The booming sounds of Japanese Taiko drums will be heard in the foothills as the Akafuji Daiko drumming troupe from Otsuki City, Japan, will perform at Farnsworth Park at 5 PM Thurs., July 29. The public is invited to attend.
The group is traveling to the U.S. to play at a Colorado Rockies baseball game in Denver, followed by a stop in southern California.
The Akafuji Daiko owns the Guiness world record largest drum, the World Peace Drum. The last time they visited the U.S. was to play at a September 11th memorial in New York.
As an added bonus there’s a local performer who appears with the group: Andrew Lyzenga, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga of Altadena, is currently teaching English at a high school in Japan and is a member of Akafuji Daiko. Lyzenga is an alumnus of Clairbourn School, Flintridge Preparatory School and the University of Redlands.
The booming sounds of Japanese Taiko drums will be heard in the foothills as the Akafuji Daiko drumming troupe from Otsuki City, Japan, will perform at Farnsworth Park at 5 PM Thurs., July 29. The public is invited to attend.
The group is traveling to the U.S. to play at a Colorado Rockies baseball game in Denver, followed by a stop in southern California.
The Akafuji Daiko owns the Guiness world record largest drum, the World Peace Drum. The last time they visited the U.S. was to play at a September 11th memorial in New York.
As an added bonus there’s a local performer who appears with the group: Andrew Lyzenga, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga of Altadena, is currently teaching English at a high school in Japan and is a member of Akafuji Daiko. Lyzenga is an alumnus of Clairbourn School, Flintridge Preparatory School and the University of Redlands.