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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 6-9,2017

LOG SHEET # 2 of 3  0002

SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET

LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Bill & Mary Aldacushion
RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH 10 FILE NAME: JUB12E.0056.wav
RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH 11 FILE NAME: Juble2.0012.wav
PRESENTER: Mark Puryear DATE/TIME: 7/2/17 11:45 
PROGRAM: Moving On STAGE: Jubilee
GROUP NAME: American Taiko - San Jose CA
SESSION TITLE: Reinterpreting Japanese Drumming

[[2 columned table]]
| PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| PJ & Roy Hirabayashi | creative dir. & co. founder emeriti |
|   | Both play drums |
|   | Roy also plays flute |

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. Intro about Hirabayashis - group founded in 1973
2. Roy describes his own style of taiko
3. Also gives history of taiko in Japan, especially obon festival
4. Third group to start outside of Japan
5. "Bamboo" - flute & drum
6. PJ - they are from one of three Japan Towns in the US
7. Not until college did she learn about internment camps
8. Taiko became a beacon of self-expression
Kata form, ki, -energy, attitude, form
Flute v drum
Use [[strikethrough]] mimum [[/strikethrough]] minimum energy w/ maximum form
Spirit of the drum - connecting to universe