Out of all the taiko [太鼓] (Japanese drums) shows I have attended, this was without a doubt the one I enjoyed the most. HA·YA·TO: Drum Masters. First of all, the core of HA·YA·TO is comprised by the three Kanazashi brothers – Keita, Ryota and Yuta – along with a number of renown musicians: Koji Hada, Takayuki Hashiguchi, Makoto Sekine and Syunchiro Kamija, aside from two special guests: Chieko Kojima (dancer and first female wadaiko master in Japan) and Masato Shibata (shamisenworld champion).

I was lucky enough to get a premium seat as I attended a matinee show in the theatre Teatros del Canal in Madrid. The show represents the four seasons of the year, and each part has its own rhythm and characteristics, along with energy and colour. At one point there were seven drummers and sixteen drums being played on stage at the same time.

After the show, you could take pictures with the artists, and I was lucky I could do so with everybody! Also, I got myself the DVD…