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Taiko Birth 03:04
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Sensation 07:27
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3.
Kokoroiki Jam 04:17
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4.
Taiko Celt 04:08
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I Am 07:25
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Moon Dance 04:02
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Heartbeats of Phoenix 06:02
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Spiral Path 02:41
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Boundless 05:36
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Infinity 05:56
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Sun Rush 04:08
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Arizona Matsuri Ondo 04:12
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Rain Song 03:29
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The Story of Taiko Birth

In a time long ago the sound of the Taiko Drum could be heard in small villages across Japan. The sound spoke to the people of when to come together for food, gatherings and dance. Taiko could also be used as alarms to keep people safe from harm. The tradition of the drum was taught by 5 teachers in and around Hiroshima.

Then a terrible thing happened when all the world was at war. From a place far away high in the sky a machine was carrying a weapon that could destroy millions of acres of land, thousands upon thousands of people and animals and poison the land for generations to come. No Taiko drums were sounded as a warning. No one even knew that such an evil power could be unleashed.

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In the silence of that moment the loudest weapon of destruction made its voice known. Few living things survived and those that did would face the future effects of the poison that covered the landscape.

Five Taiko teachers had lived but now only one survived. The Taiko drum which had echoed across the land was now silent.

People forgot about the power of the drum that had served the villages. The sound of the drums could not be heard throughout the lands anymore. One Taiko teacher searched for the other four teachers and none could be found. In the silence of the landscape he knew we was even more alone.

As fate would have it the place called America where the destructive bird in the sky had come was a place of new beginnings for people from all lands. This last Taiko teacher heard the music of American Jazz players and knew that he needed to go and be a part of this new sound. Even though this was the place were the bird had come from, it was time for the Taiko drum to be heard there as well. It is in America that the Taiko drum was reborn in the home of Jazz, and began its new journey to many new lands and people.

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released May 20, 2019

Songs 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12 & 13 written by Ken Koshio
Songs 01, 02, 04, written by Liv Singh Khalsa
Song 06 & 11 written by Ken Koshio, Garrison Jones & Liv Singh Khalsa
Songs 07 written by Ken Koshio and Liv Singh Khalsa
Ken Koshio - Taiko Drums, Vocal, Guiar, Shinobue, Shamisen, Gongs
Stevie Hagel - Drum Kit & Marching Tenor Drums
Garrison Jones - Keyboards & Bass
Takeru - Taiko Drums & Chappa Japanesse Cymbals
Rai Tateishi - Shinobue Bamboo Flute & Taiko Drums
Liv Singh Khalsa - Sound Design, Synths, & Percussion
Ryon Polequaptewa - Native American Chant
Dashmesh - Frame Drum, Udo & Didgeridoo
Ghost - Rap on song: “I Am”

Special Thanks:
John Paul Mendes, Eriko Saxon Fujiyoshi, Miro Koshio,
Koshio Gumi and KenZoo family, Yasuko and
Toshio Koshio and all my relations.

Produced and Arranged by Liv Singh Khalsa
Recorded at Invincible Recording Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Liv Singh Khalsa
Graphic by Liv Singh Khalsa

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Ken Koshio - Life Beats Phoenix, Arizona

Ken Koshio was born in Nagoya Japan and has been traveling the world as a percussionist and street singer. He creates fusion music with Native Americans and has produced a Japanese folk tale musical story: Sakura no Ne (collaborated with the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix). He is not only a musician but he also acts as a cultural ambassador of Japan and a cultural bridge of the world. ... more

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