"I want to create a wadaiko dance collaboration with Michael Jackson."
This, coming from the founder and artistic director of one of Japan's most successful wadaiko (Japanese drumming) groups, may seem strange -- and whether the icon of cosmetic surgery could rise to the occasion is another matter. But after experiencing a Yamato drummers' show, you're prepared to accept that this group could pull off even this fantastic possibility.
From the moment the spotlight falls on the first lone drummer, sheer excitement comes with every beat, every developing rhythm, every tableau the 11 drummers form and every "drum war" the members wage, trading rhythms aggressively between each other in a call-and-response style.