The Kodo Beat is a quarterly English newsletter that focuses on Kodo's various activities. Printed versions are sent to 'Friends of Kodo' members by post, and the online version is available free of charge here on our website.
Latest Issue
Vol. 91 2010 winter
- Kaguyahime at the Opéra National de Paris
- Kodo Close-up: Shogo Yoshii, player
PDF (400kB)

Back Issues
The following Kodo Beat back issues are pdf documents.
Vol. 90 2009 autumn
- Gnosis: Kodo's Yoshie Sunahata Performs with Akram Khan
- Japanese Sashiko Textiles Exhibition in Great Britain
- KB Editor Johnny Wales' Glimpses of EC '09
PDF (1.8MB)

Vol. 89 2009 summer
- KASA Workshop Tour 2009
- Kodo Close-up, Yoshie Sunahata
PDF (380KB)

Vol. 88 2009 spring
- Kodo: In My Life for 30 Years
- Interview with Isabel González
PDF (508KB)

Vol. 87 2009 winter
Vol. 86 2008 autumn
Vol. 85 2008 summer
Our apologies, there was a mistake in Kodo Beat vol. 85 page four. The correct venue for the December Concert Series in Niigata is the Niigata Rytopia Concert Hall.
Vol. 84 2008 spring
- Kodo Has a Cow
- Yoko Fujimoto's First Solo CD, Morisa Komorisa (Lullabies)
PDF (1,000KB)

Vol. 83 2008 winter
Vol. 82 2007 autumn
- Reflections on EC '07
- Yosuke Yamashita, Zakir Hussain, Kazuaki Tomita, Ryutaro Kaneko
PDF (896KB)

Vol. 81 2007 summer
- The Sado Island Taiko Centre
- 20 Years of Earth Celebration
PDF (324KB)

Vol. 80 2007 spring
- Compact Show in the Big AppleKodo performed at Joe's Pub in Manhattan.
- Kodo Close-up, Ayako Onizawa
PDF (564KB)

Vol. 79 2007 winter
- Capturing Taiko
- Kodo's sound engineer Takuro Susaki talks.
PDF (160KB)

Vol. 78 2006 autumn
- See ya round Kaoru
- After 9 years with Kodo, St. Louis-born Kaoru Watanabe is leaving...
PDF (204KB)

Vol. 77 2006 summer
Vol. 76 2006 spring
- European Tour 2006, A company Manager's Tale
- Kodo Close-up, Masaru Tsuji
PDF (740KB)
Vol. 75 2006 winter
- Amaterasu: Kodo's 25th anniversary Commemorative Project Featureing Tamasaburo Bando
- Kodo Close-up, Kazunari Abe
PDF (308KB)
Vol. 74 2005 autumn
- Earth Celebration 2005, Galician/Celtic Heat
PDF (540KB)
Vol. 73 2005 summer
- prism rhythm: Home-made CD
- Kodo Close-up, Yasuhiko Ishihara
PDF (372KB)
Vol. 72 2005 spring
- On the Road with Kodo
- Kodo Close-up, Toshiaki Negishi
PDF (484KB)
Vol. 71 2005 winter
- On the Road with Ryutaro, Kaoru & Friends in Ireland, France & Spain
- Kodo Close-up, Masami Miyazaki
PDF (592KB)
Vol. 70 2004 autumn
- EC 2004 ...in the wake of Typhoon 15
- Kodo Close-up, Michiko Chida
PDF (552KB)
Vol. 69 2004 summer
- 2004 KASA North America Workshop Tour
- Kodo Close-up, Mitsuru Ishizuka
PDF (372KB)
Vol. 68 2004 spring
- Hideyuki Saito Takes the Helm
- Kodo Close-up, Tsugumi Yamanaka
PDF (380KB)
Vol. 67 2004 winter
- Hanayui... a lighter touch
- Kodo Close-up, Yasuko Yamaguchi
PDF (460KB)
Vol. 66 2003 autumn
Vol. 65 2003 summer
- Less is More: The Soft Approach to Power Taiko
- Kodo and The Hero
PDF (668KB)
Vol. 64 2003 spring
- Kabuki's Tamasaburo Bando directs 'Kodo One Earth Special'
- KASA North America Workshop Tour Report
PDF (224KB)
Vol. 63 2003 winter
- KASA 2003 North America Workshop Tour
- Kodo Close-up, Kazuki Imagai
PDF (124KB)
Vol. 62 2002 autumn
- One Earth Tour USA 2002 by Daniel Rosen
- Kodo Close-up, Tsubasa Hori
PDF (208KB)
Vol. 61 2002 summer
- Spring Earth Celebration
- An Introduction to Kodo Arts Sphere America (KASA)
PDF (208KB)
Vol. 60 2002 spring
- Kodo & the Forest - A walk in the woods of Kodo Village
- Kodo Close-up, Naomi Saito
PDF (96KB)
Vol. 59 2002 winter
- Impressions of European Tour 2001
- Kodo Close-up, Sachiko Abe
PDF (76KB)
Vol. 58 2001 autumn
- Earth Celebration 2001
- Mickey Hart Interview
PDF (60KB)
Vol. 57 2001 summer
- Kodo's Roots by Atsushi Sugano
- Kodo Close-up, Ryuji Sato
PDF (32KB)
Vol. 56 2001 spring
- Kaoru Watanabe's U.S. Tour 2001 Report
- USA Taiko and Voice Workshop Tour
PDF (72KB)
Vol. 55 2001 winter
- What is Taiko? - Shawn Bender and his thoughts
- Kodo Close-up, Takeshi Arai
PDF (68KB)
Vol. 54 2000 autumn
- 2000 autumnEarth Celebration 2000
- Kodo Close-up, Akira Nanjo
PDF (116KB)
Vol. 53 2000 summer
- East meets east: Kodo in Korea and China
- Kodo Close-up, Shinichi Sogo
PDF (88KB)
Vol. 52 2000 spring
- North American Tour 2000 Interviews by Daniel Rosen
PDF (124KB)
Vol. 51 2000 winter
- Earth Celebration 1999 Milford Graves and Ryutaro Kaneko Interview
- Kodo Close-up, Kiyoko Oi
PDF (108KB)
Vol. 50 1999 autumn
- Earth Celebration 1999 Huun-Huur-Tu Interview
PDF (104KB)
Vol. 49 1999 summer
- Journey to Tuva
- Kodo Close-up, Tetsuro Naito
PDF (64KB)