When the Japanese taiko drumming ensemble Kodo debuted at amusic festival in 1981, organizers thought they had a good thing.Twenty-five years later, they’re sure of it. Kodo, which visits Escondido ...

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, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It's a traditional Japanese art form rarely seen in the U.S. Christie Ileto has more on Tsuzumi performance in this week's 6abc Loves the Arts. The KODO drummers are putting on ...

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 ...

Kodo, the famous Japanese Taiko troupe, gave a rousing and heartfelt performance yesterday at the Asia Society in New York. The event was originally intended to celebrate Kodo's 30-year anniversary, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...