Ben has been Taiko drumming since 1998, initially playing freestyle in city parks and cultural events. Ben Lim founded Midnight Taiko in 2006 with Charlie …

A short two decades ago, TL attended a nighttime summer parade in Hachioji while living and teaching English in Tokyo.  There, a seed …

Marty was first exposed to Taiko in 2010, during her studies in Ethnomusicology while completing a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies degree …

Rico was first exposed to Taiko while living in Borneo as a child in 1993, when a Japanese Drumming Troupe visited the region as …

Mom, teacher, public speaker…and now Taiko drummer, Holly wears many hats. Through it all, music has been central to her being. She has …

Karen was first exposed to drumming in one of her courses in World Music in University. She was able to try Japanese Taiko …

Brenda became a full member of the group in late 2016. Her full biography is coming soon.

Music is deep within the soul.  It’s in every heartbeat and everything we do.  Tahra first heard Taiko at an outdoor festival and …

While living in Japan, Jessie first experienced Taiko at a cultural festival in rural Shizuoka Prefecture, where she was moved by the power …

Trained as a classical flutist, Lisa has been a member of the Calgary music scene for many years. Exposed to Taiko through a …

Prior to joining Midnight Taiko Kai, Jigme was searching for a percussion instruments to learn in Calgary. When he first heard Midnight play …

Gillian joined Midnight Taiko after seeing the group perform at a community festival in Calgary. She was influenced by the power of the …

Joe’s first live Taiko experience was watching Yamato perform in Calgary and he fell in love with the art. When his wife Lorie …

Lorie first learned about taiko in Montreal, from her kendo friend who was practicing both at the time. His taiko kai, Arashi Daiko, …

Nancy began her taiko journey in Lethbridge with LCTA.  After relocating to Calgary in 2017, Nancy began taking workshops with Midnight Taiko and is now …

With a music and dance background, Charlie has been playing Taiko since 2001, after she was blown away by a performance by Kita-no-Taiko. …

Jenny has a background in traditional Chinese dance, choir and classical piano and first experienced Taiko drumming when a friend brought her to a Taiko …

Peggy first heard Taiko at Otafest in 2006, and when she returned in 2007 she made sure that she was able to watch …

Anny studied Javanese Gamelan and traveled to Africa to immerse herself in Ghana drum culture with SFU music faculty member Albert St. Albert …

Yoshiko has always been proud to be half Japanese and Taiko has become a great link to her heritage. She became interested in Taiko …

John got his passion for Taiko in 2008 while he was working in Japan on the JET Programme. He had the opportunity to learn and perform Taiko drumming with his community Taiko …

Nikol is the drummer for Ancient Highways and joined Midnight Taiko as an apprentice in late 2016. Her full biography is coming soon. …

Paula’s musical background and experience lies primarily in the classical world. Trained in piano and oboe for over 20 years, Paula also performs …

Nori has played the kit drum, African drum and percussion in many different groups in Japan. He started to play Wadaiko with “New …