Drumming up drama by Andrew Gilbert, Globe Correspondent

BERKELEY, Calif. — The o-daiko, the emperor of drums, stands alone at the back of the stage atop a shoulder-high shrine-like platform, impossible to ignore. Hewed from a single massive tree trunk, it offers the implicit promise that whatever amazing feats Kodo performs, Japan’s most celebrated taiko group has something even bigger in store.

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