Shoji Kameda

  • About Shoji Kameda

    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.

    Learn more about Shoji at kaDon.

  • Workshop 1—The Wonderful World of Chappa

    The chappa is a versatile instrument often overlooked in a taiko ensemble. Almost every group has a pair of chappa but often nobody wants to play it! The goal of this workshop is to learn basic patterns and techniques that will help you develop facility with the instrument and unlock its sonic potential. By the end of this workshop participants will have patterns that they can practice and be excited about the potential of the instrument.

  • Workshop 2—The Wonderful World of Chappa

    The chappa is a versatile instrument often overlooked in a taiko ensemble. Almost every group has a pair of chappa but often nobody wants to play it! The goal of this workshop is to learn basic patterns and techniques that will help you develop facility with the instrument and unlock its sonic potential. By the end of this workshop participants will have patterns that they can practice and be excited about the potential of the instrument.

  • Workshop 3—The Wonderful World of Chappa

    The chappa is a versatile instrument often overlooked in a taiko ensemble. Almost every group has a pair of chappa but often nobody wants to play it! The goal of this workshop is to learn basic patterns and techniques that will help you develop facility with the instrument and unlock its sonic potential. By the end of this workshop participants will have patterns that they can practice and be excited about the potential of the instrument.

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