Peaceful Forest band dazzles Merrimack crowd
Brothers Ryoma and Yamato Kato control the head and body during a "Shishimai," a Lion Dance, with older brother Sogen and their father Takumi Kato, drumming as the lion bestowed good luck to audience members with a kiss on the forehead. Courtesy photo by SCOTT KEPNES
The powerful art of Taiko drum work performed here by these musicians, from left, Takumi Kato, Yamato Kato, age 9, Sogen Kato, age 14, and Ryoma Kato, age 13, travelers of the Peaceful Forest ensemble, are sharing with audiences across all 50 states the ancient art of Taiko drumming, one whose online statistics note a heritage of at least 2,000 years. Courtesy photo by IZUNA KATO
Peaceful Forest performed at the Merrimack Public Library on Aug. 18, presenting a lively and masterful presentation of Japanese Taiko drumming during performance No. 777, one that adds to their goal of sharing the culture 1,000 times across all 50 of the United States. Courtesy photo by SCOTT KEPNES
An excited crowd of attendees welcomed the Kato Family during a stop on a nationwide tour by their performance group, Peaceful Forest, whose display of Taiko drumming was No. 777 of a goal of 1,000 appearances spread among each of the 50 states. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
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