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KODO: One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe
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In its latest creation, Warabe, famed taiko troupe Kodo goes back to the roots of the artform, exploring the most basic and authentic of musical impulses: the “desire to play the drums with the simple heart of a child.” The living bearers of a centuries-old Japanese folk tradition, the ensemble’s athletic drummers create a universe of sound and emotion through thunderous percussion and polished theatricality.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Themed on the childlike predilection to beat drums, “Warabe” is the latest production from internationally-acclaimed Japanese taiko troupe Kodo. Their performances showcase a legion of skilled culture-bearers, each of whom does their part to carry on the centuries-old Japanese folk music tradition of taiko. Fans of thunderous percussive rhythms and feats of athleticism will not want to miss this special Bay Area performance on their North American tour.
Juhi Gupta
Contributing Writer
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