Question: Facts: - years active: 1981 -- present - caption: logo for kodo - origin: sado island , japan - label: red ink - genre: taiko - name: kodo - image size: 250px - background: group_or_band - image: kodo logo.png Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kodo -lrb- taiko group -rrb- .
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although taiko are the primary instrument in their performances , other traditional japanese musical instruments such as fue and shamisen make an appearance on stage as do traditional dance and vocal performance .kodo 's repertoire include pieces based on the traditional rhythms of regional japan , pieces composed for kodo by contemporary songwriters , and pieces written by kodo members themselves .since their debut at the berlin festival in 1981 , kodo has had almost 4,000 performances , spending about a third of the year overseas , a third touring in japan and a third resting and preparing new material on sado island .