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(CPV) - The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will present a drum performance by OSUWADAIKO on August 22 in Hanoi and on August 24 in Hoi An city.
OSUWADAIKO is a professional Japanese drum troupe founded in 1951 by the Grand Head Master, Daihachi Oguchi (1924 – 2008).
Listed in one of the top 3 Taiko (Japanese drum) troupes, it has been actively conducting performances and workshops all over the world, supported by 600 local supporting teams in Japan and international branches in the US, Canada, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and Thailand.
In 2009, OSUWADAIKO conducted their performance on the auspicious occasion of the National Celebration for the 20th Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor’s Accession to the Throne in Japan. Last year, they participated in the 1st International Tea Festival in Thai Nguyen province, conquered the hearts of audiences.
The feature of OSUWADAIKO is its usage of multiple drums in an orchestral style. They took ancient rhythms but broke them down and created new arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of drummers.
The highlight is the tune titled “Ashura” which is ogre God in Indian mythology but later became the guardian deity of Buddhism, having three faces and six arms. The troupe embosses the daring, brave and bold Ashura with its rhythms and beating rhymes.
In their coming-back tour in Vietnam, Japanese artists will conduct a performance in Hanoi at Youth Theatre (11 Ngo Thi Nham street, Hai Ba Trung district) at 20h00 on August 22, followed by the participation in Hoi An – Japan Festival 2012 (Hoai River Square) from August 24 – 26.
The performances are free of entrance. Advanced free tickets are required in Hanoi, which will be distributed from 2pm on August 10 at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi).
Detailed information is available at Telephone 04-3944-7419, during 09:00 – 18:00 working hours./.
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