Khanda Taiko

Khanda Taiko

Date Composed:2004
Composer:Heidi Chan
Arrangement:Heidi Chan
Premiere Performance:October 16, 2004 – Hart House Theatre
Recording Title:Kiro CD

This piece incorporates various structural principles of the Karnatic (South Indian) rhythmic system into the taiko idiom. The solos are played over a fixed 5-beat cycle (Khanda tala).