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taiko drums


taiko drums
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Copyright: Damon Sattler (d_man) Silver Note Writer [C: 6 W: 2 N: 29] (252)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-12
Categories: Festivals, Ceremony
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-28 5:39
Viewed: 417
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The ancient drum of Japan.

According to wiki: Taiko (太鼓) means "drum" in Japanese (etymologically "great" or "wide drum"). Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums (和太鼓, 'wa-daiko', "Japanese drum", in Japanese) and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming (sometimes called more specifically, "kumi-daiko" (組太鼓).

It's quite interesting to watch the very traditional type where the drummer is wearing only a loincloth (men only :D) while they drum.

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Dear Damon Sattler!
Amazing point of view.
Fantastic composition.
Original shot.
TFS!

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