Taiko music is a traditional Japanese percussion genre that features large drums called taiko. The music is characterized by powerful, rhythmic beats that are often accompanied by chanting or other vocalizations. Taiko music is commonly used in festivals and other cultural events in Japan, and has gained popularity around the world in recent years. Some of the most well-known taiko groups include Kodo, Wadaiko Matsuriza, and Taiko Drums.
Explore taiko history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of taiko artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the taiko genre. You can find out what taiko genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 15994 | 81 | 54 | 48 | 64 | 34 | 120 | |
| 2 | 20 | 3524 | 81 | 53 | 35 | 81 | 38 | 130 | |
| 3 | 18 | 2027 | 93 | 51 | 48 | 77 | 38 | 113 | |
| 4 | 16 | 1574 | 80 | 47 | 45 | 78 | 33 | 111 | |
| 5 | 15 | 784 | 51 | 40 | 10 | 75 | 21 | 102 | |
| 6 | 11 | 1084 | 85 | 51 | 61 | 76 | 32 | 131 | |
| 7 | 16 | 2430 | 93 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 129 | |
| 8 | 15 | 3241 | 93 | 59 | 68 | 48 | 57 | 119 | |
| 9 | 12 | 3042 | 92 | 61 | 67 | 52 | 69 | 116 | |
| 10 | 12 | 1434 | 86 | 45 | 38 | 44 | 18 | 114 | |
| 11 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | 5924 | 82 | 50 | 45 | 73 | 23 | 117 | |
| 13 | 8 | 407 | 92 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 26 | 117 | |
| 14 | 7 | 250 | 91 | 48 | 58 | 91 | 31 | 128 | |
| 15 | 7 | 229 | 93 | 54 | 47 | 85 | 54 | 124 | |
| 16 | 6 | 325 | 90 | 72 | 55 | 68 | 33 | 119 | |
| 17 | 6 | 256 | 81 | 54 | 48 | 79 | 28 | 107 | |
| 18 | 5 | 903 | 87 | 43 | 33 | 55 | 30 | 108 | |
| 19 | 5 | 278 | 85 | 46 | 39 | 64 | 29 | 111 | |
| 20 | 2 | 508 | 60 | 37 | 27 | 55 | 22 | 128 | |
| 21 | 1 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 128 | 93 | 47 | 39 | 72 | 23 | 123 | |
| 23 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 0 | 235 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 0 | 14 | 172 | |
| 26 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 0 | 139 | 86 | 55 | 26 | 75 | 40 | 124 | |
| 28 | 0 | 92 | 90 | 51 | 47 | 77 | 24 | 123 | |
| 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 0 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 0 | 43 | 89 | 61 | 38 | 64 | 29 | 137 | |
| 32 | 0 | 130 | 69 | 46 | 11 | 71 | 19 | 132 | |
| 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 0 | 220 | 86 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 22 | 121 | |
| 36 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 0 | 34 | 80 | 42 | 35 | 71 | 25 | 127 | |
| 39 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular taiko music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
