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Eitetsu Hayashi
Eitetsu Hayashi | |
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 Eitetsu Hayashi accepting flowers after a 2001 concert in Tokyo. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eitetsu Hayashi |
| Born | February 2, 1952 Tōjō, Japan |
| Genres | Taiko |
| Occupation | Solo performer |
| Years active | 1971–pres. |
| Website | eitetsu |
Eitetsu Hayashi (林英哲, Hayashi Eitetsu) (born February 2, 1952) is an acclaimed Japanese musician best known for his solo performance work in taiko.[1] Hayashi joined the group Ondekoza at an early age. Later, after parting from group, helped found the taiko group Kodo, though he quickly left to begin a solo career.[2] Hayashi has performed in notable venues such as Carnegie Hall in 1984 and was the first featured taiko performer at the institution.[3][4] He is also the recipient of multiple awards recognizing the cultural value of his work.[4]
- ^ Sasaguchi, Rei (27 January 2012). "Hayashi drums up a birthday performance". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Eitetsu Hayashi – Japan's Premier Taiko Drummer". Katara. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Thornbury, Barbara (2013). America's Japan and Japan's Performing Arts: Cultural Mobility and Exchange in New York, 1952-2011. University of Michigan Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0472029280.
- ^ a b Hoover, William D. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Postwar Japan. Scarecrow Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0810854604.
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