It all started with a trip to Cuba with my good friend and fellow percussionist Kofi Andoh. We were immersed in the worlds best Cuban Salsa, Rumba and Bata music from Habana to Santiago. This music had such a profound effect on me. We knew we had to do something about it. Shortly after coming home we had the good fortune of teaming up with the great Mike Hams (traps and Brazilian percussion) who had just migrated to S.D. from Seattle. We all quickly filled my truck up with our percussion instruments and took to the streets (my favorite place to make music happen) where we found our voice. What makes this group is our ability to improvise and effortlessly weave in and out of musical cultures at the drop of a hand. We pride our music on its mostly improvised language and wide variety of ethnic instruments.

"Kodami" means "codes" in Polish and Ko/Da/Mi is the first two letters of our names.

The group is:
Kofi Andoh
Congas, Surdu, Bongo, Clave, Talking drum, Bells & Blocks

Mike Hams
Traps, Triangle, Vibes, Shakers, Gamelan Chimes, Bells, granite blocks

David Hurley
Timbales, Gamelan khyber, Tuned Alpine Bells, Graduated Bells, Cuica, Marimba, Bamboo Flute.

Web site and more music coming soon!

Love,

David