Kagemusha Taiko

2012 & 2017

Drumming Performance

Kagemusha Taiko have toured Japan and represented European Taiko at the first World Taiko Concert in Los Angeles. This energetic performance will show you why the Devon-based drummers are so highly rated.


  Their performance at TEDx Exeter heralds a series of concerts to be played over the next few weeks, culminating in a headline performance at the 12th UK Taiko Festival, at the Exeter Northcott Theatre on 1st July 2017

Besides creating and performing original Taiko work, Kagemusha Taiko deliver workshops in a wide range of situations, from special programmes for business leaders to access workshops for the general public, from workshops in mainstream schools to sessions for adults and young people with special needs. 

For the members of the group, Taiko is more than just drumming. It’s a wonderful way to increase the global quotient of human happiness. Performers:  Jonathan Kirby, Lucy Thomas, Pippa Kirby, Oliver Kirby, Michael Brailey, George Howe, Esther Pike, Kate Montagne and Victoria Rowledge

Biography published 2017

 Kagemusha Taiko also performed at TEDxExeter 2012 – see their performances below.

TEDxExeter 2012 – 1st Performance

TEDxExeter 2012 – 2nd Performance

Watch our other 2017 speakers and performers