Tokyo Correspondence

This is my brand new web site _ Yuri Kageyama dot com. Thank you Ian Lynam for brilliant design work, a delightful collaboration process a...

BOOK PARTY: A celebration of Music and Poetry upon the publication of YURI KAGEYAMA's "The New and Selected Yuri: Writing From Peel...

Isaku Kageyama believes taiko must claim its legitimate place in the world of great music. Japanese culture is beautiful. But unless Japan...

Click on this, "Midare Uchi" to watch on YouTube in a rare collaboration by drummers from three Tokyo groups plus a kawaii guest...

Not your everyday around-the-corner taiko, this is serious music that challenges the boundaries of ethnic tradition and identity and univers...

Drummer Isaku Kageyama of Amanojaku collaborates with Yuu Ishizuka of Bachiatari and Makoto Sekine of Taikoshownin Medetai to ex...

Video/photos by Ryan Bruss. Mother Earth Orchestera Sept. 23, 2010 at Kuraki Noh Theater Isaku Kageyama taiko/cajon Winchester Nii Tete Afri...

Great photos by Luis Silva _ a video-journalist/photographer/artist who creates We All Japan _ from the recent Noh stage concert by Isaku...

What I found and was happy to find from taiko drummer Isaku Kageyama and what is the dream of all arists: I wanted to play at the highest ...

Found on YouTube this video of Amanojaku performing "Dotou" at a Tokyo school July 2010. They smoke! A great taiko tune by Amanoja...

from left to right Winchester Nii Tete, NATA, Cari and Isaku Kageyama. Mother Earth Orchestra brought together instruments from various cont...

ISAKU KAGEYAMA and the MOTHER EARTH ORCHESTRA at Yokohama Kuraki Noh Theatre Taiko, African percussion, digeridoo and electric guitar cele...

better view and sound courtesy of bassist Craig Harris and more on his Facebook video section. Thank you Craig Harris.

"Improvisation" Kazutoki Umezu (sax) NATA (digeridoo) Craig Harris (bass) Winchester Nii Tete (percussion) Isaku Kageyama (taiko a...

Video from my iPhone at links below just to give you an idea of what happened. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9017533 better quality vide...

please come to the Crocodile in Omotesando tonight (see previous blog post for details). follow Isaku Kageyama on Twitter _ @isakukageyama a...

Isaku Kageyama on taiko drums will lead his Mother Earth Orchestra, a multicultural celebration of sound, with Winchester Nii Tete on Africa...

Taiko drummer Isaku Kageyama will be among those playing at Summer Sounds at Laputa in Aoyama _ a restaurant, swimming pool and music cl...

the younger members of Amanojaku a taiko group in Tokyo from left to right: Chris Holland, Isaku Kageyama, Daisuke Watanabe, Hiromi Sekine.

Winchester Nii Tete and Isaku Kageyama at Shinjuku Takanoya in Tokyo. Children of music. Music is power. Music is spirit.