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 ...

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 ...

The Japanese word “kodo” can be translated two ways — “heartbeat” and “children of the drum” — both of which embody the essence of the renowned taiko drumming troupe Kodo, whose flawless performance ...

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 ...

This week’s offerings take a turn toward the nostalgic with events celebrating 70s music, iconic pop culture greats, and the birth of new wave music. We’ve also got several classical music concerts ...

If you’re in the mood for some scantily clad men beating on things, you’re in luck tonight. Kodo, Japan’s most prominent taiko collective, are doing two shows at Joe’s Pub. So what exactly is taiko?

Which musical ensemble has performed some four thousand times, spent a third of each year overseas and another third touring around Japan before returning to their home base on the island that gave ...