Upcoming event: “Island Breeze” IN CONCERT

August 19th at 7pm!

Taiko Center of the Pacific presents “Island Breeze,” a trio  of world class musicians – each a master of his own instrument featuring Grammy award winning Jeff Peterson (Hawaiian slack key guitar), shakuhachi master Riley Lee, and taiko artist Kenny Endo. This group was nominated for the Na Hoku Hanohano awards for Album of the Year and for Instrumental Song of the Year (“Na Pali “) in 2015.

Please join us for a wonderful evening of great music hosted by the historic Shingon Shu Hawaii Temple in Honolulu!

Saturday, August 19th  –  7pm
Shingon Shu Hawaii Temple
915 Sheridan Street
Honolulu, HI 96814

Purchase Advance Online Tickets here:
All at-the-door tickets $23. Limited availability.
Box Office opens 6pm. Doors open 6:30pm.

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“Sharing the Spirit of Aloha” Award

Kenny and Chizuko Endo are to be honored by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii with the “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha” award on June 17, 2017 at the JCCH’s Annual Gala at the Hilton Hawaiian Village! Please support the Endos and join in the celebration of their many years of helping to promote, perpetuate, and popularize the art of taiko!

For more information, please visit:
https://www.jcch.com/events/sharing-spirit-aloha-annual-gala-0

Fall 2017 – “Taiko Drum and Dance: Hana Hou” Concerts!

TAC is honored to be awarded with the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts Production Grant for the “Taiko Drum and Dance: Hana Hou” project. “Pacific” and “Ripples in Space” is a collaboration between composer Kenny Endo and choreographers Noenoelani Zuttermeister, and Peiling Kao. The University of Hawaii Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Taiko Drum and Dance: Hana Hou” performances during the first three weekends in November 2017.

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