The booming sounds of Japanese Taiko drums will be heard in the foothills as the Akafuji Daiko drumming troupe from Otsuki City, Japan, will perform at Farnsworth Park at 5 PM Thurs., July 29. The public is invited to attend.
The group is traveling to the U.S. to play at a Colorado Rockies baseball game in Denver, followed by a stop in southern California.
The Akafuji Daiko owns the Guiness world record largest drum, the World Peace Drum. The last time they visited the U.S. was to play at a September 11th memorial in New York.
As an added bonus there's a local performer who appears with the group: Andrew Lyzenga, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga of Altadena, is currently teaching English at a high school in Japan and is a member of Akafuji Daiko. Lyzenga is an alumnus of Clairbourn School, Flintridge Preparatory School and the University of Redlands.
