WATCH 12 YEAR OLD YOYOKA show off her finesse skills on the skins on the TOWER OF POWER classic!
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Her ghost notes are second to none and just her overall finesse is amazing
Truly, and it is such a pleasure to watch!
Thank you for reacting to this. Yoyoka is truly a gift for everyone who loves music. I play the drums myself, and very thankful when I see the younger generation discovering challenging music.
Looking at Yoyoka playing like that and your joyful reaction is a double pleasure. She makes us cry and laugh. That's a gift.
Yoyoka was born perfect, a perfect drummer👍. So much pleasure to watch.
Yoyoka is such a natural and pro, she could be a session drummer for almost any band or artist. 😎👍
remove almost.
Ive been following her on CZcams since she was five. Imagine how good she will be in another 10 years.
I could watch this one a thousand times.....ROCK ON YOYOKA!!!!
She is truly a phenom. Just love how her timing and touch are so next level.
Yoyoka is absolutely phenomenal. I’ve been a fan for years and she always amazes me. 🐰🥁🐰🥁🐰
She blows my mind!
Well, Ian Paice got tears as well after watching Yoyoka’s Burn.
It's hard not to well up a bit. So very remarkable!
She is awesome!! Never seen anything like her. She is a little Samurai on the drums! 😊
I sometimes get teary eyed also just for the fact how good she really is
You just watched a miracle ❤️🔥
This is the one where I believe she was playing a game with herself called "let's see if I can get the wing nut to come off the ride cymbal" 😄
I agree, she is the culmination of her spiritual ancestry. Born to play drums.
I Am going to be 63 years old and and have been playing drums for over 50 years. Just when I think that I finally know what I am doing, a 13 year old girl from Japan named Yoyoko comes along. She understands nuance more than any drummer i know.
She is the best. Absolute my favorite musician
One thing I like about her is she plays different styles. She can play like this, funky, but she can play jazz, or in a punk band. She just enjoys whatever she’s playing.
shes so incredibly good its truly shocking to behold her greatness! really wanna see her cover some dave weckl and jojo mayer!
Her sync with the bass is crazy good spot on
AND Ians’ first comment was: “she hits harder than I do!!!” 😵💫
She is loving the music with her heart and that's what makes her better than anything. She is one of the best drummers of all time.
Thank you for your comments and if you have a chance to look at the posts she put on CZcams where she plays Whiskey-a-gogo, simply sublime, I think people are starting to discover her more and more.
She is no Stranger
I started watching her about a year before Covid thought right away, wow, she is already better than most.
the prof, really rocks been following her since she was 6, she just keeps getting better and better, amazing is she.
She's a joy to watch.
Great reaction sir! Zero complaints for sure. Nothing you said is wrong. I have followed YOYOKA for years and met, and spent time with her on multiple occasions when she came to Las Vegas to perform. In fact, I attended the recording session of Led Zepplin's "The Ocean" she did with EllenPlaysBass, a phenomenal 9 y.o. bass player. Found out Ellen and her father live less than 2 miles from me and I have remained friends with Ellen's father. She is literally just an all around great human, which is why Newsweek Japan voted her one of the top 100 Most Respected Japanese in the world at age 11, the same year that DrummerWorld added her to their Top 500 Drummers OF ALL TIME list. ! The scary part is, as great as she already is, she seems to improve almost weekly! Geeeeezzzz! She has even done some live streams recently, taking requests for songs she has never heard of and playing them like she's been playing them for months or years. Just for fun, go back and watch your reaction video, and look solely at her feet. It's insane! Never seen anyone than can literally make their feet look like they are floating almost in slow motion. Never seen a drummer with such smooth and efficient foot, hand, arm, wrist movements. Many drummers look like they're straining to get through a song, even the best drummers of all time. You might enjoy this next clip. czcams.com/video/d1Z3fZsIkvI/video.html This is YOYOKA making E-Drums sound like no one else can! Having fun and being goofy, as we love her! Play from 36:24 to 43:50 (7:26 total), It will start in the middle of one song and carry directly into a second song. Crazy fills and over plays the end of the first song, like it's nothing. This is an awesome demonstration of what her loyal fans call "THE YOYOKA EFFECT", where she can literally make any song she covers better than the original. Of course she has original work and in fact is currently working on a full album. She has not given details, but I think it will be all or mostly original works. We can't wait! Thanks for the reaction.
Thanks so much for sharing, Glen. I've played with a lot of different drummers - some have more natural talents than others... but none of them have shown the inate facility with the instrument as Yoyoka does. Her insight is other-worldly. I'll check out the link you sent this afternoon. I really appreciate you taking the time to send this comment. Means a lot.
@@RockandRollRelic Of course. Thanks for your response. She has home stayed with me 3 times so I got to spend a lot of time with her, watch her play with my dog, did a special improvised "concert" for me with chop sticks on garbage items (upon my request).....lol, and a lot of other cool stuff, so I have a really deep connection with her. Might sound crazy, but I know you get it, when I say this was an absolute highlight of my life! Thanks again.
Hi Mr.Black, more high level info and thank you I like your comments. And looking forward to hearing Yoyoka's new material.
@@namorlam Indeed! She hasn't said much about it yet. Initially, she said she was working on it and wanted to have it out by her 15th B'Day (Oct 12). Then, when asked about it later, she was back pedaling a bit, kind of alluding to, it will be ready when it's ready. Which is totally fine, no need to rush it. Really, glad she has even mentioned it. With her schedule, not even sure how she has time to do it, and of course it has to be "perfect". Sounded like it was a full album. Not sure.
What an awesome opportunity you have. Ellen too is remarkable. I'm more fascinated with drummers than bass players, regardless, Ellen is is a phenom. I sure wish she'd post longer videos than she usually does. If she's this good and this popular now, what's it going to be like when she's 18, or 20, or 25. Will she be TOO good? She's already eclipsing many professionals. Only time will tell. Cheers.
Great reaction. I think Yoyoka started off with some very high-quality genetics, an environment that enabled her to discover her 'passion' at a very young age (about 1½), and experiment, learn and create. A special ingredient is her fantastic parents. One unusual aspect was they wanted her to be 'normal' and so *restricted* how much time she could spend each day on the drums to about ½hour/day. (I assume her physiology was exceptional too.)
So, she did not have a drum teacher, or much time each day to play. So she invented her own solutions to thinking about drumming at the same time as she was learning to speak Japanese. You can see her use some of the thinking 'tools' she invented in her "Drum Course' which she started when she was 6yo.
If her parents claim that she only had ½hour/day from 2yo until she was 9yo is true, then she got very, very good within just over 1200 hours. That is well below the threshold researchers in the field claim is needed for "full competence" (2000 hours), and she was coping with her body changing size and shape at the same time.
I suspect her enthusiasm about playing live was partly her inspired approach to getting more drumming-time than her ½hour/day practice time at home. Even then, she was much better than the overwhelming majority of adults with comparable experience, while growing up.
Assuming she is pretty normal, she likely lost access to her pre-5yo memories by the time she was 8-9yo. However, I guess what she invented or discovered are still there operating at a level almost unconsciously, like the machinery we use to formulate thoughts. I don't think about formulating thoughts, I just do that.
Fortunately, she also invented or discovered very efficient ways to drum. I theorise she knew the sound she wanted, but her body was too small and weak (at 2-5yo) to get that sound the way an adult might. So she likely invented (more accurately independently discovered) ways her small frame could get the sound she wanted. Those techniques have become big assets. She can get the sound she wanted with the strength, energy and resources that a self-motivated 5yo can develop. She genuinely boggles my mind.
I suspect, but will likely never know, she has the reflexes, limb control, and balance to be a very good 'reflex sport' player. By that I mean, she might have become a great Badminton player. She has very fast hands, accurately and repeatedly hits within a fraction of an inch, and always seems to be relaxed and balanced, and can play for hours.
I estimated how many toddlers the entire human race creates each year who might be capable of being Yoyoka. It was a bit like the Drake equation for estimating how many planets have intelligent species. It is far from precise, but I estimated a few toddlers each year, to a few years to get each one. I theorise there are many factors or obstacles to be overcome. Some of the factors we have no control over without utterly barbaric practices.
However, I SWAG some of the factors we could control, if only we could understand what they are, and what to do.
Yoyoka was invited to collaborate with a University in Tokyo, helping them understand "creativity". AFAIK, she didn't pursue that much. A bit of a shame, but it's her life.
Please never be angry about how much better Yoyoka is at what she loves. Only take joy in what human beings can become. See Yoyoka as 'a data point' on the high part of a graph, or an existence proof. Even if only 0.1% of children developed their passions as thoroughly, and to as high a level, as Yoyoka, I believe the human race would remove obstacles, and improve life for the vast majority, in a few generations. Yoyoka is important, precious, evidence.
Meanwhile, let's encourage and support her developing her talents.
I hope she's still enjoying playing music in the 22nd century. I imagine her great grand children asking her what she was doing when she was 8yo, and feeling very proud and inspired by her answer. 😂 🧓=😎
One of my favourite Yoyoka videos is _Onyx - ... (Senri Kawaguchi) ...ー”...” / Seven year old drummer ”Yoyoka"_ Her performance is wonderful, though AFAICT, it is simplified a little from Senri Kawaguchi's original. However, the audience reaction after she's finished, and it is soaking in what they've just seen, is the best part. 😂🤣
Best Wishes. ☮
Sorry for the long ramble, but I hope it helps the "Al Gore I them" 😀
I figure it won't harm your channel.
Oh my. I've only been at this CZcams game a few weeks - but I have NEVER received a comment like this one! So intelligent, thought out, with research citations and theoretic conjectures... really something to read! I will definitely check out the 'Onyx' video - I'm excited to see it! Based on the various comments I've gotten on my Yoyoka videos - I can see that there are many fervent fans of hers... many of them going back years and a few even having personal connections to her and her family. I'm so very glad I stumbled upon her and if my videos will help others to experience her gift than I'll be very happy. P.S. My 'anger' was really just a comment made in jest. Anger is not really the emotion... perhaps jealousy would be more accurate :) Thanks for watching and I really appreciate the wonderful comment!
@@RockandRollRelic Scott, @gbulmer is another leader of the YOYOKA army. As he eludes, all the factors in her brilliance have merged to produce this unique, wonderful human- innate talent, awesome liberal parents, musical friends, treated as a person, Japanese culture, etc. She did have some formal drum lessons, as you can see from her Drum Lessons in English series (drums and learning English with a great tutor). Plus, when she moved to the US and entered the Oakland School of the Arts (grade 7 for most, high school for music), she rapidly developed in jazz techniques. Her Onyx cover is also one of my top 10 covers:
Age 7: czcams.com/video/MkhGgqXywU8/video.html
Age 13: czcams.com/video/MzsOH_3fzdc/video.htmlsi=V8KSsK3rcLS-w0Li
The reaction by Andrew Roony - Drum instructor: czcams.com/video/nl_OgLJ9Yvg/video.htmlsi=czH80Ch3sjhkjdAO
@@RockandRollRelic Hey, welcome to both CZcams, and the Yoyoka army hehe. I've been a massive fan of hers as well from the moment I discovered her playing. I can't remember exactly which video it was, but I was blown away by her precocity.
I agree that Onyx is a great one to check out. The original should be watched first, when she was seven, and then a new version done about a year ago, which is extremely well recorded and produced.
All the best to you!
This is by far the best analysis of how Yoyoka developed her abilities IMHO. Well done gbulmer!
@@chrisegbertky Thank you, Sir. Your kind words mean a lot coming from a long-time dedicated fan and Yoyoka expert.
I don't think everyone would or could come up with the thinking tools and playing techniques that Yoyoka created. However, I do suspect that if we understood her strategies, we would understand creativity better than we do now.
Best Wishes for 2024. ☮
Yoyoka was born to be she best drummer in the world.
She has an extraordinary sense of rhythm and time with an unimaginable talent, unique abilities, a wonderful musical sense and her divine ear make her unmatched, unattainable. In my humble opinion, in a few years she will surpass John Bonham of Led Zeppelin as a musical arranger, México
I think she already has
Thanks for your continued reactions to Yoyoka. What is Hip? Yoyoka
After seeing them in the early 70s, Tower of Power became one of my favorite bands and when this video first came out, I watched, hoping not to be disappointed. What was I thinking? I should have known better. Yoyoka never disappoints!
I was told the atomic clock contacted her one day and asked her for tips on how to keep better time :)
Love that!
Beer tastes sooo good watching you reacting YOYOKA!!
YOYOKA IS NUMBER ONE!!!!
At the age of she played live with a band and they covered Senri Kawaguchi s Onyx, Check it out
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Neil is smiling big right now.
I think she is in touch with the ascended masters of drumming on a subatomic level. Her family are multi instrumentalists, the family friends are musicians and she's had a recording studio down the hall from her crib always. A great ear and a great work ethic as well. She comes from a culture that values perfection in everything from building a shrine that will stand for a thousand years to efficiently wrapping a rice ball. We are seeing countless hours of pad work! She angers you and brings you to tears. In short her music touches you on an emotional level. My friend Rob Yule sent me a link to your reaction. I do not know why it was so hard to look your channel up by name. Weird.
Really think you've nailed the look of your framing on the channel. You're doing a lot of things right for sure! New sub here!
Hi Chris, my friend....just so you know, Rob and I keep a google search tab open 7/24 with "YOYOKA" (sorted by upload date) so everything shows up automatically. Normally we don't even have to refresh the page, just click on the tab. First thing we do each day after we wake up. Just thought you would like to know. Have a great day Chris!
Thanks for the kind words. I also find it strange how difficult it is to find my channel by name. Maybe it's just because it's so new?? Well... we'll get there! Just did another Yoyoka reaction (Led Boots). A little off-color story toward the end. Hope you find it as amusing as I did!
Cool, go girl ❤
Check out Yoyoka drum course. Her first on was at age 5. Not joking.
we want yoka! 😊
Even her press rolls come out in time...
to quote Robert plant, its like falling of a log for her.
thank you.
I would pay good money to attend her concert
If I recall correctly she started to drum for fun at age 2 at her parents studio (both are multi instrument musicians), Yoyoka can play multiple instruments as well and so does her little brother 😃
This is a joy to watch!
She is a beast!!!!
Keep on keeping on reacting to YOYOKA!
Scary!!! Ain't it 😅
It's a difficult call, but I think she's even better playing FUNK!...?
very well said sir. very well said.
What is Hip? That is hip!
oh by the way she's a multiy instrumentalist good with all of the, plus she can wail.
I believe this is her place in LA with her family she now has some jazz interest through her schooling
And some, three albums with Ken Okada Group two released. Jazz fusion. She is now releasing numbers from her first album. Self penned songs and collaborations. Plays in many bands all genres now. Her VLOGS give a flavour.
So I believe this clip of Yyoka palying live with Fall Out Boy at Summer Sonic in 2019 in front of thousands will definitely warm your heart. czcams.com/video/aYRvYkTqauQ/video.html
Just checked it out. She is so damn cute... but a beast!!
@@RockandRollRelic I think people get a little ahead of themselves when it comes to Yoyoka Soma. Don't get me wrong, she's an incredibly talented and capable professional drummer and at 14 she's still just getting started. However, you have to keep in mind that for as good as she is, she's LITERALLY been playing her entire life. So, this video (she was actually 13 here by the way) comes at the expense of 11 and 1/2 years of drumming experience by this point. Yes, she's talented, yes she has innate ability and she is a remarkably poised drummer. But she's also been playing for an amount of time that spans most decent drummers professional careers. Don't factor that out. Because for as good as she is she didn't just crawl out of bed 6 years ago, hop on kit and bang out "Good Times, Bad Times". She had 6 and 1/2 years of drumming under her belt at that point. It seems so incredible because she's still so young, but she started at 1 and 1/2 and hasn't stopped since. So, please never forget that she worked her tail off to be this good. All that reincarnation talk on your "Burn" reaction video sounds flattering for as hyperbolic as it was. But it's dismissive in the end, even though I know that wasn't your intention. She's not the reincarnation of anybody. She's the first, last and only her. Let her achievements be the product of her effort and not the portent of some drummers ghost channeling through her.
I don’t know what year this was but, I think she and her band have been playing some songs together. Not for sure?
Do you know that she is now playing venues like the whiskey a Go Go think of all the great artists that played there
I think you need to revise your accessement of Yoyoka. You could say that she is a child prodigy, but she is beyond that. If you really look at Yoyoka and understand her, she is a young adult. She is, also, a professional musician and has thousands of hours of stage time.
Playing drums is one thing, but playing drums live is another. She plays to live music as easily as she does to covers. Most people really do not know how difficult it is to get the acoustics right for a live show or even to a cover. Yoyoka is, for the time being, her own drum tech. Her understanding of tuning her drums and then blending the volume into the music is, also, a special talent.
You have not posted any of her live performances which are really spectaular.
This is a Yoyoka originial, Utopia. This is the live version of her song and you can see that she is really energized.
czcams.com/video/f8xdiE8opZ4/video.html
This is the studio version of the same song. It was mixed by a three time grammy award winning producer, a friend of her father.
czcams.com/video/WU7oR-R2HAY/video.html
When she plays with Yuichi Ikuzawa, her energy is just off the chart.
czcams.com/video/tVWZYMVY_PY/video.html
Here are a couple vidoes of her playing Burn live,
czcams.com/video/PaeNz2Kkqaw/video.html
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This was a one take session,
czcams.com/video/Oezh5Y1qutc/video.html
Yoyoka seems to really like performing at Whiskey a GOGO,
czcams.com/video/ljHRrrDfMsY/video.html
She likes to play in a jazz combo,
czcams.com/video/rEuN1RWU0vg/video.html
Yes, she plays metal,
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A solo,
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This one is really ironic as Karen Carpenter is considered one of the top 500 drummers in the world. Most people think that most drummers perform on the studio version of their songs, which is not always true. Hal Blaine was the drummer who laid down the basic groove of this song. On the top 500 drummer list, there are only thirteen female drummers on this list. Karen Carpenter is one of them and so is Yoyoka. Senri Kawaguichi is the best female drummer in the world, with Yoyoka right next to her. Senri is from Japan and about ten years older than Yoyoka and was the youngest drummer ever to be on this list until Yoyoka turned eleven when she was added to this list. She nails this song as if she were the studio drummer.
czcams.com/video/k79_yDkl0GQ/video.html
Yes, she still delivers epic covers for those of us to far away to attend her live concerts.
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I just want you to really understand just how talented this young lady is. A true world class musician.
Know who Patrick Stump is?
czcams.com/video/CLHMZQXdnTk/video.html
Here is Yoyoka performing the same song, live to a crowd of 30k+ with Patrick Stump,
czcams.com/video/aYRvYkTqauQ/video.html
It even gets better, go to 9:40 of this video and see who Yoyoka is with,
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Pay attention to this group who does the Bonzo Bash with Brian Tichy,
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Here is a recent video of Yoyoka performing at the Whiskey a GOGO and you can see who she is performing with. You can see that Yoyoka is readily accepted by other professional musicians three or four times her age. She has mastered her click to the point that there isn't a musician out there who doesn't want to perform with her. She is always in the pocket and driving on the click to make any band sound the best that they possibly can.
czcams.com/video/SH0OTfA36EA/video.html
You never know who Yoyoka is going to be up on stage with.
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Always remember, this is Yoyoka's roots as when she was interviewed by Ellen, the first time, and was asked if she had ever performed in a bar. Her answer, at eight years old, that she had performed in bars over 150 times.
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She became the official drummer for her family band when she was five. She put in her dues performing at weddings, bars, various gigs, sleeping in hotels, many thankless venues and nights sleeping away from home to get to where she is now.
czcams.com/video/YFPD8BJZ6iU/video.html
Yoyoka doing what she does best,
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But, thing is for sure, this young lady has a very special way of making her dreams come true.
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Just want you to know how really special and talented she is. She is knocking the door to superstardom down.
A couple of things... thank you so much for taking the obvious time to send me this very involved, detailed comment. I will do my best to showcase the areas of her brilliance that you mention. Only wish I had more time! I'm not sure I could be more respectful and complimentary of her and her abilities. I realize that I'm relatively new to Yoyoka - but everything I've seen of her absolutely blows my mind and I hope that that comes across in my videos.
Yoyoka is almost like a machine with the way she has furthered her career, especially, during covid. She has yet to let anything stop her or get in her way. When covid came around, it didn't stop her. She managed to find a workaround and ran over top of covid. Having to deal with covid would be enough to discourage anyone or substantially slow them down. Just bear in mind that her being where she is in life is kind of due to her. Her parents have enabled her, but they have not pushed into where she is or are not parents who try to live through what their kid does. Here is an example of what she was doing during covid.
czcams.com/video/0b5hdiOjupo/video.html
She is very creative and has been in a number of commercials, two Nike commercials, a Nissian commercial, SuperWoman commercial, Lego commercial, a few others including a couple clothing contracts. Here is a recent interview which will give you some insight.
czcams.com/video/nCGgC7WYHgw/video.html
She is rapidly learning English and is very creative. Here are a couple interviews with a college dean in Japan where he has made her a professor. She occassionally lectures at his college.
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She has written and choreographed songs for Japanese TV shows such as this one,
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When she made her mind up that she wanted to come to the US, she managed to find a way to make it happen. Not so easy to do, but several things fell in place for her besides being fully supported by her family. She got a contract to redo all the tracts on the Final Fantasy games. She applied for an artist's visa to come to the US and had a number of world class musicians write letters on her behalf to be included in her visa application.
When her visa was approved by the US State Department, the US ambassador to Japan went to her house in Hokkaido to personally deliver the visas to her family along with welcoming gifts. This video is posted somewhere on youtube.
When she was nine years old Newsweek said that she was one of the 100 most influential people in Japan.
www.newsweekjapan.jp/magazine/238541.php#google_vignette
Besides being a young lady, she is very active. She likes to play golf and likes the outdoors. There is no question she likes California, but living there has given new meaning to this experience to her and her family. Even though she comes from a country where earthquakes are common, she moved to a section of the US where they are just as common. They recently had the house where they were living was hit by a landslide and trashed it. Fortunately, no one in the family was injured and they were able to quickly relocate.
She has a new album coming out soon.
Of course she attends school, but there are issues due to her talent and development level. Currently, she is attending an art school, but really needs to reclassify as soon as she becomes a little more proficient in English.
Otherwise, besides her fans and superfans, not a lot of people know about her. There are other female drummers out there who have ten times the amount of subscribers on their youtube channel than Yoyoka does, but they do not have the musical skillset that Yoyoka does. Most of those drummers are very pretty and scantily clad which is the reason they have so many followers, nothing to do with their respective skillset.
But all of the Yoyoka fan base is very appreciative when people do reaction videos of her.
As Yoyoka is kind of a work in progress, all of us are amazed at what she has been able to accomplish. She is just getting started and as Tom Petty wrote in his song The Great Wide Open, The sky is the limit.
It is going to be interesting to see what she ends up doing with her talent.
Just wanted to give you some background on her so you will be able to give us some killer reactions.
@@RockandRollRelic
I lived in Tokyo 4 yr. Apartments a small. Where does she practice.
Love this. Garibaldi reincarnated! While you're on a streak, hope you'll do a fave of fellow relic - Yoyoka's cover of Sting's Seven Days - czcams.com/video/0MGxV808ht8/video.htmlsi=mZq49qDUapW1PpnR
In the context it's not really created equal is it...
Yoyoka is a very talented drummer. What is she doing to bring new ideas to the trap set?
Well I can tell you what she's not doing. She's not twirling and flipping drum sticks. At age 14 she is playing about twice a month at the Whiskey a Go Go, no rehearsal with folks she may have just met. She is recording original music with a producer for an album. She records and plays with a jazz fusion group The Ken Okada group featuring Yoyoka. She jams with Tom Morello's son Roman on a lot of Fridays. She's busy playing gigs and learning English while dealing with a crappy school (5 principals in one yr) and a challenging housing situation. Oh and landslides that blocked her home. She just moved to better housing and a School for the Arts. So we may have to wait until she develops new ways to play and teach the use of the drum kit. What's she doing? Hide and watch her.
She has started adding her own embellishments to the covers she’s plays. Her drumming always serves the song and/or the band she is playing with. She is not about showing off or pushing the envelope of what is possible. If that’s what you want, go watch El Estapario.
She has recorded 3 jazz albums as member of the Ken Okada group. The first one was released about 9 months ago. She is premiering the first song of the next album this Saturday. She is working on here own album this year. She live streams about twice months often you can catch some amazing improvisations. Every time I see her play I question how it is possible she somehow managed to get even better.
Everything she is doing has been done before.
Reincarnation of Jon Bonham ,,,,, But that is pie holing her
YOU introduced us to Yoyoka? Me? No self-aggrandizement there. In reality, you're really late to the game. I've been watching her videos for years and have met her and her family and have seen her perform live several times. I don't want to be overly critical. There's probably some small slice of the drumming world that isn't aware of her, and maybe you've introduced a sliver of those to her playing. Precision in language is important when speaking to a broad audience. Maybe you think precision in language isn't important. If that's the case, does precision in anything matter? Maybe I should take my desire for correctness down many notches. If that's the case, then I can't appreciate Yoyoka, because her playing only matters if you appreciate excellence. She's not just good for a young girl, she's good, period. Better than many professionals I've known. I wouldn't pay as much attention to excellence in speech, except you said that YOU introduced her to me. You didn't equivocate. I don't know, but there is more than a slight chance you'd be more popular if what you say makes grammatical sense. Maybe not. Maybe the world has devolved to the point that most people don't care about language or its precision. I think the world is getting dumber. I suspect I'm getting dumber right a long with it. I could be wrong. Thanks for the video. Welcome aboard the Yoyoka train. The more passengers, the better. She deserves it. If you think she's remarkable in this video, you HAVE to see her play live. Perhaps 'have' is too strong. "Should." She appears really proficient in this video, and her other videos, but until you see how effortlessly she plays, when you can see her playing in detail, the way her body moves, the things she does and how she does them, I don't think you can truly appreciate how good she is. I don't even think she is fully aware. She is very humble and very well mannered. Maybe it's a cultural thing. I suspect that's part of it, because if you had an American teenager her age that could do what she does, they'd be a prima donna, a terror. That's been my experience. I've seen people far less talented think the world of themselves and make a big show of it. Go check out one of her performances in person if you can. She plays a lot of shows, and she advertises her schedule. If you're in the L.A. area, maybe you've already done this. I don't know why this video popped up in my feed. I don't understand youtube's algorithm. Maybe I'll catch you at one of these shows. I look exactly like my avatar, except in 4D and with better lighting. Cheers. Note my use of qualifying words. I don't know everything and I know that. Dunning-Kruger, man.