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Taiko Center of LA

appeared in the 2009

telecast of the

Academy Award Show

at the Kodak Theatre

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Taiko Center of LA

appeared in

final game of

Major League Baseball

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

at Dodger Stadium

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\"This is the best assembly I have

    ever seen in my 9 years here". 

             
Scott Comer, Teacher,

Broadacres Elementary School
Carson, CA       June, 2006

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Taiko Classes
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Class Locations:


Los Angeles

Riverside
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Valley
South Bay Cities

    See taiko class page for details.
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Taiko Workshops
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   Thur, Jan 21, 2010

7:30 - 9:00 pm

Remo Music

Recreational Center

7308 Coldwater Canyon

North Hollywood, CA 91605

(818) 982-0461 

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Performances
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All performances free and open

to the public, unless noted. 

More on performance page.

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Japanese New Year

Celebration 

Fri, January 1, 2010 

Torrance - 10 am & 10:45 am

Costa Mesa - 12:30 pm & 1:15 pm

Mitsuwa Marketplace 

Torrance & Costa Mesa

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Diversity Program 

Mon, January 18, 2010

10:00 am

Mt San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, CA

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Taiko Center of LA

Annual New Year

Program & Recital

Sat, January 23, 2010

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Featuring: 

Satori Daiko

Shinzen Daiko

Taiko Center LA Ensemble

Taiko Center of LA Classes 

Sozenji Buddhist Temple

3020 W. Beverly Blvd

Montebello, CA  90640

(Exit 60 Frwy at Garfield Ave)

Open to the public and free

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Yukiko Matsuyama, koto

and the Kotoyuki Band

New CD Release Concert 

Featuring 

Taiko Center of LA Ensemble

Leon Mobley, percussionist

 

Sat, February 27, 2010

8:00 pm

Remo Recreational Music Center

North Hollywood, CA

For tickets, call:  (626) 484-5184

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Japanese Art Exhibition

Reynolds Gallery

Westmont College 

Sat, March 6, 2010 

12:00 noon  

Westmont College 

Santa Barbara, CA

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City of Fontana

Family Concert Series

 Steelworker's Auditorium

Tues, March 9, 2010 

Evening

Free Admission 

Fontana, CA

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Recordings
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 Taiko Center of LA appears

in pop/rock singer, Rob Thomas'

(lead singer of Match Box 20)

second solo cd released on

June 20, 2009.  Cd title is "Cradlesong",

track is hit single, "Her Diamonds"

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Taiko Center of LA recording

with Bear McCreary, composer

of "Battlestar Gallactica"

for new video game at

Warner Bros. studio, May, 2009.

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Taiko Center of LA featured on
X-Box-Play Station video game,

"Stranglehold" produced by
actor, Chow Young Fat and

director, John Woo.
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Taiko Center of LA recorded with

Dutch musician, Van Eck's

"Van Gogh by Van Eck"commemo-
rating a Van Gough exhibit in the
Netherlands.
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Taiko Center of LA
is featured in the popular
X-box video game and
original soundtrack cd,
"Jade Empire"

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Satori Daiko CD

"Kyokusen" - Flowing Path

Buy this CD:  $ 15.00 + 2.00 shipping. 

Send check to:

Taiko Center of Los Angeles

819 S. Lincoln Ave.

Monterey Park, CA  91755, USA

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Awards
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Los Angeles Dramalogue Award

LA Weekly Music for Theatre Award

Inland Theater Arts Award

Lester Horton Award

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Rev. Tom Kurai and Satori Daiko.

received the prestigious

2004 Lester Horton Awards for Outstanding Achievement

in Music for Dance.

Presented by the Greater Los
Angeles Dance Resource Center.

The work, a collaboration with
Rei Aoo's Dance Planet
was performed at the

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

on August 28, 2004.