Place of Birth: Sado, Niigata Prefecture, JapanBirthday:Bio: 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. In Japanese the word \"Kodō\" conveys two meanings: \"heartbeat\" the primal source of all rhythm and, read in a different way, the word can mean \"children of the drum\".
