The Little Drummer Boy, a photo from Nevada, West

Photographer's Note

This young drummer is performing Taiko during the Aki Matsuri Japanese Fall Cultural Festival recently held at the Las Vegas China Town.

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)). The performances can last between 5 and 25 minutes and typically follow a jo-ha-kyū (beginning, middle, end/rapid, sudden, urgent, and emergency) structure, which means the performance will speed up significantly towards the grand finale. (From Wikipedia)

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bema (26591) 2011-10-22 8:06

Hello Eleu.

wow, this is really an artistic capture.. enjoy such drum-events a lot..and this boy seems to be very encouraged in it´s strong playing..

have a nice weekend, see you around, cheers Bernd

Sonata11 (34119) 2011-10-22 8:46

Hello Eleu,
wonderfully capture of this young drummer. Perfectly get him in perfect timing. Wonderful colors, sharpness and great depth. I like it. A very pleasent shot.
All the best and have a nice WE,
Barbara

baddori (20341) 2011-10-24 5:47

Eleu
Foto di costume in Nevada multietnico da sempre.
Il tamburo lo strumento che da ritmo a marce e cerimonie , poco tecnico ma molto efficace .
Belli i costumi e le espressioni dei visi.
Gianfranco

bayno (18348) 2011-10-25 10:38

Hi Eleu, nice reportage of this festival, beautiful scene and time, lovely espression of this two childrens, attractive natural colors and perfect framing, warm regards, valter