Ryoma TSURUMI
Profile
Ryoma Tsurumi joined his local taiko team at the age of six, and went on to join his high school’s taiko club, too. He entered the Kodo Apprentice Centre in 2012 and became a Kodo member in 2015. On stage, he is featured mainly on taiko drums and metal percussion instruments. Tsurumi is a dexterous, quick-quitted taiko player who has a mainstay presence on the Kodo stage. Adept at not only powerful drumming but also intricate metal percussion playing, he is pushing to broaden his expressive range even further.