This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the hazy mid-morning sun, dappled light dances across the dank woodland soil as the tips of gangly black pines sway gently in the ...

Tucking into our tofu hotpot at the end of our first day’s hike, our host started to play music. His three-stringed instrument, the sanshin, resembles a banjo, except that its body is covered in ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Complete Information About Kodo - One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe in Washington, DC at Center for the Arts at George Mason University. Experience the “primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo” (Chicago ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An internationally-renowned taiko performing arts ensemble is drumming its way from Japan to Bloomington soon. On Feb. 21, Kodo is bringing heart, history and high-energy taiko ...

In its latest creation, Warabe, famed taiko troupe Kodo explores the most basic and authentic of musical impulses, the "desire to play the drums with the simple heart of a child." The living bearers ...

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