On Thursday, March 9, the world-famous Japanese drum troupe Kodo brought a stunning performance to Jorgensen Center. As a celebration of its 42-year anniversary, Kodo put on a North American premiere ...

Sado, Japan, is not an easy trip. After a 14-hour flight to Tokyo, you’ll have to hop a two-hour bullet train ride followed by a two-and-a-half-hour ferry trip to get there. But on this isolated ...

Many theories exist to explain the popularity of Japanese taiko drumming. Moe Niiyama, a member of Kodo, a professional taiko drumming troupe from Japan, ascribes to one in particular. “It’s said the ...

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 ...

An apprenticeship with Kodo is not for the faint of heart. To join Japan’s premier taiko (drum) ensemble you first have to sit exams and go for interviews and auditions. If you pass, you must then ...

One of the stranger moments in the Beatles’ story was a time the Fab Four seriously considered buying a Greek island on which to live and make music, far from the late-1960s madness of their native ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The curtain rises to reveal a simple scene — drummers and their massive Taiko drums are plainly ...

Kodo – the world’s foremost professional taiko company, which has played a major role in popularizing modern taiko drumming – will present its newest program, DADAN, across the United States for the ...

In performance, Kodo creates an awesome spectacle as the intricately choreographed Japanese taiko ensemble unleashes waves of sound across a vast spectrum, from the thunderous whomp of the gigantic ...

Kodo — one of the world’s most familiar and influential taiko ensembles — is on a North American tour that stops at Fairfield University’s Quick Center March 8 and 9 for “Evolution,” a program of ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Japan’s drum ensemble Kodo on its One Earth Tour 2019, exploring the Japanese taiko drum through its energetic, and meticulously choreographed performance, Evolution, 7 p ...