Kodo One Earth Tour 2009

The Kodo Drummers of Japan have enthralled audiences not only through the magnetism of their rhythms, but with the sheer poetic beauty of their overall sound. Among their truly staggering array of traditional percussion instruments, the centerpiece drum and star of the ensemble is the 800-pound o-daiko carved from the trunk of a single tree and played by two men using sticks as big as baseball bats. "If there is such a thing as perfection in music, Kodo comes as near as any group in the world." – Chicago Tribune