Gocoo's European Tour this year started with a performance at the Millenaris Teatrum in Budapest, Hungary. Rika and I planned to visit Budapest during this time so we could be at the performance. There was something about sharing the Taiko in a foreign country that felt very special, as if we were there as cultural ambassadors, and yet, as Gocoo struck their drums, their shamanistic rhythms united everyone in that hall in a universal beat.


Gocoo members preparing their drumsticks for the performance while Rika looks on
Gocoo testing the acoustics of the hall
Kaoly with young fan