 Have you ever been to a Show of Japanese drummers TAIKOZA? Have you heard the soundtrack to «The Last Samurai» movie? That is TAIKOZA! Lots of drums, from tiny to huge, three Japanese men, three Japanese women and a European – multi-instrumentalist, nerve and leader of the group. Powerful rhythms. Although in the beginning performers were a bit shy. Or just adjusting? Thought about Japanese restraints in character. Especially because just finished reading «Art of business communication with Japanese partners», where in detail it was described how different Japanese, European and North American people are. Russians are not Japanese. So the auditorium actively and friendly was supporting the group. And on the faces of «restricted» citizens of a country of rising sun smiles occurred, dances have begun, entering the auditorium and communication with people. Drummers partially got rid of their clothes. :) All action began to remind very much Russian performances. Melodies of shakuhachi and fue (bamboo flutes) were very similar to Russian motives, and koto sounded as habitual to us harp. And duel from two parties on one drum of a Japanese woman and the European? It was not duel, it was an erotic suite! At the end of the performance familiar tunes of «Podmoskovnie vechera», «Kalinka’ and applauses were endless! Good job! With full soul, incredible energy, with changing costumes, with respect to the viewers and country! TAIKOZA-YES!!! Konstantin Y. Smolentsev
http://smolentsev.com
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