“My Last Tour” by Maya Minowa

melanie — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:23:56 +0000

We’re over halfway through our “MEGURU” Japan Tour.

This is my last tour with Kodo.

Ten years has passed since my first encounter with Kodo, in Brazil in the spring of 2008…

Since then I’ve made so many one-of-a-kind connections.

Maya as a Kodo apprentice

I am filled with gratitude to have found Kodo and for all the connections I’ve made ever since that first encounter. I’ll do my very best on stage for the remaining performances of the tour.

MEGURU (Japan Tour)

Dec 15 (Sat), 2018 Chofu-shi Green Hall (Large Hall), Chofu, Tokyo
Dec 16 (Sun), 2018 Fussa Shimin Kaikan Main Hall (Mokusei Hall), Fussa, Tokyo
Dec 19 (Wed)–Dec 23 (Sun), 2018 Bunkyo Civic Hall (Main Hall), Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo

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“Our Berlin Performance on Feb. 26” by Maya Minowa

melanie — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 05:24:54 +0000

Berlin, Germany.
The very place where Kodo made its debut 37 years ago.

That’s why Berlin is a very special place for Kodo.
On our 2018 tour, we were invited to give a performance at Berliner Philharmonie.

This hall boasts some of the world’s best acoustics. Even the sound of Japanese drums (wadaiko) resonates well here, very clearly and true to life. Good sound reached us no matter where we sat in the hall.

37 years ago, when the members of Sado no Kuni Ondekoza shifted directions and became Kodo, I wonder how they felt when they played taiko when they debuted here in Berlin.
That time of change must have been a more distressing time for those members than I could ever imagine.

From those new beginnings, Kodo’s performances have continued to evolve for decades.

I want the spirit when we face the drums, our spirit of resonance with the drums, to never change. I want to continue sharing that sound with people all over the world.

“Kodo One Earth Tour 2018: Evolution” Europe Tour

Maya Minowa – Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble

“My Last Tour” by Maya Minowa

“Our Berlin Performance on Feb. 26” by Maya Minowa