Having performed all around the world, the taiko (drum) ensemble Kodo is back in Japan, ready to conclude its “One Earth Tour 2012: Legend” with a Christmas Eve show in Tokyo on Dec. 24.
The big news for the Sado Island-based taiko group this year was that famed kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo V took over as Kodo’s artistic director from April, and the One Earth tour, which started in May, has been the first one under his direction.
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