Join us in Sanbornville, NH at the Wakefield Opera House for the World Music Festival. Artists from four different cultures will be giving performances and hands-on workshops throughout the day. Odaiko New England joins:
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Aaron Larget-Caplan as he introduces listeners to the poetry, history and music of Spain on Spanish guitar
- Gamelan Galak Tka‘s demonstration of the music of Bali and Indonesia on Gamelan (gongs, drums, flutes and cymbals)
- Cornell Coley‘s tracing of the rhythms of Africa from Africa to America
Odaiko New England performs at 1:00pm and 5:40pm and our workshop will be at 3:50pm. Admission is free.
For the seventh consecutive year, Odaiko New England will energize more than 40,000 walkers at this year’s Walk for Hunger. On Sunday May 3rd, come hear our thunderous taiko rhythms on the Boston Common at the finish line of the 20-mile route. We look forward to sharing our spirit and joy in support of Project Bread and the walkers!
For more details about the Walk for Hunger, visit ProjectBread.org
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade. The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.
We’ll be joined this year by the taiko group Shindaiko.
Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.
The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade. The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.
We’ll be joined again by the taiko group Shindaiko.
Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.
The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.
