88 musicians to gather on 8/8/08

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Last summer, the Japanese avant-rock group the Boredoms presented "77BoaDrum," a composition for 77 drummers performed on July 7, 2007 (that is, 7/7/07). Now comes "88BoaDrum," to be performed - you guessed it - on August 8, 2008. As 88 drummers gather the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, the same day, the band Gang Gang Dance will lead a version of the piece in Brooklyn at 8:08 ET. Hisham Bharoocha, 88Boadrum’s artistic director, joins us with a preview.