大倉流大小鼓宗家故大倉長十郎の長男として生まれる（大倉家は、室町時代より続く能楽囃子｢大鼓・小鼓｣の家）祖父、父より稽古を受け、９歳で初舞台。能舞台の他、大鼓ソリストとしての方向性を確立、古式奏法にのっとり至難の技とされる素手打ちにこだわり、大鼓という日本古来からの伝統打楽器を通じ幅広いジャンルを横断しながら国内外のインタージャンルのアーティストとの活動多数。世界各国の式典やイベントで演奏を続け、ローマ法王より招聘されバチカン宮殿内クリスマスコンサートでも独奏を披露、又CMなどメディアにも多数出演。世界に向けて日本文化を発信している文化プロデューサーでもある。2005年文化デザイン賞受賞。PIAZZA PLUSよりＣＤ｢World Beat｣、ユニバーサルミュージックよりＣＤ｢飛天｣がある。
注）能楽においては、重要無形文化財
（個人指定）保持者のみ、「人間国宝」と通常呼ばれており、大倉含むその他の者は、重要無形文化財（総合認定）保持者と呼ばれております。
Shonosuke Okura is the eldest son of the late 15th generation head ofthe Okura School, Chojuro Okura. (The Okura family legacy has been passed down since the Muromachi Period, as one of the Noh musical families in the field of Otsuzumi and Kotsuzumi Japanese drums. ) He has taken lessons from his grand-father and father, and at age 9, he appeared on his debut stage. Besides performing on the traditional Noh stages, he has established his position in the field as a solo Otsuzumi player and insists on playing with his hands, a task of extreme difficulty. Since then, with Otsuzumi, which is a Japanese traditional percussion instrument, he has collaborated with various artists in Japan and internationally traveling in all directions through wide genre of arts. He has been invited by the Pope to play in the Vatican Palace Concert Hall and has performed at various ceremonies and events around the world. He is a cultural producer who promotes the wonder of Japanese culture abroad. A recipient of Japan Cultural Design Award 2005. He released his CDs "WORLD BEAT" from America PIAZZA PLUS and "HITEN" from Universal Music and his autobiography "KODO - Beat" from Chichi Publication.
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