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Portland Taiko Performs At Lan Su Chinese Garden

Portland Taiko performs at Lan Su Chinese Garden in celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month on Saturday, May 20, 2017.

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Portland Taiko performs at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, May 20, 2017. — 1 of 7
Portland Taiko performs at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, May 20, 2017.
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Taiko is at once graceful and frenetic. It's multiple people playing one big drum set spread across the stage. — 2 of 7
Taiko is at once graceful and frenetic. It's multiple people playing one big drum set spread across the stage.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB

People gather at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland's Old Town to celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. — 3 of 7
People gather at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland's Old Town to celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB

This baby might have been more interested in the camera than the music. — 4 of 7
This baby might have been more interested in the camera than the music.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB

Players will sometimes slap one drum, then swirl across the stage to bat another. — 5 of 7
Players will sometimes slap one drum, then swirl across the stage to bat another.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB

Taiko is very physically demanding music, as much dance as it is percussion. — 6 of 7
Taiko is very physically demanding music, as much dance as it is percussion.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB

The performance requires precise choreography not just to play the song properly, but to do so without whacking a teammate with a drumstick. — 7 of 7
The performance requires precise choreography not just to play the song properly, but to do so without whacking a teammate with a drumstick.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB

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