Taiwanese percussionists drum up a storm
Taiwanese percussion group, Ten Drum, opens its South African tour at the Sibaya Casino on 30 August.
DESCRIBED as breathtaking, dazzling and mesmerising, the internationally celebrated Taiwanese percussion group, Ten Drum, opens its South African tour at the Sibaya Casino on 30 August.
Nominated for a Grammy in 2010 in the World Music Category, Ten Drum, honours ancient traditional Taiwanese drumming, but is also part of Taiwan’s modern urban culture.
The fascinating drumming performance is integrated with dance moves, martial arts poses, atmospheric lighting and percussive narrative.
Ten Drum has notched up more than 700 performances, in about 50 cities in more than 15 countries, including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia, the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and a record- breaking mass drumming display of more than 1951 drums at the Tainan Municipal Stadium in 2004. In 2009 they were the toast of the Pilsen Festival in the Czech Republic.
It is now South Africa’s turn to feel the pulse of this percussive treat. Ten Drum – The Beat of Taiwan opens its four-city SA tour at the iZulu Theatre at Sibaya Casino for one performance on Friday 30 August at 8pm. The next day, as part of their ethos of exchanging global cultures, they will host a drumming workshop at the eNanda Adventure Site at Inanda Dam, followed by a vibrant outdoor performance for the public at 1pm.
With the support of the Durban Green Corridor and the eThekwini Municipality, the Ten Drum will participate in the eNanda Duelling Drums, an exchange of Taiwanese and South African rhythms.
Tickets cost R180 to R200. Bookings is through Computicket.
