what is his profession?
A drummer
Daihachi Oguchi
Master Japanese drummer Daihachi Oguchi is credited with inventing kumi-daiko, the taiko ensemble, in 1951. After founding his own ensemble, Osuwa Daiko, he led the spread of modern Taiko throughout Japan and the U.S.

A former jazz drummer, Daihachi Oguchi took ancient rhythms, broke them down and created new arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of drummers.
what is taiko? A percussion instrument where did this instrument originate from? The origin of the instrument is unclear, but it is believed to have been originiated from South China - a drum called kakko. was this instrument used in warfare? Yes - During the 16th-century Warring States period, specific drum calls were used to communicate orders for retreating and advancing. is it related to kumi-daiko? Yes - the term "taiko" also refers to the performance itself, and commonly to one style called "kumi-daiko" who invented this style? Daihachi Oguchi where is he from? Japan
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Daihachi Oguchi [SEP] Introduction
Oguchi helped turn the traditional form into a dramatic performance spectacle, elevating the traditional folk sounds of taiko to modern music played in concert halls, not just festivals and shrines. The period from 1970s to 1990s in Japan seemed to be the Renaissance of taiko music. The activities of Osuwa Daiko and other early kumi-daiko groups in 1960s, and the taiko performance at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 ignited the phenomenal taiko boom for next decades.