VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Kenny Endo’s interview at Art of Life with Willow Chang
Moving to the Beat of the Taiko Drum
A segment from the PBS Hawaii series, “Artist”,
featuring Taiko Master and teacher Kenny Endo.
Produced and directed by Stuart Yamane
FOCUS – Meet Kenny Endo
Internship on Native American Reservation
Discover Nikkei Interview
* For performance videos, please visit “Collaboration” and/or “Media” page.
The Beat Goes On – Feb 2022
by Randy Dela Cruz, photos Bodie Collins, One Six Magazine (pg. 36-40)
He’s Got the Beat – 02.02.2022
by Ginger Keller, Midweek (pg. 15)
Grant will help Taiko Master Kenny Endo keep the Beat – 01.30.2022
by Steven Mark, Star Advertiser
Designing a Creative Life oral interview with Kenny Endo (Audio Streaming) – 09.29.2012
by Guy Rathbun, Public Radio Exchange (prx.org)
Interview with Kenny Endo – 11.06.2011
by Peggy Sonata, Michael Reddell @ “Outside The Line”, Windhook
Innovation from Tradition: A Conversation with Taiko Master Kenny Endo – Feb 2007
by Stanford Lively Arts Magazine
Kenny Endo’s “Symmetrical Soundscapes”
An article by Ben Pachter on The Taiko Source
“Island Breeze” CD Review – 8.24.2014
by John Berger, Honolulu Pulse
Kenny Endo and Hiromitsu Agatsuma Japan Society, NY, NY Review – 6.10.2013
Gratefulweb
US Audience in Awe of Japanese Traditional Musicians Tribute to 2011 Disaster Victims – 2.26.2013
Review of Kenny Endo & Kaoru Watanabe by Cherrie Lou Billones, Japan Daily Press
‘Taiko’ opens UH spring season – 02.08.2013
BY RYAN SENAGA (Special to the The Honolulu Star Advertiser)
The Backbeat Summit – 07.28.2010
by On The Stereo, The Honolulu Weekly
Yes, Quality Will Definitely Out – 3.15.2010
Review by Joe Patti, Artistic Director, Leeward Community College Theatre
Taiko X2 ON Ensemble and Kenny Endo – 03.30.2009
by Glen Creason, CerritosInk
Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble Performs – 05.02.2008
by Jonah Kaplan-Woolner, The Oberlin Review
Soloists sustain riveting performance – 04.15.2005
by Ruth O. Bingham (Special to The Honolulu Star Advertiser)
Programming enhances concert – 11.10.2002
by Joseph Rothstein (Special to The Honolulu Star Advertiser)
Kudos for taiko and symphony – 01.04.1999
by Ruth O. Bingham (Special to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Meet Kenny Endo – 10.14.2024
by CanvasRebel
Honolulu Taiko Drummer Kenny Endo Named 2022 United States Artists Fellow – 01.26.2022
by Kevin Allen, Honolulu Magazine
About Convergence, a CD featuring Kenny Endo and Kaoru Watanabe – 11.26.2015
Esto Es Taiko
Finding Beauty in the Beat – 10.09.2015
by Lynn Cook, The Honolulu Star Advisor
Old Friends: Kenny Endo – 10.07.2015
by Jaimie Kim, MidWeek
Kenny Endo Celebrates 40 Years of Taiko – 10.2.2015
by Gwen Battad Ishikawa, Hawaii Herald
KENNY ENDO NISEI WEEK PARADE MARSHALL – 8.14.2015
Rafu Shimpo Los Angeles
Endo, Agatsuma Bring Modern Style to Ancient Instruments – 06.07.2013
by Susan Hamaker, JapanCulture-NYC
Kennedy Theatre raises curtain on productions – 02.08.2013
by Steven Mark – The Honolulu Star Advisor PULSE
Buoyed by beats: Veteran taiko drummer Kenny Endo’s art has taken him on a global and musical journey – 06.11.2010
By Gary C.W. Chun, The Honolulu Star Advisor
Music of Gods: Kenny Endo shares the stage with top Japanese artists during the Cherry Blossom Festival – 03.04.2003
by Island Weekly
Taiko with a symphonic tempo – 01.01.1999
by Gary Chun (Special to The Honolulu Advertiser)
日本の伝統音楽をアメリカへ!「ミュージック・フロム・ジャパン」(Video) – 02.26.2013
By Fujisankei Communication International