Asian Drumming Festival

Fabuki Daiko performs at 2010: The Concert, kicking of the Winnipeg Cultural Capital year.

The Asian Drumming Festival was a huge success! Bringing together drumming traditions from different backgrounds, it was a celebration of global drumming cultures. See new pictures below.

 

 

 

This is the first time in Winnipeg that percussion groups will come together to play in a symphonic concert. This will be an educational and exhilarating experience for those people interested in traditional drumming.

As part of their ARTS FOR ALL program, the Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 provided funding to the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba to host and support the Asian Drumming Festival at The Forks during Asian Heritage Month in May. Showcasing drummers from different Asian cultures will be the highlight of this year’s Asian Canadian Festival, an annual event held at The Forks during the Victoria Day weekend.

Drums, used by many cultures, can be traced back to 6000 BC and have played an integral part in their daily lives. In ancient times drums were used as a battle call, for offering prayers to the Gods, for communication purposes, for religious ceremonies, and for harvest celebrations and festivals. Today, these traditional drums have become a popular and lively form of entertainment especially during concerts and festivals.

Drumming performances will be provided by Flying Lion Dance Troupe, Music department from the India School of Dance, Music and Theatre Korean Drummers from Korean Society of Manitoba, haLf man half eLf, a New Wave Filipino band, Hinode Taiko and Fubuki Daiko. Guest drummers include the Summer Bear Dance Troupe from the Aboriginal community and the Hi-Life Steel Orchestra from the Caribbean.   

From classical to contemporary, from ancient to new music, come and feel your heart pound to the rhythms of the beat of every country. Celebrate and know Winnipeg as the Cultural Capital with all its diversity on a musical tour of a lifetime.

For more information contact:  Rod Cantiveros – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Art Miki – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)     Muni Mysore – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Gallery

Lion Dance costume Taiko drumming Lion Dance in action Indian dancer performing to Tabla music Playing the Tabla - pair of drums Taiko drumming On the big drums on the smaller Taiko drums on the smaller drums 2 drummers at the standing drums New wave Filipino music Hi-Life Steel Drum Orchestra Youth on the steel drums Hoop dancers to Aboriginal drumming Aboriginal drummers Taiko drumming to fireworks!

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