| Title: | Psychic Phenomena |
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Last night we attended a fabulous drumming concert at the Pikes Peak Center here in Colorado Springs. The group is called Kodo. It is a company of drummers playing traditional Japanese drums and other traditional instruments. They are currently on their North American One Earth Tour which will take them to 24 cities throughout the United States and Canada during 1995. In a one week period this month (!), Kodo will appear at the Kennedy Center in WashDC, the **** Boston Symphony Hall **** and they will make their Carnegie Hall debut in New York City. They will conclude their tour with an appearance in Chicago. They have been performing for 10 years, are very disciplined people who exercise and practice 6 hours each day. They live on a small island north- west of Japan and they play undescribable music. The whole audience is alive with the beat and everyone, including the audience is exhausted but exhilerated at the end. We bought a video which had 5 selections on it, 3 which were played at last nights concert. It is loud but not painful and you will feel the vibration clear to your soul. If you have the opportunity to see Kodo, please don't miss it. You won't regret it. We payed $26 for each ticket, for ground floor seating and it was worth every penny. :-) For people in Colorado, there will be 2 more performances at the Auditorium Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex on Friday Feb. 3 and Saturday Feb. 4. Last night's concert was a sell-out so I don't know if tickets are still available or not. The Denver Post is one of the presenters so you could probably contact them to find out a number to call regarding the availability of tickets if you are interested in attending. Judy
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| 2028.1 | second this | ASDG::CALL | Thu Feb 02 1995 14:23 | 6 | |
I'll second this...I went to see them last year. The energy was
incredible. The drums beat vibrates you body and soul. The energy
starts at the drum and moves throughout the room until the entire
area is 'filled' with energy. Their is sooo much energy you can
'see' it. Do you know what day they are coming to boston? I saw them in
worcester last year.
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| 2028.2 | Also heard in movies.... | GENRAL::KILGORE | The UT Desert Rat living in CO | Thu Feb 02 1995 14:35 | 9 |
There was no mention in the brochure about a specific date, just the month, sorry. Also mentioned in the brochure was information about their music being used in several movies lately. "J.F.K." and "Hard Target" used some of their music and "The Hunted" has the entire film score composed and performed by Kodo. I just may have to go see that. ;-) Judy | |||||
| 2028.3 | Coming to U Lowell too! | HOTLNE::RLAMONT | Thu Feb 02 1995 20:03 | 4 | |
I also saw a sign at U Mass/Lowell saying that they would be playing
there during February. No idea on the date(s) but you could call.
Rick
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| 2028.5 | opps it's the 24th | ASDG::CALL | Wed Feb 08 1995 13:27 | 1 | |
It's the 24th not the 28th.... | |||||
| 2028.6 | They'll be in Lowell Feb 24 - DETAILS | NPSS::CREEGAN | Thu Feb 16 1995 12:45 | 59 | |
Coming to LOWELL FEB 24th. [thought this might interest someone]
UMass. Lowell
Presents the Kodo
Drummers of Japan
The University of Mass.
Lowell Center for the Arts
will present the Kodo Drum-
mers of Japan on Saturday,
Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. The per-
formance will take place in
Durgin Hall on the Universi-
ty's south campus at the corn-
ner of Pawtucket and Wilder
Streets. Free parking is
nearby.
Kodo is the Japanese per-
cussion company that has
become a global phenom-
enon. In the 19 years since
drummers make their inter-
national debut by running
the Boston Marathon and
performing right after finish-
ing the race, they have elec-
trified sellout crowds on five
continents. They set the
record for encores at Berlin
Symphony Hall (an hour) and
their 1984 appearancec at
the Los Angeles Olympic Arts
Festival were the first of 50
participants to sell out. Right
now Kodo is in the midst of
an extensive U.S. tour, com-
ing to Lowell directly from
their Carnegie Hall debut in
New York and a performance
at the Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C.
Tickets are priced at
$25/$23/$21 or $23/$21/
$19, if purchased with an
EarlyBird discount at least
a week before the event.
Student/children tickets are
priced at $12.50/$11.50/
$10.50. Tickets can be
ordered with MasterCard or
Visa by calling the Center
for the Arts at (508) 934-
4444 weekdays between 10 a.m
and 4 p.m.
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| 2028.7 | MKOTS3::JOLLIMORE | Always stop at the top | Tue Apr 23 1996 18:11 | 17 | |
For those who missed Kodo drummers, World Music presents:
ONDEKOZA, Demon Drummers From Japan. Saturday, May 4, 8pm, Sanders Theatre
This group was founded in 1970, on Japan's Sadu Island. In the
mid 80's, the original members split nto two groups, one was Kodo
and the other became Ondekoza, which is still under the direction
of the founder, Tagayasu Den.
In Japanese, Ondekoza means "demon Drummers" and in ancient times
the ancestors would summon spirits or demons by pounding drums.
This modern show combines the ancient rhythms with woodwind
flutes, cymbals, chants and precise dance derived from martial
arts.
Tickets are $22 and $18 and are available at TicketMaster or by
calling World Music at (617) 876-4275 or Sanders Theatre at (617)
496-2222.
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| 2028.8 | BOBSBX::RAMSAY | Tue Apr 23 1996 18:52 | 2 | ||
Now there's a blast from the past ... Jollimore ... nice to hear from
you!
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