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 ...

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 curtain rises to reveal a simple scene — drummers and their massive Taiko drums are plainly lit as they purposefully sit upon the barren stage. When they begin, the auditorium fills with cadences ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Japanese taiko group Kodo delivered an intense and energetic performance at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Thursday night, making their 11th appearance at the University of ...

It’s the rumble that gets you: the thumping, thunderous sounds of the taiko drums that are both unsettling and more than a bit exhilarating. For Kodo, one of Japan’s premier taiko groups, that ...

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