Taiko and Miyabi Daiko Japanese art form in Kerala

Miyabi Daiko, traditional Japanese art form, unique blend of dance, drumming,, traditional movement styles, and Japanese Taiko techniques. Famous Japanese drum group ‘Kokin-Ryu Souke Miyabi-Daiko’, are performing their skillful art in selected places in Kerala. Thrissur, Palakkad, Chentrappini, Kothamangalam , Kozhikode and Kochi are the places where they stage their concert.  They have performed in Cochin also on 19th April 2011 at Lotus Club, Kochi.

The performance would bring immense enjoyment to spectators, as  martial art performers rhythmically make large movements according to the thunderous sound of blasting  drums. Rhythmic patterns of drums varies from slow to high pitch creating magical sounds and leaving the audience spellbound.

What is Taiko ?

Taiko means  drums in Japanese . Japanese drums,beautiful precussion,  play an important part in traditional Japanese music, ranging from folk music , royal court music to classical music.  The myth is that Japanese people bang the drums to awake the God of Light who had hidden in a cave and slept off . The performance was centred around four drums, one big and three small ones, placed on the stage. Taiko can be compared to Kerala’s Chendamelam where different rhythmic beats blend into sheer delightful, harmonious music .

What is Miyabi Daiko ?

It is a Japanese performance art giving movements as much as importance with powerful Taiko sounds. It is totally a visual beauty. Sannosuke Miyabi, the court musician and dancer during Meiji era ,was the founder of  Miyabi Daiko art form. His son Haruo modified the form as ‘Miyabi No Hibiki’ (Elegance of sound) .  Haruo’s son Shinko Shibazaki developed it into a drum group called ‘Kokin-Ryu Souke Miyabi-Daiko’, which has nearly 74 branches across  Japan with over 1.12 lakhs students.

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