Taiko Community Alliance Press Kit

The Taiko Community Alliance (TCA) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization formed in 2013 with a mission to empower the people and advance the art of taiko. TCA seeks to strengthen the network of taiko practitioners in North America, to share traditions and repertoire, to document the history of taiko, and to support the artistic development of the art form.

Taiko has been a presence in North America for over 50 years. Early pioneers were active in the Asian American civil rights movement of the 60’s and 70’s. The North American “taiko community” can trace its roots directly to TCA's biennial North American Taiko Conference (NATC). Many new ideas and relationships are born when taiko groups get together.

TCA helps the taiko community continue grow through its outreach and our ever-expanding programming. A recent addition to our lineup are regional taiko conferences in areas we have not been able to directly serve.

TCA was the first nonprofit outside of Japan whose mission is to provide art services and resources to taiko practitioners