World Music

KODO - Tsuzumi

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier March 16, 2023

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Marking its 40th anniversary, renowned Japanese taiko percussion group KODO presents Tsuzumi, a commemorative show that traces the troupe’s origins back to its very beginning. 

In Japan, it is impossible to imagine a festival, religious ceremony, or traditional dance taking place without the sound of the taiko. Its resounding rhythm, reverberating through the body and soul, is regarded as the heartbeat of the Japanese people, providing everyone with the strength to live. The energy of the taiko—and of its performers—is contagious.

In their very physical, thoroughly enthralling performances, the members of KODO showcase their absolute mastery of this traditional form of percussion, patiently learned through many years of training. But KODO does not limit itself to tradition—its music is also contemporary and diverse, inspired by the group’s travels around the world. 

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KODO
Photo credit: Takashi Okamoto
KODO
Photo credit: Takashi Okamoto
KODO
Photo credit: Takashi Okamoto
KODO
Photo credit: Takashi Okamoto
KODO
Photo credit: Takashi Okamoto
KODO
Photo credit: Takashi Okamoto

 

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Reviews

“1995 …the 14 musicians created waves of percussive sound that seemed to turn Carnegie Hall itself into a resonant cavity covered with animal skin.”

- The New York Times

“Indeed, if there is such a thing as perfection in music, Kodo comes as near to it as any group in the world.”

- Boston Globe

“Superlatives don’t really exist to convey the primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo.”

- Chicago Tribune

“Dynamic, electrifying vision… Nothing will prepare you for the 1,000 lb. drum assault, the precise timing or the wall of sound. An essential experience.”

- Time Out / UK

“The spectator is crushed by their power and then suddenly, silence. Complete silence as if life had stopped in an instant, no applause, not even a breath. I have never seen a show where the audience was so close to suffocating.”

- Le Quotidien de Paris / FRANCE
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