“A celebration of music, of physicality, of life.” – New York Times
"The 14 musicians created waves of percussive sound that seemed to turn Carnegie Hall itself into a resonant cavity covered with animal skin." - New York Times
"The concert was a celebration of organic patterns." New York Times
"Indeed, if there is such a thing as perfection in music, Kodo comes as near to it as any group in the world." - Boston Globe
"Superlatives don't really exist to convey the primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo." - Chicago Tribune
"Throughout, the devil of it is the combination of the discipline of a surgeon's scalpel with the primitive, muscular endurance of a cavalry charge.The speed and dexterity are as impressive as the physical tenacity is breathtaking." - Chicago Tribune
"Heart of the beat -Kodo goes as far back as the cave for its intoxicating pulses." - Chicago Tribune