Earth Celebration 2006

Earth Celebration is coming up soon!!!
Am very proud of myself for getting things organized 2 weeks ahead of time this year. Purchased my three-day-pass the other day (still haven't managed to go through the forest of Japanese kanjis on the website - thus made the very simple quick call to the ticketing office), the ticket will be ready to be claimed at the information center when I get to the island.

For those who don't know, Earth Celebration is an art/music festival hosted by World's best taiko drumming group Kodo at their home island, Sado.
Every Summer, musicians from all over Japan and the world gather for the three days of musical fun. Please visit the link above for more details. There are way too much fun things in the list. It is simply impossible to sum it up in a short blog entry.

That being said, per usual, my taiko group "Waraku Daiko" will perform at the fringe show on August 18, 2006 (Friday). The venue is at Kisaki-shrine. It is by the Ogi port, a very short walk from the information center.
We will be on stage at 2:30 PM.
This year the troupe is HUGE. We will have 12 drummers performing. Haha...!! This is going to be a blast, I know it already!!!

See you there!!















Kodo performing at the Art market @Ogi Port, EC 2005