Dear all,
Holy Happy New Year!
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Dear all,。A new day and the New Year was welcomed today on the peak of the mountain in Phoenix. With this celebration, I wish you, your family and the Sangha a Happy New Year, a year full of joy, friendship, togetherness, health and beauty.。。。From Garyo。。。ーーーーー
Garyo’s video of the people playing music toward the New Year’s rising sun:IMG_5568.MOV0 Byte
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I wrote to Gary asking if the players are native Americans,
as I thought their clothes look like native Japanese, Ainu.
I received her reply to my question as follows:
“Thank you for posting the ceremony on your blog.
Nearly every morning since March 2020, the Japanese Taiko drummer
Ken Koshio walks up to Piestewa Peak to greet the sun with his drumming. When I first came to Phoenix on Dec. 17,
I was up very early and walked up to the peak. At this time, I witnessed his drumming the first time. Ever since,
I walk up nearly every morning to be part of his powerful ceremony. He is an peace activist and performs with his group in many places of the world.
Yesterday, he performed a typical New Year’s ceremony in his dojo, where I was invited to be part of it. I filmed part of it.
I am so impressed how he manifests pure power, vitality and strength in a very positive way. I try to send you the movie I made yesterday.
The people standing beside him is his partner Eriko, playing flute – she works in the administration of the Japanese garden.
The other one with the flute is his son and the guy with the drum is his best student, who is also a teacher.
Ken works together with Hopi and Navajo Indians and also performs with them. Therefore, his performance is a mix between Japanese Native American traditions.”
Drumming at the Dojo: