Founded in 1990, Fushu Daiko is a South Florida based, taiko drumming ensemble, delighting and energizing the South Florida community through dynamic performances, concerts and workshops. And continually enriching our community by teaching the art of taiko.
We have traveled to and performed in Germany, Brazil, New York City, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, San Francisco, Seattle, and during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C.
Fushu Daiko’s founders, Yoshiko and Charles Cane, were a couple who practiced traditional Japanese dance and theater. After seeing a taiko performance at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, the Canes began building taiko drums at their home in Plantation, FL and training with taiko masters Seiichi Tanaka, founder of San Francisco Taiko Dojo and Takemasa Ishikura, founder of Matsuriza and Orlando Taiko Dojo.
Our founding members always envisioned Fushu Daiko as a not-for-profit cultural arts organization, serving the community through performances and educational outreach. In 2011, Japan Arts Inc. was created to ensure their vision was realized. By being a not-for-profit, we apply for grants, and receive donations that assist us in providing community outreach workshops, performances, and school educational programs. Click here to support Fushu Daiko!
Based in South Florida, you can find us at community events, festivals, workshops and schools. We offer team building workshops for businesses and professional organizations, concerts, interactive taiko demonstrations for schools, and are available for private events and gatherings. To request a booking: please click here!
If you would like to learn taiko drumming, we teach at the South Florida Taiko Dojo in Davie, FL. Our dojo members practice and train regularly with weekly classes available for adults. To sign up for a free 30 minute introductory class at our dojo: please click here!
“Ben Miller and Jeff Hollen of Fushu Daiko thwacked out rhythmic drum pulses with tremendous vehemence, even clicking castanets, in a work in which Kaufman, with amazingly innovative imagination, has bridged a gap between polar extremes of culture. Stunning.”
“When members of the Fushu Daiko performance troupe take the stage, they bang their instruments with the force of their entire bodies, using a combination of martial arts, dance, and taiko drumming.”
“As rhythmic pulsing reverberates throughout the Arena, this spirited bunch marches to the beat of their own drums!”
“They added dancers and fused other elements, like movement, while still keeping a formal concert format. It’s all about being in harmony with the elements....It’s a wonderful sensation”
“Bam!!! The first strike smacks your ears. The sound rises up through your chest, pounds in your lungs. Rat-a-ta-tat. Thud . Thud. Thud. It’s terrific!!”