Eitetsu Hayashi

Eitetsu Hayashi
Eitetsu Hayashi accepting flowers after a 2001 concert in Tokyo
Eitetsu Hayashi accepting flowers after a 2001 concert in Tokyo.
Background information
Birth nameEitetsu Hayashi
Born (1952-02-02) February 2, 1952 (age 72)
Tōjō, Japan
GenresTaiko
OccupationSolo performer
Years active1971–pres.
Websiteeitetsu.net

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]

  1. ^ Sasaguchi, Rei (27 January 2012). "Hayashi drums up a birthday performance". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Eitetsu Hayashi – Japan's Premier Taiko Drummer". Katara. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Hoover, William D. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Postwar Japan. Scarecrow Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0810854604.