KODO

KODO

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Kodō, a professional taiko drumming troupe, was formed in 1981 on Sado Island, Japan. The group's origins trace back to Ondekoza, another taiko ensemble founded in 1971. Kodō made their debut at the Berliner Philharmonie in 1981 and quickly gained international recognition for popularizing taiko drumming. Their repertoire included traditional Japanese rhythms, contemporary compositions, and original pieces by group members. Kodō's extensive discography included notable albums such as Heartbeat Drummers of Japan (1985), Kodo vs Yosuke Yamashita in Live (1986), and Ubu-Suna (1988). The group has had almost 4,000 performances worldwide. Kodō also notably established the Kodō Cultural Foundation in 1997 and helped facilitate the annual Earth Celebration festival on Sado Island.

Top tracks

05
SHAKE
KODO
Heartbeat - KODO 25th Anniversary
03:37
Composers: Not Documented - Tetsuro Naito
07
Warau
KODO
Kizashi
05:07
Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
08
Morikomori
KODO
prism rhythm
05:34
Composers: Yoko Fujimoto
01
Shinogi
Skream
Shinogi
04:37
Writer: Oliver Jones - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Oliver Jones - Yuta Sumiyoshi
05
Mine no Kaze
KODO
Evermore
05:50
Writer: 砂畑好江 / Composers: 阿部一成
09
Tomorrow
KODO
Tsuzumi
05:32
Writer: Mitsuru Ishizuka / Composers: Mitsuru Ishizuka
10
Renka
KODO
prism rhythm
02:42
Composers: Ayako Onizawa
10
Overture (From "Hero" Soundtrack)
Itzhak Perlman
Martial Arts Trilogy: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Banquet & Hero (Music from the Soundtracks)
04:23
Composers: Tan Dun
04
Gone with Leaves (From "Hero" Soundtrack)
Itzhak Perlman
Hero - Music from the Original Soundtrack
03:29
Composers: Tan Dun
01
Strobe's Nanafushi ( Satori Mix )
KODO
Sai-So: The Remix Project
05:48
Composers: Tetsuro Naito - Eiichi Saito
02
Victory
Tokio Myers
Victory
06:57
Writer: Torville Jones - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Torville Jones - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
11
Farewell, Hero (From "Hero" Soundtrack)
Kodo
Hero - Music from the Original Soundtrack
02:57
Composers: Tan Dun
09
Spirit Fight (From "Hero" Soundtrack)
Kodo
Hero - Music from the Original Soundtrack
04:34
Composers: Tan Dun
05
Okoshi
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
05:20
Composers: 前田順康
04
Wangan
KODO
Evermore
08:04
Composers: 北林玲央
08
Olympiaaku
Bamba Pana
Together, Pt. 2
03:43
Writer: Jumanne Ramadhani Zegge - Yallah Gaudencia Mbidde - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Jumanne Ramadhani Zegge - Yallah Gaudencia Mbidde - Yuta Sumiyoshi
02
Irodori
KODO
Heartbeat - KODO 25th Anniversary
04:57
Composers: Not Documented - Leonard Eto
05
Wax On
KODO
Sai-So: The Remix Project
03:54
Composers: KODO - Łukasz Gottwald - David Beal
02
Kara Don Doro
KODO
Evermore
04:37
Composers: 三枝晴太
01
Floor
KODO
prism rhythm
03:12
Composers: Not Documented - Jun Akimotom
06
Ambience
KODO
Evermore
05:33
Composers: 前田順康
06
Yukishiro
KODO
Kizashi
07:23
Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
02
After the Rain
KODO
Kizashi
04:16
Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
02
Go
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
02:44
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
01
Lion
KODO
Heartbeat - KODO 25th Anniversary
03:55
Composers: Leonard Eto
06
Yuwai
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
05:01
Composers: 住吉佑太
01
Sayagi-Uta
KODO
Evermore
03:30
Writer: 砂畑好江 / Composers: 青森県民謡
03
Border
KODO
Evermore
07:29
Composers: 木村佑太
03
Homura
KODO
prism rhythm
05:31
Composers: Hideyuki Saito
02
Ichiru
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
03:25
Composers: 木村佑太

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  • Discography
Albums
Mountains
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
22-08-2025
Mountains
01
Mountains
KODO
Mountains
04:15
Composers: 住吉佑太
02
Saeki-bayashi
KODO
Mountains
10:40
Composers: トラディショナル
03
Sepia Foothills
KODO
Mountains
05:44
Composers: 住吉佑太
04
Ichiroku-bayashi
KODO
Mountains
06:26
Composers: 住吉佑太
05
Mogami-gawa Funa-uta
KODO
Mountains
04:13
Composers: トラディショナル
06
Miyake
KODO
Mountains
06:03
Composers: トラディショナル
07
Improv
KODO
Mountains
03:39
Composers: 住吉佑太 - 崔在哲
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Kodo Anthology III
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
23-11-2024
Kodo Anthology III
01
Yamauta
KODO
Kodo Anthology III
04:12
Composers: 青森県民謡
02
Sepia Foothills
KODO
Kodo Anthology III
04:29
Composers: 住吉佑太
03
Wangan (Live in Tokyo 2024)
KODO
Kodo Anthology III
10:02
Composers: 北林玲央
04
Hana Kiyari
KODO
Kodo Anthology III
03:20
Writer: 阿部好江 / Composers: 阿部好江
05
Ichiroku-bayashi
KODO
Kodo Anthology III
05:43
Composers: 住吉佑太
06
Over That Mountain
KODO
Kodo Anthology III
04:33
Writer: チェ・ジェチョル / Composers: チェ・ジェチョル
Evermore
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
26-06-2024
Evermore
01
Sayagi-Uta
KODO
Evermore
03:30
Writer: 砂畑好江 / Composers: 青森県民謡
02
Kara Don Doro
KODO
Evermore
04:37
Composers: 三枝晴太
03
Border
KODO
Evermore
07:29
Composers: 木村佑太
04
Wangan
KODO
Evermore
08:04
Composers: 北林玲央
05
Mine no Kaze
KODO
Evermore
05:50
Writer: 砂畑好江 / Composers: 阿部一成
06
Ambience
KODO
Evermore
05:33
Composers: 前田順康
Kodo Anthology II
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
23-11-2023
Kodo Anthology II
01
Rubicon
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
05:08
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
02
nat.
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
09:10
Composers: 前田順康
03
Transformative Love
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
04:42
Composers: 齊藤栄一
04
yellow
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
03:31
Composers: 平田裕貴
05
Kaigara-bushi
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
05:09
Writer: 鳥取県民謡 / Composers: 鳥取県民謡
06
Yuwai
KODO
Kodo Anthology II
05:01
Composers: 住吉佑太
Kodo Anthology I
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
23-11-2022
Kodo Anthology I
01
Chonlima
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
07:12
Composers: 藤舎呂悦
02
Ichiru
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
03:25
Composers: 木村佑太
03
Impromptu
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
07:00
Composers: 見留知弘
04
Inochi
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
07:40
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
05
Okoshi
KODO
Kodo Anthology I
05:20
Composers: 前田順康
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
21-10-2022
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
01
Zomeki (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
05:05
Composers: 住吉佑太
02
Yosari (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
05:27
Composers: 前田順康
03
Chonlima (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
07:15
Composers: 藤舎呂悦
04
Jang-Gwara (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
06:18
Composers: 金子竜太郎
05
Ne Ne (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
06:20
Composers: 前田順康
06
Kiyari, Miyake (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
08:38
07
Etto (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
KODO
Shoso (Live at Asakusa Public Hall, Tokyo, 2022)
06:33
Composers: 日野浩志郎
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Warabe (Live)
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
14-09-2022
Warabe (Live)
01
Koe (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
08:08
Composers: 住吉佑太
02
Miyake (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
06:25
03
Niwaka (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
04:20
Composers: 前田順康
04
Hae (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
06:43
Composers: 山口幹文
05
Uminari (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
09:43
Composers: 住吉佑太
06
Shinka (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
02:23
Composers: 三浦康暉
07
Okoshi (Live at Amusement Sado, Niigata, 2021)
KODO
Warabe (Live)
05:41
Composers: 前田順康
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Kizashi
17-03-2022
Kizashi
01
Yui
KODO
Kizashi
05:03
Composers: Yuta Sumiyoshi
02
After the Rain
KODO
Kizashi
04:16
Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
03
Tri-
KODO
Kizashi
04:25
Composers: Yuki Hirata
04
Yosari
KODO
Kizashi
05:35
Composers: Masayasu Maeda
05
Gunjo
KODO
Kizashi
07:07
Composers: Mitsuru Ishizuka
06
Yukishiro
KODO
Kizashi
07:23
Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
07
Warau
KODO
Kizashi
05:07
Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
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Tsuzumi
℗ 2021 Pitch & Sync
18-02-2022
Tsuzumi
01
Kono Mine no
KODO
Tsuzumi
05:00
Writer: Yoko Fujimoto / Composers: Yoko Fujimoto
02
Hitohi
KODO
Tsuzumi
05:22
Writer: Masayasu Maeda / Composers: Masayasu Maeda
03
Hayate
KODO
Tsuzumi
07:16
Writer: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
04
Uchoten
KODO
Tsuzumi
07:23
Writer: Yuki Hirata / Composers: Yuki Hirata
05
Ayumi
KODO
Tsuzumi
03:46
Writer: Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Yuta Sumiyoshi
06
Izumogaku
KODO
Tsuzumi
04:04
Composers: Kodo
07
O-daiko
KODO
Tsuzumi
13:10
Composers: Kodo
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Tomorrow
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
13-11-2021
Tomorrow
01
Koe
KODO
Tomorrow
04:25
Composers: 住吉佑太
02
Tomorrow
KODO
Tomorrow
05:33
Composers: 石塚充
03
Kiyari, Miyake
KODO
Tomorrow
08:35
04
Yukishiro
KODO
Tomorrow
07:22
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
05
Kizashi
KODO
Tomorrow
05:24
Composers: 平田裕貴
06
Yui
KODO
Tomorrow
05:04
Composers: 住吉佑太
07
Kirina's Theme
KODO
Tomorrow
04:37
Composers: 山口幹文
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Together, Pt. 2
℗ 2021 Pitch & Sync
30-07-2021
Together, Pt. 2
01
A Notch In The Saw
Simian Mobile Disco
Together, Pt. 2
04:13
Writer: James Ford - jas Shaw - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: James Ford - jas Shaw - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
02
A Dam In His Sandler
Equiknoxx
Together, Pt. 2
03:52
Writer: Jordan Chung - Shanique Marie - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Jordan Chung - Shanique Marie - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
03
The Origin Of The Pendulum
Andrea Belfi
Together, Pt. 2
04:01
Writer: Andrea Belfi - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Andrea Belfi - Yuta Sumiyoshi
04
Yorus
Amy Root
Together, Pt. 2
03:50
Writer: Sjoerd Huissoon - Lukas Amer - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Sjoerd Huissoon - Lukas Amer - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga - Yuta Sumiyoshi
05
Rōrā
Suspended Disbelief
Together, Pt. 2
05:01
Writer: Alex Lavery - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Alex Lavery - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
06
Heartbeat
KODO
Together, Pt. 2
02:50
Writer: Peter Jolliffe Laurence Thomas - Anthony Friend - Robert Gentry - Dilys Uwagboe - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Peter Jolliffe Laurence Thomas - Anthony Friend - Robert Gentry - Dilys Uwagboe - Yuta Sumiyoshi
07
At The Dojo
Onra
Together, Pt. 2
01:00
Writer: Arnaud Bernard - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Arnaud Bernard - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
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Together
℗ 2021 Pitch & Sync
09-07-2021
Together
01
In the Horse Stable of the Sphinx
KODO
Together
04:44
Writer: Andrea Belfi - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Andrea Belfi - Yuta Sumiyoshi
02
Pawā
KODO
Together
04:08
Writer: Emma Kirby - Yuta Sumiyoshi - Yuki Hirata / Composers: Emma Kirby - Yuta Sumiyoshi - Yuki Hirata
03
You Came To Me
KODO
Together
04:44
Writer: Rufus Wainwright - Marius De Vries - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Rufus Wainwright - Marius De Vries - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
04
Kalak
KODO
Together
02:45
Writer: Sarathy Korwar - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Sarathy Korwar - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
05
Victory
KODO
Together
06:57
Writer: Torville Jones - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga / Composers: Torville Jones - Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
06
Shinogi
KODO
Together
04:37
Writer: Oliver Jones - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Oliver Jones - Yuta Sumiyoshi
07
Ye Gamo
KODO
Together
05:18
Writer: Tlale Makhene - Yuta Sumiyoshi / Composers: Tlale Makhene - Yuta Sumiyoshi
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Nowy Ląd
Patryk Kosiedowski
05-02-2021
Nowy Ląd
01
Dirty Dancing
KODO
Nowy Ląd
04:29
02
Premium
KODO
Nowy Ląd
02:47
03
Dynastia
KODO
Nowy Ląd
04:29
04
Jadę i Myslę
KODO
Nowy Ląd
04:33
05
Płynę (feat. Explicit Boy)
KODO
Nowy Ląd
03:22
06
Narcos
KODO
Nowy Ląd
04:29
07
Stalker
KODO
Nowy Ląd
04:29
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The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
25-07-2020
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
01
Cloud Nine
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
01:58
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎 - 住吉佑太
02
Go
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
02:44
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
03
Komorebi
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
04:55
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
04
Across the Border
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
01:58
Composers: 住吉佑太
05
Remember Me
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
02:49
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎 - 住吉佑太
06
Hide and Seek
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
02:40
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎 - 住吉佑太
07
Journey through Blue
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 1
05:02
Composers: 住吉佑太
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The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
℗ Otodaiku Co., Ltd.
25-07-2020
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
01
Ayumi
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
03:20
Composers: 住吉佑太
02
Halcyon
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
02:39
Composers: 住吉佑太
03
Enigma
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
03:44
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎 - 住吉佑太
04
Snipe
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
02:03
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎 - 住吉佑太
05
Ake
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
03:56
Writer: 阿部好江 / Composers: 渡辺健吾
06
Zomeki
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
04:00
Composers: 住吉佑太
07
Awakening
KODO
The Heartbeat Laboratories “Alatane” Vol. 2
02:44
Composers: 池永レオ遼太郎
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