ITS 2022 Hosted by Kyodo Taiko

April 4, 2022

TCA is excited to share our support of this year's Intercollegiate Taiko Social (ITS), to be hosted at UCLA by Kyodo Taiko on May 7, 2022. This day-long gathering will feature activities that bring together current taiko players from collegiate groups throughout the West Coast and culminate in

Farewell Letter from TCA Operations Manager, Sarah Gilbert

April 1, 2022

In the same year that TCA was founded, I joined Taiko Tides and was introduced to taiko for the first time. It is overwhelming to reflect on how drastically the course of my life has since changed thanks to this community and to the mentors, colleagues, and friends who have shaped my nearly 6 years with the Taiko Community Alliance. There are no words to express how

Executive Director – Taiko Community Alliance

March 10, 2022

The Taiko Community Alliance is seeking an Executive Director to help steer the organization on our mission to empower the people and advance the art of taiko.

Taiko Programs That Pay

March 5, 2022

Taiko Programs That Pay A panel discussion on financial stability in community taiko groups – presented live on March 5, 2022. Moderated by Sascha Molina. THE PANELISTS: EILEEN MORGAN JENNIFER WEIR KAREN FALKENSTROM MARK H Eileen MorganArtistic and Executive Director, Fushicho Daiko DojoEileen started her Taiko career as co-teacher of a Taiko program at Phoenix...

TCA Receives $100,000 NEA Grant as Part of the American Rescue Plan

February 25, 2022

The Taiko Community Alliance has been selected to receive a $100,000 American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Designed to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic, TCA will use the grant to support vital operating costs throughout the next two years.

Why leadership?

February 8, 2022

In our last article, Roy Hirabayashi provided a definition of leadership for us to consider. In this space, I would like to explore why leadership is important.

Meet TCA’s Newest Board Members in 2021!

December 24, 2021

With the close of another year, we are bidding a very bittersweet farewell to three incredible pillars of experience and wisdom on the TCA Board of Directors – Derek Oye, Rome Hamner, and Margaret McKenty – who all concluded their terms last month. At the same time, we are proud to introduce three new members to the Board and ask that you please join us in welcoming Wanda

Congratulations to TCA’s Inaugural RGS Participants!

December 24, 2021

We are excited to announce the inaugural participants in TCA's 2022 Regional Gathering Series (RGS 2022) – gathering taiko people together, and bringing TCA resources to local taiko communities throughout North America.

TCA x TaikoSource

September 30, 2021

Over the past few years, TCA has begun building a compendium of knowledge about and for our taiko community.

A Letter from Kristina McGaha

September 30, 2021

Hello Taiko Fam! The last eighteen months have been a trip – and I am still so honored and humbled to be part of this amazing community. Who would have believed that TCA could go from grassroots to staffed in less than a decade AND continue to persevere through the pandemic!? Well actually, I could...