Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Presents Iwa Daiko

The Sacramento-based taiko collective Iwa Daiko builds community through the thunderous power of percussion. Roughly translated, Iwa Daiko means "Collective Purpose," signifying music's singular ability to bring people together for the sharing of authentic expression. Far more than kinetic entertainment, Iwa Daiko aims to promote peace, understanding and pluralism with music that honors cultural tradition and exploration. The ensemble includes Japanese American descendants of those who were forcibly relocated to WWII internment camps and those whose families migrated more recently, as well as Asian Americans of diverse cultural identities. Through taiko, Iwa Daiko is for a pluralistic world where all people can be free. Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco, the program embodies Iwa Daiko's belief that tradition is not in opposition to invention, but an essential link between where we have been and who we can become.