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Started in 1934, Nisei week is an annual week-long gathering in Little Tokyo that celebrates Japanese-American history in Southern California. “Nisei” refers to the first American-born Japanese or “Second Generation”.

2013 marks Taiko gathering’s 20th Anniversary! It takes place in the plaza of the JACCC. Senryu is one of many groups performing, so come out and enjoy the performance by Senryu Taiko and other groups!

For more information on Nisei week, as well as other events visit http://www.niseiweek.org

Facebook event page HERE!…

Going to be at AX? Come see us perform at the opening ceremony at the L.A. Convention Center!  We are scheduled to go on July 4th @ 10:00 a.m.  Also, we will be putting on a workshop/panel the same day from 2:30-4:30 p.m.!  Anime Expo (AX) is the largest project managed by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) and is the second longest running anime convention (after A-kon in Texas) starting in 1992.

SPJA is a non-profit organization dedicated to popularizing the unique and deep culture that surrounds of Japanese animation.  They are passionate about Japanese Animation, manga, and their related interests.  The goal of the Anime Expo project is to bring together fans, industry, and all other stakeholders to share, celebrate, promote, and educate Japanese animation, manga, and their related interests.

Popular large events include the Masquerade, Anime Music Video Contest, Concerts, Battle of the Bands, and the AX Fashion Show. Anime Expo is a 24-hour convention that offers late-night dances, all night video programming, tabletop gaming rooms, and open-mic Karaoke in the late evening/early morning hours. Many of the attendees cosplay while attending the convention, and there are many gatherings for fans of different anime and manga series.

Renowned for its ability to bring famous guests to America for panels and concerts, Anime Expo has been the site of many U.S. premiers of shows, movies, and bands

Anime Expo (AX) runs July 4 ~ July 7, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
For more information, please visit www.anime-expo.org
Also check out our Facebook Event Page!

(You may even see some of our taiko members around cosplaying during the rest of the weekend!)…

Hello friends, family, fellows, …foes?

We would like to cordially invite you to our Annual Spring Concert titled, “Dungeons and Drummers.”  Many of our members have found a side interest in Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game where one can use their imagination to unfurl a novel adventure.

Since the Fall quarter, we have been working very hard: training both our recent recruits and ourselves, learning and teaching new songs, and gaining many, many blisters.  If you were present at our last two Spring Concerts, this year’s concert will have the same story-line format, where skits act as transitions between songs (play on words intended!).  If you haven’t watched any of our concerts, you’re definitely in for a treat!

Now that it’s Spring, we are in a time crunch for our concert, 4PM (doors open @3:30PM) on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the University Theatre (see link below for map).

We are featuring various pieces from our repertoire, a few of which can be seen here.  You will also hear and feel two new pieces, written by our very own David McKnight and Charlotte Kane.  This will be David’s second original piece; his first composition, Densha, debuted at our last Spring Concert.  We look forward to presenting his latest creative work!  Also, we are honored to perform Charlotte’s first original taiko piece; don’t miss out!  But wait, there’s more!  (I promise, no more surprises!)  We are resurrecting a piece that hasn’t been played since 2009 titled Worries of it’s Own.  We hope that you enjoy this piece, whether you’ve heard it before or not.

Stay on the lookout for updates on ticket prices either from here or our event page. Once again:

Who: Senryu Taiko

What: Spring Concert: Dungeons and Drummers

When: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 4PM (doors open 3:30PM)

Where: University Theatre (see bottom left corner of campus)

Why: Why not?  But really, because you don’t want to miss out on the taiko and mounds of fun!

Please join us in our timeless quest!

Five adventurer-drummers.

Countless dungeons to explore.

Endless swarms of thieves, monsters, and hungry oni standing before them.

 

One musical prize.

 

Will they survive long enough to reach it?

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We had a great weekend helping celebrate the Lunar New Year performing at the 3rd Annual Lunar Fest in Downtown Riverside!  The weather looked a little unpredictable while waiting for the opening parade, but it soon cleared up; it’s as if the gods knew what we were up to!

We helped open the festivities at the main stage along with the presentation of the albino snake, the presence of Miss Taiwan International, and the release of peace doves!  In the evening, we performed at the intersection of Mission Inn and Lemon alongside UCR’s Tiger Crane Lion Dance for our finale piece, including three of our pieces: Mukashi Mukashi, Tatsumaki, and Matsuri.

Check out pictures from the event under the “Media” tab, taken by Katherine Morano, Wesley Ng, Jonathan Godoy, and Thien Le.

Good luck on upcoming midterms and Happy Year of the Snake!…