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In 1987 Ryutaro Kaneko became a member of “KODO”.
While he was with KODO, he played as a central player in 32 countries  in the world, and also composed and arranged songs, directed music and produced.
What should be noted (about his achievement) is he not only created his original play but designed the instrument “cappa(Japanese small cymbals)” which he succeeded in establishing as a common musical instrument.
In 2007, he became independent.
He has been doing a great number of sessions with the artists from different genres.
At his workshops, the attendees succeeded don’t just learn technique, but they can experience the surprising change of their sound by approaching their body and mind.
Those workshops are highly praised internationally.

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Born in Tokyo in 1963, Kano started playing the drums at age 13. In 1984 he moved to NYC to pursue his career in business, and in 1987 he returned to Japan to pursue his passion for music. He moved to Sado island to join the internationally renowned Taiko drumming group, KODO. As a taiko drummer and bamboo flute player for KODO, Kano has performed in over a thousand venues worldwide including Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonic Hall and Theatre de la Ville in Paris. In 1997, he left KODO to start his own career as a bamboo flute player.
Kano draws his musical inspiration from the beautiful nature of Sado Island. He can make the Japanese bamboo flute sing like the birds and sound like the ocean breeze and the forest wind. Kano’s melodies are simple and expressive, and his original compositions showcase the blend of traditional and modern, incorporating Japanese scales and rhythms, jazz improvisation, African rhythms and classical music. Kano is always eager to explore new possibilities in music, and welcomes opportunities to collaborate with artists across the musical spectrum.
Kano also shares his love for music through lectures, demonstrations and workshops for children, adults and educators worldwide. His lectures are conducted both in English and Japanese, and the topics include making bamboo whistles, drumming and improvisation.
Kano has produced several albums including his own debut album “Fish Dance” (2005/Yamaha), and “Kaze Utau (The wind sings)” (2006/Yamaha).
These albums feature Kano’s compositions written for Japanese flute, piano, guitar, double bass, percussion, strings, Guzheng (Chinese harp) and Tsugaru-Shamisen (Japanese Banjo).
Kano has given concerts in India, Italy ad USA, and continues to spread his music throughout the world.

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Japanese throat-singer and morin khuur (Mongolian fiddle) player. His music activities ranges from Mongolian traditional style to modern collaboration with pop music, classic, Japanese traditonal music, and Butoh with his Japanese sense of art. He learned not only recent stage performance of Mongolian music, but also nomadic style of music and technique of morinkhuur. He was designated to be a successor of his teacher Y. Nergui (Mongolian human cultural heritage), a famous nomadic morin khuur player in Gobi Desert.
His throat-singing duo Tarbagan with M.Todoriki won the guest division and placed second overall at UNESCO's throat-singing contest held in Tuva 1998. He joined many Japanese recordings including KODO, EPO, and Yumi Matsutoya.