For the sixth consecutive year, Odaiko New England will energize more than 40,000 walkers at this year’s Walk for Hunger. Come hear our thunderous taiko rhythms on the Boston Common at the finish line of the 20-mile route. We look forward to sharing our spirit and joy in support of Project Bread and the walkers!
For more details about the Walk for Hunger, visit ProjectBread.org
 The Genki Spark once again hosts the Brookline Sakura Matsuri with music, bon odori dance, crafts, food, and, of course, taiko drumming with groups from all over the greater Boston area. Odaiko New England joins the Genki Spark at the Brookline High School to celebrate the cherry blossoms and have a lot of fun. The festival runs from noon until 4pm.
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Take a tour of the world at the Woburn Worldfest. Visitors can enjoy artwork, fair trade crafts, activities, cultural displays, and of course food from around the world.
WorldFest will take place on the Woburn Public Library Lawn at 45 Pleasant Street. The rain location is the Woburn Senior Center located at 144 School Street.
WorldFest will take place on May 18, 2014 from 2-5 pm and Odaiko New England will perform at 4:15pm.
Odaiko New England joins in celebrating the City of Waltham and its relationship with the Charles River in the sixth annual Waltham Riverfest. Come join us for an afternoon of performances, fun for the kids and a variety of activities to enjoy the Charles River, including nature walks and kayaking.
Odaiko New England will be entertaining folks gathered at the Wackenhammer Clockwork Arcade in Hyannis on Friday, July 11th at 6 and 7pm. Come out to end a day on the Cape with fun arcade events and thunderous drums!
A small handful of our troupe performs on the Long Wharf Mall to give a taste of the powerful drumming that will happen on Sunday in our full performance. Come see us play a few select songs and talk to us afterwards.
We will be performing at 12:00pm, 1:30pm and 3pm.
The Prelude is presented by Bailey T’s Resortwear and the Long Wharf Mall.
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances all year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade. The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.
Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.
The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.
Join us in Sanbornville, NH at the Wakefield Opera House for the World Music Festival. Artists from four different cultures will be giving performances and hands-on workshops throughout the day. Odaiko New England joins:
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Aaron Larget-Caplan as he introduces listeners to the poetry, history and music of Spain on Spanish guitar
- Gamelan Galak Tka‘s demonstration of the music of Bali and Indonesia on Gamelan (gongs, drums, flutes and cymbals)
- Cornell Coley‘s tracing of the rhythms of Africa from Africa to America
Odaiko New England performs at 1:00pm and 5:40pm and our workshop will be at 3:50pm. Admission is free.
We are pleased to welcome back Ryo Shimamoto to Odaiko New England! Ryo-sensei will be leading a Katsugi Okedo Workshop (along with Mark H Rooney) on Tuesday, October 21st, at our dojo in Woburn MA.
For more information and to sign up, visit markhrooney.com. Reserve your spot today! Be sure to check out the other workshop opportunities and performance by Ryo Shimamoto in the next couple of months.
