Since the appearance of the troupe in 1981 at a festival in Berlin, Kodo has been spending about a third of the year overseas In the presence of Japanese Ambassador Takehiro Kagawa, nine drummers in ...

The drum is often considered the first human instrument. But in the hands of the performers of Kodo, drums are not primitive but powerful — emotionally expressive and even spiritual. The large ...

The spectacle of a muscular Japanese man clad only in a loincloth and beating a 900-pound drum is hard to forget. However, that is not the chief memory you will carry from your evening with the Kodo ...

KODO – THE HEARTBEAT OF THE DRUM takes us deep into the world of Japan’s famed KODO company of percussionists and its school on the island of Sado. As the seasons go by we share the lives of teenagers ...

In the Japanese language, the word " Kodo" has two meanings. It can mean "heartbeat" — the fundamental source of all rhythm. However, the characters used for the group's name have a different meaning, ...

Members of the Japanese drumming group Kodo had a rough start to their 30th anniversary One Earth Tour through North America. The ensemble made it to the States safely, but its drums weren't so lucky.

In its latest creation, Warabe, famed taiko troupe Kodo explores the most basic and authentic of musical impulses, the "desire to play the drums with the simple heart of a child." The living bearers ...

3 Full Cast Set For MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American Tour 4 Full Cast Set for BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB North American Tour Internationally renowned taiko performing arts ensemble KODO is ready to drum ...