Drum sensation: Yoyoka Soma, the early years

(Thanks to my brother and fellow music enthusiast Arun, for his input and suggestions regarding Yoyoka.) 

“Led Zeppelin changed my life!"   

This is the video that made Yoyoka famous.  After it went viral, she began getting invitations to TV shows and music festivals all over the world, and was noticed by major rock stars including Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91pz1E8pAOY

 

 

Here she two years later, covering “Rosanna” by Toto.  This is a deceptively simple pop song, but the drum line, named the “Porcaro Shuffle” after the late Jeff Porcaro, stumps even a lot of professional drummers.  Yoyoka nails it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P-tTLmuKo0

“Virtual Insanity” (Jamiroquai)

Power, syncopation, and subtle cymbal work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYxjwN08eQk