The Official Website of Pete Lockett http://www.petelockett.com/
The official website of multi-percussionist Pete Lockett
in collaboration with Joji for Taiko to Tabla
The Official Anthony Phillips Website http://www.anthonyphillips.co.uk/
The official website of Anthony Phillips in collaboration with Joji for
Anglia TV's series of 'Survival' wildlife programs
TaikoSite http://www.taikosite.com/
The UK's most exhaustive website for information on Taiko events in the
UK by Taiko drummer Mark Alcock
Tamashii Daiko http://www.tamashiidaiko.com/
Britains only all female Taiko Drumming group consisting of Liz Walters,
Kumiko Suzuki and Claire Spencer. Tamashii is a Japanese word meaning
“purest and innermost expression of the soul”.
Kagemusha Taiko http://www.kagemusha.com/
Kagemusha Taiko is a non-profit arts and education organisation, dedicated
to the development and nurturing of an English style of Taiko, while enhancing
understanding between cultures through international artistic collaboration.
Based in Exeter in the south-west of England.
Mugenkyo http://www.mugenkyo.com/
Mugenkyo is Europe's foremost exponent of the exciting and dynamic art
of Taiko (Japanese drumming). The group was established in 1994 on their
return to Britain after two years of intensive training on the west coast
of Japan, under Taiko master Masaaki Kurumaya. Mugenkyo perform over 100
concerts a year at theatres, arts centres and festivals, throughout Britain,
Europe and Japan.
Taiko Meantime http://www.taikomeantime.com/
Taiko group founded in 2001 by Mark Alcock with support from the Japan2001
festival. Based in Greenwich.
Global Wadaiko Communications http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Stage/1825/
The website introducing the development and background of Taiko in the
UK in Japanese, by Yoshio Shimazaki, the superviser of Akatsuki Daiko
in Reading. It has also information on Akatsuki Daiko and Taiko in the
UK in English.
Real
World Records http://www.realworld.on.net/
World Music label by Peter Gabriel, which released Joji's album 'The Gate'.
WOMAD http://www.womad.org/
"World of Music, Arts and Dance", a project of Peter Gabriel.
WOMAD festivals have been held worldwide from 1982. Joji has made many
appearances at the festivals since 1986.
London Metropolitan Orchestra http://www.lmo.co.uk/
The orchestra which includes London Metripolitan Ensemble, collabotaring
with Joji Hirota in recording for Joji's albums 'The Gate(1999)' and 'The
Gate Japanese Edition(2002)', and in many concerts.
Ondes
Martenot Takashi HARADA's Home Page http://mirabeau.cool.ne.jp/onde/
Ondist and composer.
Special guest for the concert of Joji Hirota and London Metripolitan Ensemble
in Tokyo, Japan in 2002.