Inside look at Taiko rehersal by Kodo, Japan's top performers

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Taiko drumming is one of the most dynamic musical performance that has been a part of the Japanese culture for centuries. This once one-man drumming evolved into a group performance called Kumi-daiko in 1951. The founder of Kodo, a group of worldly renowned Taiko performers is Daihachi Oguchi who introduced the world of Taiko music to the world through kumi-daiko.