Kodo Drummers of Japan March 25, 2009

The word “Kodo” conveys two meanings. The literal readings of the two characters that make up the name in Japanese are “drum” and “child,” conveying Kodo's desire to play the “taiko” or Japanese drum purely, with the heart of a child. It is also a homonym for “heartbeat,” humanity's most fundamental source of rhythm. On their “One Earth Tour,” the Kodo Drummers of Japan have given over 2,600 widely-acclaimed performances in 42 countries, from war-torn Croatia to America's Carnegie Hall, transcending the barriers of language and custom to remind us all of our membership in that larger community—the world.

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