The Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble features master drummer Kenny Endo on Taiko (Japanese drum) and Japanese percussion. Synthesizing traditional Japanese drumming techniques, world musical rhythms, and western jazz percussion styles, taiko master Kenny Endo is a leading force in contemporary taiko performance in the U.S. and Japan. The Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble plays original compositions for taiko, koto (Japanese zither), fue (bamboo flutes), and other Japanese traditional instruments highlighting the new dimensions Endo is bringing to an old Japanese art. Endo leads three ensembles under the name Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble. They are based in Honolulu, Tokyo, and the mainland U.S.A.

"Eternal Energy," a CD featuring the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble of Tokyo was released in the United States in 1995. The Ensemble features master drummer Kenny Endo on taiko and Japanese percussion; Yoshinori Nomi, one of the pioneers of Latin percussion in Japan and a former member of the Tokyo Cuban Boys on Latin percussion and taiko; master of the traditional lion dance and Japanese festival music of old Tokyo, Kyosuke Suzuki, on bamboo flutes, taiko and lion dance; and Hideaki Kuribayashi, innovative 17-string bass kotoist (Japanese zither).

Endo has two other CDs containing all original compositions. Recorded live in Tokyo, they are "Hibiki" (Resonance) (1998) and "Jugoya" (Crystal Clear Moon) (2000). "Hibiki" features the Tokyo Ensemble with special guests including Japanese noh theatre musician and classical Japanese drummer Tosha Kiyonari. "Jugoya" features the Tokyo Ensemble and special guests Hiros Nakagawa on bansuri (traditional bamboo flute of India); vibraphone virtuoso Hitoshi Hamada; and Endo's Honolulu-based dynamic taiko drummers.

The Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble of Tokyo made its U.S. debut concert/lecture/demonstration tour in Hawaii in spring 1996, receiving standing ovations by sold-out crowds at every concert.