Japanese-style drumming highlights culture, discipline and creative expression
Gallup Independent. October 21st, 2019. Maggie A. Adams, Staff Writer.
GALLUP – The downtown walkway filled with the sounds of drumming as the BK Taiko Japanese Drumming group face demonstrations and taught locals the art of the great drum.
Octavia Fellin Public Library Experiential Learning Coordinator, Joshua Whitman, has been working with the group for a number of months to bring them to Gallup for a hands-on demonstration.
A diversity festival
“Back in July, I wanted to do a diversity festival … I came across their website and thought it was something different and interesting,” he said.
Whitman said the group’s unique talents were perfect for helping spread greater cultural awareness to different ethnic groups in the area.
