Kodo (taiko group)

Kodo (Japanese鼓 童) is a Japanese taiko drum ensemble.

Kodo is used in the notation "children of the drum ", but also plays on the homonymous but鼓动written word for " heartbeat, pulse " on.

Kodo comes from the 1971 founded on the island of Sado Sado no Kuni predecessor, Ondekoza (佐渡 の 國鬼 太鼓 座, " Devil Drum Troupe from the country Sado "). Her debut under the name Kodo they gave in 1981 at the Berlin Festival. Since then, they have had over 3100 worldwide performances.

The Group operates an arts center on Sado, in which about 50 artists live. Here they spend about a third of the year to work on new songs for their performances.

The performances of Kodo contain both traditional Japanese rhythms and given pieces by composers, as well as composed by Kodo members themselves pieces. The programs of about one and a half to two hour concerts vary constantly.

History

Kodo was founded in 1981 by former members of the group had Ondekoza and in the same year her debut at the Berlin Festival. The next seven years, the group spent by Europe, Japan, touring North and South America and the Middle East.

Opened in 1988, the artists, the Kodōmura on Sado. In the same year, on the grounds of the first edition of the now annual Earth Celebration International Arts Festival.

In 1989, the group held their first drum workshop.

In 1991 the group took part in the Japan Festival in the UK. A small part of Kodo toured Africa, with performances that in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal.

In 1994, Kodo the Midem Classical Award at the 3rd International Visual Music Festival in Cannes.

In 1997 she established the Zaidan Hojin Kodo Bunkasaidan (财 団 法人 鼓 童 文化 财 団, " Foundation Kodo Cultural Property Group").

1999, Kodo worldwide performances under the " Koryu Gakko Kōen " tour (交流 学校 公演).

In 2002, she founded the art group " Kodo Arts Sphere America" ​​( KASA ) in North America. Furthermore, they appeared on the soundtrack of Chinese film Hero with. And in the same year they released the official anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2002, which they won enormous popularity.

2003 held the " Kodo Arts Sphere America" ​​his first workshop tour from. The artists released their first book titled The Tub Boats of Sado Iceland, A Japanese Craftsman 's Methods. Furthermore, they went with the "The Kodo One Earth Tour Special" ' again on tour.

Members

The group currently has 48 members, of which 24 artists and 24 organization personnel. The artists are 22-52 years old. With part-time workers and apprentices Kodo community is about 70 people strong.

Artist apprentices live two years in the house of the community, an old school house. For junior member selected apprentices spend another year of learning and practice, hoping to become a part of the organization Kodo.

In the past, the entire group lived in a community. Even now the younger members in Kodōmura, older members live outside the other hand, in nearby villages.

Kodōmura

After the group lived more than a decade in a converted school house, they bought a large piece of densely forested area in the southern part of the island of Sado. In 1988, the group ( Kodo Village鼓 童 村, engl. ) Opened the Kodōmura on this property.

In accordance with Kodos devotion to preserve traditional Japanese arts, they built a 200 year old farmhouse that was torn down in another place, as their office again. This building was a Community Cooking and Esstrakt, and a library, which covers mainly the topics music and dance extended.

Since then, a reception building, which is also a re- built farmhouse, a residential building, a recording studio, and recently a new sample hall have been built. In addition to these community dwellings that married members of the group in their own apartments and houses nearby.

Discography

  • Heartbeat Drummers of Japan (1985 )
  • Ubu - Suna (1988 )
  • Blessing Of The Earth (1989 )
  • Irodori ( 1990 Gold Disc Award for classical Japanese music )
  • Gathering ( 1991)
  • Mono- prism (1991)
  • Kaiki (1992 )
  • Best of Kodo (1993 )
  • Nasca Fantasy (1994 )
  • The Hunted: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 1995)
  • Ibuki (いぶき) ( 1996)
  • Against (1998)
  • The Remix Project ( 1999)
  • Ibuki Remix (1999)
  • 童warabe (1999)
  • Tsutsumi (1999)
  • Tataku: The Best of Kodo II (1994-1999) (2000)
  • Mondo Head (2001)
  • FIFA 2002 World Cup Official Anthem ( 2002)
  • Hero soundtrack (2003)
  • Sado e - One Earth Tour Special ( 2004)
  • Prism rhythm (2005)
  • Heartbeat (2007)

Swell

  • Official homepage of the group KODO
  • Articles about group Kodo on German
  • Kodo Arts Sphere America ( KASA )
Workshop (disambiguation) Hero (2002 film)
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