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Breaking through Tradition to Innovation

Kenny Endo 45th Anniversary Celebration Performance Tour

If you are in or near any of these locations, please join The Celebration!

March 24 Macon GA
March 30 Fredericksburg VA
March 31 Carlisle PA
April 2 Washington DC
April 3 New York NY
April 7 Amherst MA
April 9 Philadelphia PA
April 14 Columbus OH
April 18 Oberlin OH
April 22 Urbana-Champaigne IL
April 25 Minneapolis MN
April 30 Phoenix AZ
May 1 Green Valley AZ
May 7 Stanford CA
May 13 Oxnard CA
May 14 Los Angeles CA
May 22 Beaverton OR

Kenny Endo’s most recent performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.!

雨 – AME, TEARS of the EARTH now available online

雨 – AME, TEARS of the EARTH was a live-stream virtual concert broadcast from the historic Hawaii Theatre on May 22, 2021. The concert featured a diverse group of musicians and cultures in a creative and positive response to counter the negativity and hatred occurring at the time. Black Lives Matter, Asian Hate, Anti-Immigration, Global Warming were issues prevalent at the time and which continue today.  Performers included: Kenny Endo (taiko), Peter Rockford Espiritu and Tau Dance Theatre (contemporary dance), Todd Yukumoto (sax, flute),  Abe Lagrimas Jr (ukulele, vibes, drumset), Sun Hui Hung (erhu), Maureen Kearns (dance), Taiko Center of the Pacific, and the Taiko Center of the Pacific Youth Group. Viewers tuned in live from around the globe and now you can view the concert, too!

https://youtu.be/jzdpdhppv9w

Donations are welcome and appreciated! 
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A portion of the 2021 concert proceeds benefited: Nikkei Progressives https://www.nikkeiprogressives.org/  and Ho’oulu Aina  https://www.kkv.net/hooulu

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雨 ー AME, Tears of the Earth was presented by Taiko Arts Center in collaboration with
Taiko Center of the Pacific
雨 ー AME, Tears of the Earth was supported in part by Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office, Taiko Community Alliance, Island Insurance, First Hawaiian Bank, and many private donors. Thank you for your donation and support!