But in the hands of the performers of Kodo, drums are not primitive but powerful — emotionally expressive and even spiritual. The large Japanese ensemble is now more than 40 years old and has ...

Six enormous Japanese lanterns took their place on the warning track, spotlights illuminating them inside the Tokyo Dome. LED ...

Taiko simply means drum in Japanese, and performers use two main types. The first is made from a single, hollowed tree trunk with cow or horsehide nailed over each end. The second uses hide ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — More than 2,000 local 4th grade students were treated to a free performance of “Yamato: The Drummers of Japan” at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. The show was ...

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, ...