About
Us
Mustu Daiko is a Japanese
Taiko drumming duo, based in Seattle that was founded in 2002 by Alan & Nadeshko
Braddock.
In Japanese, Mutsu means "good
harmony" or "playing happily together" and Daiko is the form
that the word
"taiko" takes when it follows a noun. We feel that this name reflects the way
that
we feel about playing taiko and want to transfer our enjoyment of taiko
to our listeners.
We provide educational and entertaining taiko
performances solely for schools, libraries, Japanese cultural events, and Japanese
community organizations.In addition, we
are performing members of the Okinawa Kenjin Kai (OKK) of Washington Eisa Taiko
group and regularly perform with them. During OKK events, Nadeshko plays
the paranku and Alan plays the wa-daiko.
Our repertoire consists of original and
traditional pieces as well as adaptations of the taiko songs
written by Grand
Master Seiichi Tanaka sensei of the San Francisco Taiko Dojo.
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