Kodo - 'O-Daiko' - HD (japanese drummers - Taiko - tambours géants Japon)

Le collectif Kodo est formé en 1981 par d'anciens membres du groupe Ondekoza à la suite d'un différent entre Tagayasu (fondateur d'Ondekoza) et ses musiciens. Il perpétue et réinvente la tradition musicale japonaise, en explorant toutes les possibilités offertes par le taiko, tambour de peau tendue sur bois utilisé dans les fêtes traditionnelles.
Il parcourt le monde depuis le début des années 1980 pour diffuser son message « d'humanité partagée, de conscience environnementale et de paix ».

Ōdaiko : One of the most memorable drums of many taiko ensembles is the ōdaiko (大太鼓). For many, the ōdaiko solo is the embodiment of power due to the size of the drum, the volume, and the endurance it takes to perform. The ōdaiko is the largest drum of all taiko, if not the entire world. The largest ōdaiko are too big to move and permanently reside inside a temple or shrine. Ōdaiko means "big taiko", but within any group, it describes the largest drum in an ensemble, which could mean 12 inches (300 mm) in diameter or 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter. Made from a single piece of wood, some ōdaiko come from trees that are hundreds of years old.

Kodō (鼓童?) is a professional taiko drumming troupe. Based on Sado Island, Japan, they have had a role in popularizing taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad. They regularly tour Japan, Europe, and the United States.
Although the main focus of the performance is taiko drumming, other traditional Japanese musical instruments such as fue and shamisen make an appearance on stage as do traditional dance and vocal performance. Kodo's performance include pieces based on the traditional rhythms of regional Japan, pieces composed for Kodo by contemporary songwriters, and pieces written by Kodo members themselves. The numbers that Kodo perform can change from concert to concert. Kodo's performance normally lasts for about one hour and forty minutes.
In Japanese the word "Kodo" conveys two meanings: "heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythm and, read in a different way, the word can mean "children of the drum," a reflection of Kodo's desire to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.
Kodo strives to both preserve and re-interpret traditional Japanese performing arts. From worldwide tours and research trips, Kodo brings back to Sado world music and experiences which now exert a strong influence on the group's performances and compositions. They also collaborate with other artists and composers.
Since their debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981, Kodo have given over 3,100 performances on five continents, spending about a third of the year overseas, a third touring in Japan and a third resting and preparing new material on Sado Island.

[MegaAmar]

My friend invited me to a Taiko show one day and it was one of the most amazing events I've been to. Hearing those live is incredible, you can literally feel those vibrations in your whole body stimulating your blood. No wonder those drums were used in war

[PointyTailofSatan]

If people knew the incredible work done to create these drums, they would be amazed. The largest drums, weighing sometimes almost 3 tons (!), are made in one piece from the carefully selected trunk of a gigantic 700 year old elm tree. The drum is hollowed out, then spends 5 years in a drying room. Then it often goes into a huge vacuum chamber to remove any remaining moisture. THen the drums are smoked to help harden the wood. Only then do craftsmen with over 15-20 years experience begin, by hand, to give the drum its final shape. Next, artisans chisel special patterns into the inside of the drum to help tune it's resonance, based on the wood's grain, density, and if the drum will be used indoors or outside. Next, the outside is protected by several coats of high quality lacquer. Then, lastly, carefully selected and treated animal skins are tightened over the drumheads using twisted ropes for tensioners, and nailed in place with close to a thousand custom made nails. Incredible.

[DJBSharpMusic]

Japan proves one thing: no matter how many ages and seasons go by, drums will always sound amazing as an instrument, and they will always touch a primal part of our psyche.

[anniesue]

Drums, no matter what culture, always give me goose bumps

[hugs]

I saw a Japanese drumming performance in person once. I'll never forget the way my entire soul vibrated and how strong I felt the beat hit my entire chest. It's almost literally breathtaking when that power smacks into you. The energy in person is IN-SANE!

[sirrice]

The look in their eyes, those ripped arms, those war cries, that unmatched passion! These guy HAVE TO BE performing at the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony!

[NullGalactic]

*_You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like_*

[blackharmonics]

I attempted 2 Taiko lessons. Best experience ever. It was like a thunder rolling through the whole hall and the loud silence, when everyone of us stopped drumming simultaneously was amazing. I never felt my body this intensive before. Would do it everytime again.
(Sorry for mistakes. English isn't my native language.)

[moocow]

They stood there and beat the fucking shit out of those drums for 8 minutes. And it was awesome.

[alanmartinez]

Crossfit trainees: playing with rope.

Japan: hold my sake

[ryanmcconnell]

5:33- the fact that he can make his drum sound like crackling thunder is beyond legendary

[Zazabazaa]

My school used to have a Taiko drum club, and after school, you could hear the sound of almost a hundred of these drums going off at once. It was one of my favourite things

[DrunkenCoward]

6:02
This guy wasn't actually supposed to hit his drums there.
He just found the fly that killed his parents and finally got his long awaited revenge.

[YOUtubemonsterme]

the audience should be stilled from applause for at least 5 to ten seconds after end of drumming to hear the reverberations in silence in my opinion, silents punctuates and accentuates the power of the sound, .  incredible kodo drummers are amazing

[Jm-kisu]

I was 80 pounds when i watched this.


Now, i'm peering over Wall Maria, giving humanity a grim reminder.

[AVHD]

I remember I had a Taiko class in school and that was still one of the best moments of my academic career. There’s something so special about these drums that really hit a deeper level of your body and mind

[sekiko]

Note Edit: This was posted before the COVID-19 Pandemic. I noticed how ironic this got, so enjoy my comment.
This is what I want to see in the 2020 Olympics.

[spitfiresergi]

You can almost feel the burning in their forearms... It looks like a workout that they're completely zoned into...They love the pain! All the hard work. Amazing.

[volcelraptor]

The little touch I liked: When they finished they didn't bow to the audience. They just stopped. Stood up straight like: "Our work here is done." and strode off, alpha af.

[saidtheactress]

As others have already mentioned recordings don't do Kodo justice. One has to experience a live performance to not only hear and see but most importantly FEEL the power of their drumming. It is akin to a spiritual experience. Also they are easily the supreme group amongst all the groups I have ever witnessed. I have never been to one of their performances where the audience didn't erupt into an immediate standing ovation not only in response to what it had just witnessed but also in response to the energy the performance had generated.