12K views · 67 reactions | They say music is the universal language. Japanese drummers prove just that — as they share their culture and love for nature through 'drum tao.' www.cnn.ph | NewsWatch Plus Philippines | Facebook

Well hats off to this Japanese company for putting out an animated series about high school friends who play jazz music in the summer of 1966, in Kyushu Japan. Jazz, the ONLY American art form. The anime show is called "Sakamichi no Apollon" and the drummer performing the soundtrack is Shun Ishikawa, a jazz drummer in Japan. Very nice work! Didn't know Yamaha Drums made anime drums! We have so many new things happening this year and have decided to make most of these announcements available to o