multicultural Media, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Soh Daiko (Musical group)
Taiko (Drum ensemble) > New York (State) > New York.
Percussion ensembles > New York (State) > New York.
Taiko (Ensemble de tambours) > New York (État) > New York.
Ensembles à percussion > New York (État) > New York.
Percussion ensembles
Taiko (Drum ensemble)
New York (State) > New York
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Born in New York City, Soh Daiko has taken the traditional festival drumming known as taiko from its Japanese homeland and drawn inspiration from the living world cultures surrounding it. This is the story of a collective drumming community and an empowering Asian American art form, from it beginnings in the basement of the New York Buddhist Church in 1979, as told by its founders and its former and present members. A fascinating and memorable documentary about the committed and impassioned life of a New York taiko group directed by Minette Mangahas.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 11, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (66 min.)
Playing Time:01:05:19