She can reach the pedals a little better now

December 5, 2019 1:40 PM

Bulls On Parade, drum cover by Yoyoka Soma

10 year old Yoyoka (previously, Zeppelin) plays the drums

Guerrilla Radio, Rage Against The Machine
Rosanna, Toto
Can't Stop, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
The Pretender, Foo Fighters (on Ellen)
Stone Cold Crazy, Queen (On Ellen, ignore the bit after the performance)

Yoyoka's YouTube channel

posted by Gorgik (12 comments total)

That fill at 3:18 in Bulls on Parade is [fire_emoji].

And she is SO JOYOUS.
posted by hanov3r at 2:13 PM on December 5, 2019 [3 favorites]

she looks like she's having such a blast - it's great!
posted by DowBits at 2:20 PM on December 5, 2019

Dear god please I hope nobody teaches her how to twirl a drumstick because all the happy smiling during the breaks is WAY better.
posted by JoeZydeco at 2:40 PM on December 5, 2019 [5 favorites]

I was just wondering about her! What a delight.
posted by Riverine at 4:35 PM on December 5, 2019

There is something transcendent about little girls absolutely going nuts on the drums. The unrepressed physical and emotional presence, the extreme mindfulness, it gives me joyful electricity in my whole grownup girl self. See also the wonderful Nandi Bushell!
posted by mostlymartha at 10:29 PM on December 5, 2019 [2 favorites]

I would love to see what she does with something slightly more esoteric, as far as The Rocks and The Rolls go, like I Can See For Miles by the Who. I would imagine she would have a hell of a lot of fun with it.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 1:41 AM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]

Went down the rabbit hole and watched some other clips of her drumming. I had never really paid attention to the drums on "Uptown Funk" before, but some of those fills she played... wow!
posted by emelenjr at 6:25 AM on December 6, 2019

She has a nice feel on the "Rosanna" shuffle!
posted by oakroom at 12:53 PM on December 6, 2019

But can she do YYZ?
posted by dangerousdan at 1:03 PM on December 6, 2019

But can she do YYZ?

She's already older than when this kid did YYZ.
posted by hanov3r at 1:29 PM on December 6, 2019

There is something glorious seeing talented kids. Thanks for that hanover3r.
posted by dangerousdan at 3:38 PM on December 6, 2019

Use two sticks to make it in the nature!

(always found her videos... yeah transcendent is a good word for it, thx mostlymartha.)
posted by progosk at 11:54 PM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]