About AUN
Twin brothers Ryohei and Kohei Inoue are back as AUN. For 12 years they
had been the core members of world renowned Japanese Super Taiko Drum
Group “Ondekoza.” Their unbelievable city-to-city, 1,071-day/
9,319-mile marathon, which comprised 355 performances including 4 Carnegie
Hall concerts, a guest appearance at the Emmy Awards, and 4 New York City
Marathon appearances, was largely publicized throughout the US.
Ryohei and Kohei graduated Ondekoza and formed AUN in 2000. AUN represents
‘A’ the beginning and ‘UN’ the end in Japanese Buddhism,
which originated in Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language.
In 2001, AUN’s debut album "D.A.S.H. – Delight/ Anger/
Sadness/ Happiness" was released. In 2005, the 2nd album "E.A.S.T.
– Electric/ Acoustic/ Spiritualized/ Transmission"was released
by BMG Japan.In 2006, Ryohei and Kohei moved their home base to New York
City to increase international exposure. To be true musical ambassadors
of cultural exchange, AUN has been conducting performances/workshops at
high school and college both in Japan and the US (100 School Circuit).
They’re also planning their first Central American tour as well as
a US West Coast tour in November.
We have pictures and videos coverage from the event. Be sure to check
them out as well as our follow up interview with the president of NY-Tokyo.
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Drum Act at New York–Tokyo Music Festival