Join Raion Taiko & GLTC Taiko Arts Collective members at the 2025 International Festival of holland on Saturday Sept. 27th!
Japanese Taiko Drumming
5:00-5:45pm on the Main Stage
Raion Taiko “Sound of Thunder” Japanese Taiko drumming ensemble and members of the GLTC Taiko Arts Collective are happy to return to this year’s International Festival! Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) is an arts & culture collective in Southeast Michigan USA, sharing the gift of Taiko arts experiences through education and performances since 2009. Taiko is rooted in the ancestral wisdom and cultural history of Japanese music traditions and continues to grow today as a global cultural arts movement that amplifies imagination, uplifts spirits, and builds community. Through the art of Taiko, GLTC members and supporters embody practices of collective care and creative connection in their communities as they drum, dance and dream together with abundant love and joy. https://www.internationalfestivalholland.com/main-stage-performers
Raion Taiko performers celebrate with fans at Detroit City FC May 2025 Asian Cultural Event.
Enjoy a mix of contemporary pieces composed and shared to the Great Lakes Taiko Center by artist Yamada Mizue in Kanazawa, Japan, songs from our own Midwest Taiko composers, and a traditional harvest festival song from the Kaga region in the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan:
YUME MIZUKI & DREAM by Yamada Mizue (DIA+, Kanazawa, Japan) songs reflecting our “dream” of playing Taiko together
RAIGUN by Yamada Mizue (DIA+) “Gathering Thunder”
HARU by Brian Sole (Raion Taiko, Michigan) “Spring”
3-3-7 by Tomo Terakado (Raion Taiko) a joyful cheer
GODAIKO by Yamada Mizue (DIA+) “The Great Lakes”
MUSHI OKURI (Traditional, Kaga region, Japan) “Send Away Bugs!”
