I-Taiko (太鼓) iwuhlu olubanzi lwamathuluzi omculo ase-Japanese. NgesiJapane, leli gama libhekisela kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lwesigubhu, kodwa ngaphandle kwaseJapane, lisetshenziselwa ngokuqondile ukubhekisela kunoma yiziphi izigubhu ezihlukahlukene zaseJapane ezibizwa ngokuthi i-wadaiko (和太鼓, "izigubhu zamaJapane") kanye nendlela yokuhlanganisa i-taiko ehambisana ngokuqondile. ebizwa ngokuthi kumi-daiko (組太鼓, "set of drums"). Inqubo yokwakha i-taiko iyahlukahluka phakathi kwabakhiqizi, futhi ukulungiswa kokubili komzimba wesigubhu nesikhumba kungathatha iminyaka eminingana kuye ngokuthi indlela.
I-Taiko inemvelaphi yezinganekwane emlandweni waseJapane, kodwa amarekhodi omlando asikisela ukuthi i-taiko yethulwa eJapane ngethonya lamasiko aseKorea naseShayina ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-6 CE. Ezinye i-taiko zifana nezinsimbi ezivela eNdiya. Ubufakazi bemivubukulo bubuye busekele umbono wokuthi i-taiko yayikhona eJapane phakathi nekhulu lesi-6 ngesikhathi seKofun. Umsebenzi wabo uye wahlukahluka kuwo wonke umlando, kusukela ekukhulumisaneni, ezempi, ehambisana nemidlalo yaseshashalazini, kanye nemikhosi yezenkolo kuya kokubili kwemikhosi namakhonsathi. Ezikhathini zanamuhla, i-taiko nayo ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekunyakazeni komphakathi kwabancane ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweJapan.
Ukusebenza kwe-Kumi-daiko, okubonakala ngeqoqo elidlala ezigubhu ezahlukene, kwathuthukiswa ngo-1951 ngomsebenzi we-Daihachi Oguchi futhi kuqhubekile namaqembu afana ne-Kodo. Ezinye izitayela zokusebenza, njenge-hachijō-daiko, nazo ziye zavela emiphakathini ethile yase-Japan. Amaqembu okusebenza e-Kumi-daiko awasebenzi e-Japan kuphela, kodwa nase-United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, naseBrazil. Ukusebenza kwe-Taiko kuqukethe izingxenye eziningi zesigqi sobuchwepheshe, ifomu, ukubamba induku, izingubo zokugqoka, kanye nezinsimbi ezithile. Ama-ensembles ngokuvamile asebenzisa izinhlobo ezahlukene ze-nagadō-daiko emise okomphongolo kanye ne-shime-daiko encane. Amaqembu amaningi ahambisana nezigubhu ngamazwi, izintambo, nezinsimbi zokhuni.
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Jul 15, 2024