Yume Daiko Japanese taiko drummers
2023 Cleveland Asian Festival
May 21, 2023

Matt Richards studied, taught and performed taiko with the group Mukade Daiko during the fifteen years he lived and worked in Yasu, Japan. Matt had the opportunity to attend camps and workshops with the world famous Japanese taiko group Kodo. He began with Mukade Daiko as a beginner and left as the leader.

After moving to Cleveland he and his children began performing in various scholastic and private function venues. Other members joined and the group took the name, Yume Daiko; the two words meaning "Dream" and "Drums".

They performed at the 2023 Cleveland Asian Festival. Isabel Lawrence, a reporter and anchor for WKYC TV, introduced Yume Daiko and this first powerful taiko drum performance from Japan.

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Matt Richards and Isabel Lawrence