Yamato- The Drummers of Japan

YAMATO’s Taiko work cannot be fully described by the word “performance”. They have performed in theaters, schools, and have even held workshops and Taiko lessons. They bring joy to the world. On stage, they stand with more than 40 Taiko drums, and all of them have different characteristics. For example, their largest drum, called “Odaiko”, produced from a huge tree over 400 years old, is approximately two meters in diameter and weighs 500 kg. All other Taiko drums are different sizes and have different sounds.
They do not simply make their Taiko drums explode with sound; they produce delicate music that provides the listener with a palette of meticulously crafted sound. This is why YAMATO’s original performances are known as “Physical music” and continue to receive high acclaim all over the world. YAMATO is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment, comical on stage. The audience is more than a group of bystanders at their performances. The audience is engulfed in the sound of the Taiko, and sweat, cry, and laugh; they become one with the performers. All types of people gather around the sound of the Taiko, interweaving their lives and feeling the power of each other’s inner passion and heart.