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About Kyo Daiko
Founded in 2005, Kyo Daiko is a community- based group, which is the result of a collaboration between Settlement Music School and Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park.
The group is led by instructor Kristopher Rudzinski, who is a member of the Settlement Music School percussion faculty. Mr. Rudzinski has performed with the group Taikoza, as well as studying with Taikoza’s founder, Mr. Marco Lienhard.
Kyo Daiko performs regularly at schools and community events, and has performed XPN’s World Cafe, the Kimmel Center’s Summer Solstice Celebration and ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
General operating support provided, in part, by
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NBC Channel 10, Philadelphia
The 10 Show (2/17/12)
Alternate forms of fitness was the highlight of the segment, as Kyo Daiko demonstrated the fitness aspect of playing taiko on NBC's The 10 Show!
You can view the segment here!
America's Greatest Otaku
Webisode 6 (3/24/11)
Kyo Daiko was featured on Hulu this week as part of a show called America's Greatest Otaku.
Stu and the Otaku Six travel to Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Louisville to meet with Joey Hansell, this weeks' Otaku Contender, and visit Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, GenCon, the Indiana State Fair, and Ultra Pop.
You can watch the webisode here on Hulu.
ABC Channel 6, Philadelphia
Visions (5/22/10)
On May 22nd, 2010, Kyo Daiko was featured on ABC Channel 6's show "Visions". The TV show highlighted Asian culture around Philadelphia, including food, lifestyles, and art forms.
Philadelphia Weekly (3/24/09)
Drumming Japanese: Kyo Daiko
Philadelphia's only Japanese style drumming crew
provides a heart pounding experience
"After the lunges and other stretching, June Washikita O’Neill mans the odaiko, the large drum that is the heart of the ensemble.
With the 3-foot wide drum at her eye level, she gingerly taps a beat that slowly evolves into a thunderous, hair-raising rumble. Her arms rapidly pound the taut cow skin, with the bachi—thick, wooden drumsticks—becoming a blur. The two performers on the smaller, high-pitched shime drums begin thumping, and the rumble reaches a feverish pace.”
Read the full story...
Founded in 2005, Kyo Daiko is a community- based group, which is the result of a collaboration between Settlement Music School and Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park.
The group is led by instructor Kristopher Rudzinski, who is a member of the Settlement Music School percussion faculty. Mr. Rudzinski has performed with the group Taikoza, as well as studying with Taikoza’s founder, Mr. Marco Lienhard.
Kyo Daiko performs regularly at schools and community events, and has performed XPN’s World Cafe, the Kimmel Center’s Summer Solstice Celebration and ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
General operating support provided, in part, by
Press Release
NBC Channel 10, Philadelphia
The 10 Show (2/17/12)
Alternate forms of fitness was the highlight of the segment, as Kyo Daiko demonstrated the fitness aspect of playing taiko on NBC's The 10 Show!
You can view the segment here!
America's Greatest Otaku
Webisode 6 (3/24/11)
Kyo Daiko was featured on Hulu this week as part of a show called America's Greatest Otaku.
Stu and the Otaku Six travel to Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Louisville to meet with Joey Hansell, this weeks' Otaku Contender, and visit Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, GenCon, the Indiana State Fair, and Ultra Pop.
You can watch the webisode here on Hulu.
ABC Channel 6, Philadelphia
Visions (5/22/10)
On May 22nd, 2010, Kyo Daiko was featured on ABC Channel 6's show "Visions". The TV show highlighted Asian culture around Philadelphia, including food, lifestyles, and art forms.
Philadelphia Weekly (3/24/09)
Drumming Japanese: Kyo Daiko
Philadelphia's only Japanese style drumming crew
provides a heart pounding experience
"After the lunges and other stretching, June Washikita O’Neill mans the odaiko, the large drum that is the heart of the ensemble.
With the 3-foot wide drum at her eye level, she gingerly taps a beat that slowly evolves into a thunderous, hair-raising rumble. Her arms rapidly pound the taut cow skin, with the bachi—thick, wooden drumsticks—becoming a blur. The two performers on the smaller, high-pitched shime drums begin thumping, and the rumble reaches a feverish pace.”
Read the full story...
