Sunday, August 9, 2009

A Tribute to Daihachi Oguchi

Yesterday a tribute was held for Oguchi Sensei, who died last year after being hit by a car at age 84. Daihachi Oguchi is credited for taking the traditional taiko and bringing it to the modern music scene which started the spread of kumi-daiko around Japan and the world.

The following 3 videos are from the tribute. The first 2 are Tanaka Sensei, from San Francisco Taiko Dojo, sharing a few memories. In the final video, members of taiko groups from all around North America gather to perform Hiryu Sandan Gaeshi. This song was written by Daihachi Oguchi.





3 comments:

  1. This is great! Thank you for making this available.
    I am part of Fushu Daiko.
    We are a group from South East Florida since 1990.
    Tanaka Sensei is our guiding light.
    Oguchi Sensei was his.
    I enjoyed this video greatly.

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  2. Hi Ben--thanks for your comment. It was a touching and inspiring event. I hope things are going well for Fushu Daiko!

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  3. memorable evening!
    thanks for sharing

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