Kita no Taiko

Kita no Taiko The "Drums of the North": Celebrating the music and movement of Japanese Drumming Kita no Taiko - "Drums of the North": Alberta's first taiko drumming group.

Based in Edmonton, we play at a variety of shows and events.

This month, we gave a drumming presentation to a local school. Our school shows contain taiko songs, educational segment...
05/10/2026

This month, we gave a drumming presentation to a local school. Our school shows contain taiko songs, educational segments, and a mini workshop. This team did two shows back-to-back at this school!
Thank you everyone!

We love when people come to visit! Tedra and Ken came to visit us from Japan. They are also taiko players, it was so coo...
05/07/2026

We love when people come to visit!
Tedra and Ken came to visit us from Japan. They are also taiko players, it was so cool to see each other's styles. They were also so generous to gift us a tiny baby odaiko for our big odaiko!
Arigatou Gozaimash*taπŸ₯

KNT got to play at a very special birthday party at the beautiful Northeast River Valley Park. Otanjoubi omedetou! πŸŽ‚πŸŒΈ
04/26/2026

KNT got to play at a very special birthday party at the beautiful Northeast River Valley Park. Otanjoubi omedetou! πŸŽ‚πŸŒΈ

04/23/2026

This is what a new hide sounds like! They start out sounding crisp and high pitch. Over time, they will soften to the ideal low tone. Look how beautiful the new hide looks!

04/19/2026

There's nothing like playing taiko with your team, all our heartbeats as one! πŸ’“

Over the weekend, we had a drum maintenance day to replace broken hides. Over time with lots of drumming, the hides will...
04/18/2026

Over the weekend, we had a drum maintenance day to replace broken hides. Over time with lots of drumming, the hides will wear out and holes will form. We are lucky enough to learn from our senior group members on how to replace them with fresh hides, which need to be stretched and dried under tension. It's always a fun and educational day for us to spend with our drums!

Spring is coming, and show season is starting! Phoenix has the caravan of drums and equipment ready to go 🌸🌷
04/15/2026

Spring is coming, and show season is starting! Phoenix has the caravan of drums and equipment ready to go 🌸🌷

We had a lot of fun giving a workshop to the KGK: East Asian Studies Undergraduate Students' Association and other frien...
04/03/2026

We had a lot of fun giving a workshop to the KGK: East Asian Studies Undergraduate Students' Association and other friends at the University of Alberta. Thank you to everyone for sharing your energy and hard work!

Thank you to the University of Alberta Department of East Asian Studies for partnering with us on this project, and to the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton for their support.

γŠη–²γ‚Œζ§˜γ§γ—γŸCongratulations on the first ever Kita no Taiko workshops offered entirely in Japanese! We are so happy to suppor...
03/25/2026

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Congratulations on the first ever Kita no Taiko workshops offered entirely in Japanese! We are so happy to support the continued accessibility to taiko and uplifting of Japanese culture in Edmonton. If you would like to enjoy drumming with your friends or family, we can offer private workshops for all ages. Just message us or email [email protected]

Thank you to the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton for supporting this project!

Apprentice Phoenix has shredded her first bachi learning Dokokara, a popular song that has killed many a bachi due to th...
03/20/2026

Apprentice Phoenix has shredded her first bachi learning Dokokara, a popular song that has killed many a bachi due to the amount of ka (edge hits).
Keep on drumming Phoenix!

Address

6750 88 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
T6E5H6

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 6:30pm - 9pm

Telephone

+17804310300

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