Sazanami 漣 Taiko Arts Ensemble will perform (2:00-2:20pm) for Japan Culture Festival 2024 at the University of Michigan! This event #JCF2024 is a free and open to the public, starting at 12pm with fun activity booths at Mason Hall plus #CityPop performances in adjacent Angell Hall: Aud. B from 2:00pm to 4:30pm (auditorium opens for seating at 1:40pm).
GLTC’s Sazanami 漣 Taiko Arts Ensemble: members Jianin, Maro, Ash, Mathew, Eileen [photo: 2023-12-05 from performance & presentation for UM Asian Music Festival at University of Michigan - Flint campus.
Sazanami 漣 Taiko Arts Ensemble (formed in 2023 with a debut at last year’s JCF!) is directed by Ann Arbor-based Taiko artist Mathew Jacqmin-Kramer as part of the Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) Taiko Arts Collective.
Sazanami 漣 “ripples” #JCF2024 Playlist:
SEIRYUU 清流 “clear stream” from Kakyo in Fukuoka, Japan
DAICHI NO ARASHI 大地の嵐 “earth storm” by Asano Otoha
KOYAMA OROSHI by Ash Brown w/shinobue bamboo flute
WANOICHI by Kaoly Asano to move with groove
MUSHI OKURI 虫送り “Send Away Bugs!” trad. from Kaga region, Ishikawa, Japan
University of Michigan’s Japan Student Association JSA presents Japan Culture Festival 2024 on Sunday 4/14 from 12-4:30pm ET at Mason Hall, with activity booths & performances starting with GLTC Sazanami Taiko Arts Ensemble at 2pm…JCF 2024 is free and open to the public!