Kaminari Taiko was founded in 1996 by Jay Mochizuki and number of talented musicians from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. The members trained under world acclaimed Taiko Masters to learn the fundamental skills philosophy and the spirit of centuries old Japanese tradition. Taiko is a dynamic music presentation that combines high energy movements to compelling percussive rhythms that embodies spiritual essence and the heartbeat of Japan and its people. While taiko is inevitably rooted in 3000 year old Japanese traditions that express beauty and harmony