I was honored to be a taiko collaborator for Rieko’s debut solo artist showcase, Mai Rie, and to get the chance to learn and work with her leading up the event. Performing with me in my guest artists numbers are Lisa Shigenaga and Madi Do. “Okagesama,” an original Obon song that I wrote in memory of my Grandma, who was born to Japanese farmers in the Sacramento Delta, is debuted.