Donate to Shangö Mountain Taiko
Help us bring the Heartbeat of Japanese Taiko to the Mountains of Appalachia – with more Drums – and all the things we need.
SMT’s Shimedaiko, our small 17in. Eisa-Odaiko, his “Big Brother”, a 21in. Nagado Chu-Daiko. We need MORE.
Please Help Us Out! Tasukete kudasai!
What we're trying to do is audacious. A community taiko group in a small, rural Applaachian town far from the centers of North America Taiko - with no Zen Temple, no Buddhist Church, No Japan Society, No significant Asian American Community, No Colleges or Universities, and no major Institutional Sponsors. Our schools here in rural Morgan County, WV are chronically strapped for cash. So your support just means the world to this bunch of hillbillies with sticks! Arigato Gozaimasu!!!
We had suspended the Drum Fund Raiser to focus on Recruitment, Rebuilding & Retraining the group. We needed players more than we needed more drums! We’re now seeing improvements in attendance and participation... so we’re looking at needing new drums again. Gomi-daiko do fulfill a need – and are certainly thump-able, (and cheap!) but they just aren’t the same!
None the less, as a fairly young group, we still pretty much need...well, everything. As an unsponsored Community Group with no actual income, our Members and Trainees pay out of pocket for everything we use and need, costumes, some of our rehearsal spaces, training materials, instruments, travel expenses... literally the works.
But more than anything else, we need drums! Taiko Drums are scary expansive. When asked what a new Taiko Drum costs, think of ten djembe drums, or a your first used car, and go up from there. Obtaining and access to quality and culturally appropiate instuments are the overriding main barrier to entry for Taiko players and Taiko Groups!
We don't have a 501(3)c yet. The paperwork is... quite formidable. We’ve started that process, but it’s going to take more than a little time to pull it together. In the meantime, we’ll gratefully accept your donations, and thank you so much. Even the smallest amounts help us out a lot! We also have nothing but grattitude for the continuing support of the Taiko Community Alliance They are all kinds of awesome and do so much to support Taiko in America!
Arigato Gozaimashita to everyone that’s helped us out!
Domo Arigato gozaimasu for however you can help!
We really appreciate it!
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HEALTH GUIDANCE
The safety of our drum community is always our first priority. We still recommend to please take all appropriate health precautions and practice good hygiene and steps to prevent illness. If you’ve tested COVID-positive, feeling unwell, or need to isolate, no problem! It’s absolutely okay to say home and miss one. We certainly understand, and we do want to protect each other. Recover, get healthy, and we’ll see you next time!
Drum safe! Yassai!