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	Founder/Co-Director After a tremendous experience with taiko in college, Diana wanted to extend the benefits of taiko drumming to her local community and thus founded Naruwan Taiko. She has played taiko since 2006 with UC Berkeley's Raijin Taiko and looks to continue innovating drum playing by incorporating techniques from wushu (Chinese martial arts). Her music experience involves playing the piano and the violin since elementary school as well as participating in high school music ensembles. In her free time, Diana is an avid athlete and artist and can be found engaging in any kind of sport or designing a piece of artwork.
	Co-Director In Spring of 2004, Erin performed with UCSD Asayake Taiko in their debut performance. The adrenaline rush and rhythmic pounding of the drums was like none other, and from that point on… she was hooked. She continued to play with Asayake Taiko until 2006, and now plays with Naruwan Taiko aiming to promote cultural awareness to the San Diego community. Her musical background includes piano, flute, and she is currently picking up the ukulele.
	Performer Bio Coming Soon!
	Performer Kari's musical experience extends to her early childhood when she began piano lessons and her involvement with Madrigali, a renaissance a cappella group. Since then she has been a part of numerous vocal and instrumental ensembles and has attended both Regional and All-State Honor Choir and Honor Band (for mallets/percussion). She played snare and tenors and served as drum captain of her high school's marching band drumline and in 2007 performed in Carnegie Hall as the marimba soloist for the debut of Rex Mitchell's Introduction and Fantasia. Kari is also the current music director of the DOTs, an all-female a cappella group, and is currently pursuing a double-major in Japanese Studies and Music Theory/Composition at UCSD.
	Performer Amy joined Naruwan Taiko in May 2008. Her musical experience includes the piano, which she continues to play in ensemble groups today.