About Kazenoko drumming Perth, Australia

While teaching English in the small Japanese town of Yamaguchi, I began learning Japanese drumming (taiko) with a local community group and I got hooked. I love taiko because it is rhythmic, athletic, non-competitive, social, and best of all, really noisy.

In 2004 I decided that I needed to find out a bit more about the different styles of taiko, and started looking for other groups to learn from. I traveled to Tasmania to learn from Taiko Drum, for 6 very intensive weeks! I then decided to move back to Osaka to learn from a group called Kaze (meaning ‘wind’ and the inspiration for the name Kaze No Ko). After spending a little over a year with Kaze I moved to Winnipeg, Canada for a year to learn from Fubuki Daiko. Every style that I have learned has been very different so I have chosen to adopt certain aspects of each.

The Kaze No Ko style also incorporates some of the traditional aspects of taiko such as spirituality, Japanese terms, discipline and respect for the instruments and each other. Kaze No Ko drumming is suitable for everybody especially if you’d like to improve your coordination, fitness and musicality.

Kaze No Ko runs regular classes and can also give workshops to groups of up to 30 people. Please email Helen with any queries.

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