Columbia Taiko was founded by Akira Baruah, Andras Molnar, Diego Song, and Sue Anne Lee with our advisor Janet Youngblood in 2014. With the immense help of Taiko Aikokai, we began to play around New York spreading our love of Taiko with the Columbia community. We were able to borrow their drums and perform all around Manhattan and Morningside Heights in various venues such as International Festivals, Asian Festivals, and concert halls. In the past three years, we have learned many new songs, attended many workshops, and even sent a representative to ECTC (East Coast Taiko Conference) in 2017 with sponsorship from Taiko Aikokai. Now, we are playing strong and are continuing to grow our group and spread Taiko to the New York community. We hope to continue playing around the city and bring the culture of Japan to your doorstep.