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’s most famous export is Kodo, a Taiko performance troupe that has integrated the traditional wadaiko drum with worldly instruments and visceral, athletic displays of synchronicity since ...

Kodo, the most famous taiko-drum group in the world, performs at the University of Washington's Meany Hall on Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31.

The Japanese Drumming Ensemble Kodo takes on The Granada Theatre, in a performance that aims to bridge the gap between humans and nature.

Kodo’s instruments range from the small, tom-tom-like shimetaiko drums, which weigh 20 pounds apiece, to the spectacular 900-pound o-taiko, which is carved from the trunk of a tree and played by ...

The Virginia Arts Festival will bring internationally beloved troupe Kodo on Sunday, March 19, playing traditional taiko drums that range in size from 12 inches to 6 feet in diameter. Audiences wil… ...

Kodo returned Thursday evening to Denver to offer its distinctive celebration of the drum, an instrument that resonates deep in the human psyche. Perhaps it takes us back to our early days around a ...

But this is not a performance by professional taiko artists. Although the setting resembles the staging of the popular Kodo drum ensemble, the theater seats are empty, and standing behind the ...

Acclaimed Japanese taiko troupe Kodo returns to the SF Bay Area to perform shows UC Berkeley Feb. 2-3.

Kodo would seem like a cult if it weren't so obviously a commercial enterprise. The troupe of Japanese drummers, which comes to Proctors on Friday, has become legendary for its sinuous ...