New subject: [OT] taiko - was: [linux-audio-user] how 'bout more music

31 Dec 2004

after a few months of lurking on this list i finally feel like i have
something to contribute, albeit horribly off topic.  the name of the
japanese taiko drumming group is Kodo, not goto (although i like the C
joke).  they do in fact come from sado island, famous as a hideout for
artists, exiles and recluses, where the group all live in a house
together and train new members.  all the while, they have been playing
one continuous world tour for about 12 years now called the "one earth
tour" (coming back to my town next month).  they were not formed with
any (organized) religious connections, but were actually an offshoot of
another taiko group called ondekoza.

before i spent all my time getting a linux audio workstation to work, i
used to perform in a taiko group here in vancouver called the uzume
taiko ensemble, which is where i learned about kodo and their kin.  it's
a real workout...

bernie arai

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  Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:01:35 -0800
 From: Robert Persson &lt;ireneshusband(a)yahoo.co.uk&gt;
 Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] how 'bout more music
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  What's
a "goto drummer"? 
 I think he might mean a Japanese taiko drummer, they play those huge
 cylinder drums.  
 Bang on! (those puns, those bloody puns)

 Goto is a famous drum troop based, if I am not mistaken, on Sado, an island 
 off the west coast of Japan.  Sado is known for its austere climate which is 
 almost as harsh as the weather in Montreal.  This is why it has over the 
 centuries attracted both ascetics and enemies of the state (exiles to Sado 
 rarely came back alive).  As far as I remember Goto was originally connected 
 with a Zen monastery, but today it no longer has a religious function.

 Many years ago when I was learning C programming I was told in no uncertain 
 terms never to use goto.  This was drummed into me.

 Robert
 -- 
 bim. bimbim bakabak boom.

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