Kodō Drummers
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Place of Birth: Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Biography: Kodō (鼓童) is a professional taiko drumming troupe. Based on Sado Island, Japan, they have had a role in popularizing taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad. They regularly tour Japan, Europe, and the United States. In Japanese the word "Kodō" conveys two meanings: "heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythm and, read in a different way, the word can mean "children of the drum".
Movies
Kodō Warabe
Kodo, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2021, performed the piece "Warabe" as the third part ...
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Kodō: Live at the Acropolis
Live action documentary footage of a concert by the Kodo drummers of Japan at the Acropolis, Greece,...
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Kodō: Tsuzumi
“Kodō One Earth Tour: Tsuzumi” premiered in 2020 as the first commemorative work in the Kodo 40th An...
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Kodō - One Earth Tour Special
KODO has been exploring the limitless possiblities of the traditional Japanese drum, "Taiko" for ove...
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Kodō
Kodo's first original video performance, recorded at Ryotsu Shimin Kaikan on Sado Island, Japan. Tr...
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East Meets West
This documentary celebrates the bringing together of two very different musical traditions: the drum...
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Kodō Honoka
This live Video is a recording of the powerful stage finale of "Kodo 30th Anniversary One Earth Tour...
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Kodo
Shot on high-definition video during the 1998-99 "One Earth" tour of Japan's celebrated Kodo drummer...
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Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum
KODO – THE HEARTBEAT OF THE DRUM takes us deep into the world of Japan’s famed KODO company of percu...
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Kodō Legend
Legend marked a departure for Kodo into new creative territory under the direction of visionary arti...
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Kodō Shoso
In 2022, Kodo celebrated the milestone 10th year of its annual concert series in Tokyo’s Asakusa wit...
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Kodō Cycles
In “Cycles,” Kodo endeavors to capture the feeling of extensive natural cycles, using rhythmic seque...
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Spectre: Sanity, Madness and The Family
Jean grew up in a community under the influence of a guru named Chris. Years after escaping its grip...
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