ToMoRo is a duo formed in 2004 with taiko and shinobue. They are aiming to express the relationship between the two opposite elements, " Sound " and " Silence " under the limited conditions using only beat of taiko and melody of shinobue. Whatﾕs more, as well as they alue the impressive presence of taiko and the characteristic timbre of shinobue, theyﾕre pursuing a new music of their own.

Tomoko grew up with musical instruments, such as piano and trumpet. She learned to play the taiko and shinobue(bamboo flute) of Edo-Bayashi(a kind of Japanese traditional music) and joined YUGENTEI-TAMASUKE-SHACHU(one of the groups performing Japanese traditional music at various occasions such as weddings) as a taiko player. After the training for two years at KODO Apprentice Center, she has energetically composed and played live in ensemble. Currently, she has been studying Noh-kan(also bamboo flute) and shinobue with Mr. Yukihiro Isou who is renowned as a shinobue player of Noh-play(a Japanese traditional play with singing and slow dance).

Tetsuro was a member of KODO(a group of Japanese drums 'taiko') from 1991 to 2002. He left KODO in June 2002 to start his original music activities as a soloist.
In spite of using a Japanese instrument 'taiko', he has a unique sense of rhythm which cannot be categorized as 'pure Japanese music' and also has an excellent sense and technique which makes him jump over the wall of a music genre. Even though he has these fantastic talents, he's still been facing taiko earnestly. Therefore his performance pursuing its fascination and possibilities of taiko appeals to everyone's soul. His challenging performance into any kind of genre will open up a new field of music in near future.

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