Here are a handful of videos from Sukakusai, the harvest festival, on Sado Island. The performers are members of the Kodo Kenshujo, Kodo's apprentice center. The fourth, fifth and sixth videos are a rendition of "Chonlima," a popular Kodo song that is meant to reflect the running of wild horses. In the second to last video, notice the students holding Asahi (beer) bottles: normally lit lanterns would be used in this traditional dance and song. The last video is of John, a former apprentice, performing Oni-daiko, the regional dance and drum beat. Oni-daiko usually is done in full costume with masks and everything, and is believed to ward off demon spirits....Enjoy!
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Very cool J. These videos remind me a lot of the drum solos 311 does during Applied Science. They do a lot of cool variations, but using the rest of the band for coordinated percussion interludes also seemed really, really cool for a western rock band to do. Here's a video of the full Applied Science track with a solo.
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