Home - Yeeman "ManMan" Mui

Creative Artist • Music Educator • World Traveler

Meet "ManMan"

Project Ikigai • Mujō Creative • Arugakki and more

Collaborations

Traditional • Contemporary • Original Compositions • Collaborations

Performance

Professional Development for Taiko and Music Teachers

Taiko FUNdamentals

Parent and Child Taiko Drumming Classes for Ages 2-6

Taiko Together

yeemanmui

💜Creative Artist 🤍Music Educator💚World Traveler 🌈 Check out my website at www.yeemanmui.com and my parent-child taiko program @taikotogether.la

Wrapping up a 5-week Body Bayashi program with a g

Wrapping up a 5-week Body Bayashi program with a group of 4th and 5th graders. The zoom format actually opened up an avenue for me to share the stories of how this workshop piece came to be. I am able to show photos and videos of various communities that inspired me to create despite facing challenges along the way. One of the stories I want to highlight is the history of body percussion. Years ago when I was teaching another group of children, they brought up the word “hambone” jokingly to describe the body music that we were practicing. They weren’t aware of the history that come with the word. I feel the importance to include this video of Diane Ferlatte telling the story of hambone when I am teaching body percussion... As a musician, taiko drummer and Orff educator, Black music have uplifted my artistic expressions in so many ways, how do I make sure the stories of Black excellence don’t get erased along the way? Description of images included in the Alt Text section. Video 1: ManMan dancing and singing Body Bayashi to a backing track made with the sound of shime and kane Video 2: the slide show of an Edo Bayashi notation excerpt next to a video of Kenny Endo and Chizuko Endo performing Symmetrical Soundscape Video 3: the slide show about history of body music with a group photo of music educators from around the world at the San Francisco International Orff, and a video of Diane Ferlatte telling the story of “hambone” #dianeferlatte #orffschulwerk #bodybayashi #edobayashi #kennyendo #virtualworkshop #schoolresidency #musiceducation #decolonizetheclassroom #storiesmatter #artistdisruptors

A surprise gift from a student - for the past five

A surprise gift from a student - for the past five weeks, I’ve been teaching a series of virtual Body Bayashi workshops with several groups of fourth and fifth graders. One of the students drew this picture of me. 🥰What a shift in perspective -- their memories of me in a tiny zoom box. #virtualclassroom #taikoworkshop #bodybayashi #bodypercussion #bodymusic #taiko #childrensdrawing #zoommeeting #zoombox

Just taught 2 workshops this past weekend at the V

Just taught 2 workshops this past weekend at the Virtual Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational. Congratulations to @asayake_taiko for hosting, wonderful work bringing us all together! I forgot to take group photos 😅 so here are snippets of some fun stuff we did. “The Texture of Movement in Taiko” As a Highly Sensitive Person, I experience the world with a wealth of sensory experience. Sometimes the overstimulation could be debilitating. On the flip side, being an HSP has enriched my taiko playing in so many ways! In this workshop space, I love that we get to take a moment to analyze and investigate how texture informs our movement. 💜 Frame 1 - a word cloud of textures contributed by the participants Frame 2 - the set up of my teaching space from home Frame 3 - a video snippet of us (tho you can only see me) going through the choreography together. Popcorn and honey! #boomwhackers Frame 4 - random objects with a variety of texture that are usually within my reach #highlysensitiveperson #texture #movement #taiko #naname #iti2021 #collegiatetaiko #intercollegiatetaikoinvitational #sensoryplay #sensoryprocessing #taikoworkshop #teachfromhome

I am performing with @mujocreative this Sunday at

I am performing with @mujocreative this Sunday at this Solidarity Workout (9am) in Torrance. It will be the first time for me to get out of various bubbles that have been formed since covid as protective mechanisms. Looking forward to drum out loud and disrupt the narrative that have been handed to us. https://solidarityworkout.carrd.co #aapiheritagemonth #weplayforunity #antiasianhate #torrance #taiko #socialjustice

“We play for unity we play for unity we play for

“We play for unity we play for unity we play for unity....” unity doesn’t always have to be in unison, unity is making space to include every voice, to move forward with every voice 🥳 #bravemyselftogooutside #parkday #quitiplas #quitiplasinthepocket #quitiplasinspired #mujocreative @mujocreative

Grateful to be working with fellow artists to proc

Grateful to be working with fellow artists to process all that is happening and heal our trauma in generative ways. “Seeking Air, 2020” - Lisa Sanaye Dring (@captain_lisa_dring) #Audio, #theater, #performance, #poetry
@culture_la (https://culturela.org/reimagine) CONTENT WARNING:
Illness, Racism “This is a collaboration with Shih-wei Carrasco-Wu (@shihweimusic) and Yeeman Mui entitled Seeking Air. Through a series of conversations, musical and video explorations, we are creating a multi-genre collage in an effort to grapple with the layered, ever-shifting experiences of Asian Americans and Asian immigrants since the beginning of the pandemic. We reach toward mediums outside of our known fields as we are forced to extend our perception past what we thought was possible one year ago.”—LSD #aapiheritagemonth #antiasianhatecrimes #seekingair #immigrantstories

Wow a year has gone by. Happy birthday to me! I re

Wow a year has gone by. Happy birthday to me! I really miss hearing this old school Cantonese birthday song. Would anyone like to sing to me? 🥳 恭祝你福壽與天齊
慶賀你生辰快樂
年年都有今日
歲歲都有今朝
恭喜你
恭喜你 #birthday #taiko #community #cantonese #恭祝你福壽與天齊
Artwork by @yudoodlecat (Yurika drew this on my birthday in 2020 😛)

I took Carrie’s @allthingstaiko JABS Body Care f

I took Carrie’s @allthingstaiko JABS Body Care for Taiko - Mini taster yesterday. Carrie is one of my first taiko teachers that introduced me to a body driven kinesthetic learning style. I am always grateful that I started my taiko journey in a way that deeply resonated with me, and provided what I need most to thrive. 💜 It was awesome to share this wholesome space with other taiko friends. #carriealitacarter #jabs #bodycare #jointmobility #movement #taiko #kinestheticlearning #selectivemutism

A new series of Team Taiko classes are starting th

A new series of Team Taiko classes are starting this Saturday (Mar 6, 10:30am PT) until June 2021. This taiko space is originally created for folks like myself who speak English as a second language. It has also become a space where we celebrate the multicultural experience that we all live and breathe. Since the class shifted to online format during the pandemic, we have families participating and enjoying taiko together. This program was started by late Reverend Tom Kurai in 2013. Many different Taiko Artists have facilitated the class since. I’m honored to carry this program on and contribute my own perspective as an immigrant. There are still spaces available. It’s FREE to participate. (Funded by Grand Vision Foundation) Please spread the words if you know of any friends who’d like to join! DM me for registration info. #taiko #teamtaiko #immigrants #connection #empowerment #support #safespace #losangeles #sanpedro #comeasyouare #kadontimbretaiko

Messing around with Adobe Premier Rush 🤪🤣 I

Messing around with Adobe Premier Rush 🤪🤣 I was recording for Jalapeño Pizza composed by @maxyn_rose_leitner with choreography by @sasencain 👏🏼🥳🍕check out @asanotaikous for the upcoming virtual recital. #asanotaiko #hybridtaiko #naname #hira #newcomposition #moftstand @moft #invisiblecollection #homestudio #adobepremierrush

[#Healing] Four snapshots from 2020 where I had th

[#Healing] Four snapshots from 2020 where I had the space to step away from operating in “survival mode” and to really feel some deeply buried emotions. The vigorous shifts in Year 2020 had opened up opportunities for me to find some much needed clarity. May 2021 be the year where I can began some long awaited healing for my soul. Wishing your new year be filled with joy and peace 💜 #workinprogess #reflection #clarity #peace #vision #perspective #movement #expression #reimagining #cocreation #joy #connectingwithnature #interconnected

So grateful to be TaikoIN’ Together with you two

So grateful to be TaikoIN’ Together with you two in this crazy year 2020! Sharing a snippet of our last webinar - “IN’terconnected” from a couple weeks ago. Hello taiko friends, how would you finish this sentence? “taiko is ________.” May there be more togetherness in 2021. #gratitude #taikois #taikoin #vision #clarity #corevalues #interconnectedness #interconnection #connection #togetherness

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