Nagata Shachu

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Check out Nagata Shachu’s Virtual Taiko and Resource Hub at virtualtaiko.com

Watch an immersive and interactive 360 degree video and spatial audio performance of Nagata Shachu filmed in June 2020

Learn the Stories of Nagata Shachu through our Augmented Reality Poster. created by CAM-Collective.

New Video! Nagata Shachu – Who We Are.

Toronto Arts Foundation Awards

Nagata Shachu is one of three finalists for the Toronto Arts Foundation Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition. .
Virtual Taiko

Nagata Shachu launches its Virtual Taiko and Resource Website..
360 Video

Watch Nagata Shachu's 360 degree performance..

Upcoming Performances

Feb Sat

Cancelled: ‘Kaze’ featuring master flute player Toki Tatara

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Sep Sat

Cancelled: Taiko X Turtables with DJ Dopey

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Reviews

Athletic Fireworks

“The physical intensity of their performance, as well as their mechanical efficiency and almost inhuman rhythmic accuracy, was unstoppable. That it could be done with such unique grace of movement and confidence is wholly unbelievable; athletic fireworks stippling the Elora Festival’s worthy closing ceremony.”

Dawn Stevenson, Guelph Mercury

City’s musical treasures

“Nagata Shachu is one of our city’s musical treasures… I’ve seen the group, led by Canadian-born taiko master Kiyoshi Nagata, several times over its history and its performances are invariably filled with a high level of ensemble musicianship coupled with mental and corporeal discipline.”

Andrew Timar , Whole Note

Unforgettable Experience

“Nagata Shachu primal drum concert an unforgettable experience.” Full Review.

Ken Keaton, Palm Beach Daily News

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About

Nagata Shachu, based in Toronto, Canada, has enthralled audiences with its mesmerizing and heart-pounding performances of the Japanese drum (taiko) since its formation in 1998. The group has toured widely throughout Canada, the US and Italy, in addition to Lebanon and Mexico, performing in major theatres, concert halls, and festivals.

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