UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Shoji Kameda, taiko drumming

• Shoji Kameda, taiko

Shoji Kameda is fourth generation Japanese American taiko artist. A Grammy-nominated musician, composer and producer, he has 39 years of experience as a community builder and thought leader in the taiko art form. He is joined by his UW students and special guests in this end-of-quarter performance.

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About Shoji Kameda, taiko

Shoji is a Grammy-nominated musician, composer and producer. He started playing taiko at the age of 8 and has played continuously since. He was selected through a highly competitive process as an Asian Pacific Performance Exchange fellow, collaborating with master artists from the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the USA. He was also selected as an Indonesian Arts Exchange fellow which sent him and three other master arts to central Java for three weeks to teach and perform. Collaborations with international artists have taken Shoji to Malaysia, French Guiana, Mongolia, and Bali.