by minon_admin | Dec 26, 2023 | News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, TaiwanCE, TaiwanRA
On November 14, Maidaiko Asuka-Gumi opened its tour of Taiwan for the first time in four years with a concert at Taipei’s National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The renowned traditional Japanese drum troupe’s fanbase in Taiwan is sizeable; Office of the President...
by minon_admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Folk Music & Dance, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts, SpainCE, SpainRA, TaiwanCE, TaiwanRA
Min-On’s dispatch tours to Taiwan began in 1989, and in 2019 on the occasion of their 30th anniversary, the Yoko Komatsubara Spanish Dance Troupe was sent to Taiwan. Beginning on November 23 at the Northern Miaoli Art Center and ending on December 5 at the National...
by minon_admin | Jun 25, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Japanese Arts, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts
From April 10 to the 24, the Maidaiko Asuka Gumi was dispatched to Taiwan, where it performed nine times in five cities, including Taipei, and also at one school concert. During the show, the breathtaking, overwhelming power of Japanese taiko drums and soul-stirring...
by Peter | Aug 23, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, Performing Arts, TaiwanRA
A cappella is not a specific genre of music, but a style of vocal music performance—group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment. Singing is probably the first form of music that humankind created and experienced; the voice is a musical instrument that all...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | Jazz & Popular, KoreaRA, News, TaiwanRA
Cheuni (left) and Ouyand Feifei (right) The legendary diva of Asia, Ouyand Feifei, began her career in Taipei in 1967; she came to Japan in 1971 and in the same year scored a number one hit with her debut single entitled Ame no Midousuji (Rainy Avenue of Midosuji),...