Biography
A multi-instrumentalist deeply versed in the Zen Buddhist shakuhachi tradition, Rodrigo Rodriguez first surfaced in the early 2000s with music that blended classical forms, new age textures, and global traditions. Among his recordings are Across the East (2007), Shakuhachi Meditations (2010), and The Classical Music Legacy of Japan (2018).
Argentina-born and Spain-raised, Rodriguez immersed himself in classical repertoire while still a child. He devoted himself exclusively to classical guitar until turning 22, at which point traditional Japanese music captured his attention. To integrate those elements into his expanding musical vocabulary, he journeyed to Japan and trained in the lineage of Katsuya Yokoyama under Master Kakizakai Kaoru at the International Shakuhachi Kenshu-kan School. In 2006 he signed with the Los Angeles-based Gemini Sun label and began issuing a series of new age, world, and contemporary works—Beyond the Times, Inner Thoughts, and Music for Zen Meditation [Shakuhachi Japanese Flute]—while appearing regularly before audiences throughout both the Western and Eastern hemispheres. The 2018 single “Shakuhachi: The Zen Flute (The Distant Call of the Deer)” found him collaborating with his teacher Kohachiro Miyata. Later that same year his eighth album, The Classical Music Legacy of Japan, was released.
Argentina-born and Spain-raised, Rodriguez immersed himself in classical repertoire while still a child. He devoted himself exclusively to classical guitar until turning 22, at which point traditional Japanese music captured his attention. To integrate those elements into his expanding musical vocabulary, he journeyed to Japan and trained in the lineage of Katsuya Yokoyama under Master Kakizakai Kaoru at the International Shakuhachi Kenshu-kan School. In 2006 he signed with the Los Angeles-based Gemini Sun label and began issuing a series of new age, world, and contemporary works—Beyond the Times, Inner Thoughts, and Music for Zen Meditation [Shakuhachi Japanese Flute]—while appearing regularly before audiences throughout both the Western and Eastern hemispheres. The 2018 single “Shakuhachi: The Zen Flute (The Distant Call of the Deer)” found him collaborating with his teacher Kohachiro Miyata. Later that same year his eighth album, The Classical Music Legacy of Japan, was released.
Albums

Shakuhachi Classics
2025

Zen Retreat - Shakuhachi Meditation Music
2025

Kohachiro Miyata: The Complete Masterworks for Shakuhachi
2024

Shakuhachi - Japan
2023

Color de Sol
2023

Zen - Shakuhachi Flute
2023

Intente
2023

Shakuhachi Solos
2022

Breeze in the Country (Shakuhachi & Ukelele)
2022

Zen (Shakuhachi, Koto, Guqin, Yanqin, Gayageum)
2022

The Shakuhachi (Folk Song for Japanese Flute)
2022

Zen Garden (Meditation Music for Shakuhachi and Koto)
2021

Zen Mystery (Shakuhachi Meditation Music)
2021

Blowing Zen - Shakuhachi Meditation Music
2021

Shakuhachi: Esashi Oiwake (The Sound of the Bamboo)
2021

Shakuhachi: The Spirit of Zen (Hifumi Hachigaeshi)
2021

One More Night / We'll Meet Again
2021

Changes (Ambient & Shakuhachi)
2021

You're Always by My Side
2020

Surrender (Chillstep)
2020

Real (Shakuhachi Emotional Chillstep)
2020

The Enlightenment Flute of Buddha (Shakuhachi Meditation)
2020

Fantasy of Oiwake: Shakuhachi Flute
2020

Healing Buddha Music (New Age & Chill Out): Eastern Light Shakuhachi Flute Music
2020

For Luna (Variations of Neptune) [feat. Les Silva]
2020

Poem of Japan: Music for Shakuhachi
2019

Music for Yoga and Reiki: Relaxation Music for Shakuhachi
2019

Shakuhachi: The Zen Flute (The Distant Call of the Deer)
2018

The Classical Music Legacy of Japan
2018

Para Variar y Bailar
2017

Los Mayorales de la Provincia
2017

Tributo Mi Linda Mujer
2017

Vallenatos de Mi Tierra
2017

Legado de Nuestros Abuelos
2017

Alma Sabanera
2017

Linha do Tempo
2014

The Road of Hasekura Tsunenaga: Music for Shakuhachi Flute
2013

Traditional and Modern Pieces: Shakuhachi
2012

Christmas Feelings
2010

Shakuhachi Meditations
2010

The Prayer
2008

Beyond the Times
2008

Across the East
2007

Inner Thoughts
2006

Guitar Into The Wind
2002
Singles





