Karen Falkenstrom and her taiko drumming group, Odaiko Sonora, hope to raise $1,800 on Kickstarter to fund the printing costs of their picture book, Asako, The Girl Who Saved Her Village.
Asako was originally conceived as a folk tale used in a taiko drumming performance piece. The book version of this story includes illustrations by Nadia Hagen, artistic director of Flam Chen and the All Souls Procession. These printed books will be given to the local library and school partners that the group works with.
Here’s more about the project: “Scan codes [printed on the books] will allow readers with smart phones to download the [taiko drumming] music and listen to it where it fits into the story. The book will be released at the Tucson Festival of Books, in conjunction with a performance of Asako by current residency students at Prince Elementary and Amphi Middle Schools, and our own Odaiko Sonora Youth Taiko Group.”
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