Yoyoka Soma

Yoyoka Soma is a young female drummer from Ishikari, Japan. Yoyoka started playing the drums when she was just a year and a half. In 2015, her family formed the band "Kaneaiyoyoka." Nowadays, her 39-year-old father Akifumi playing the bass, her 40-year-old mother Rie the guitar and her 7-year-old brother Shido plays vocals, guitar and drums. The talented prodigy shot to fame when a video of her playing Led Zeppelin's song "Good Times Bad Times" was uploaded to the "Hit Like A Girl" contest. Top musicians around the world have heaped praise on Yoyoka, not only for her technique but also for her expressiveness. She has been featured in music magazines and TV programs in Britain and the United States, and the Youtube Channel has over 30 million views. With her growing fame, Yoyoka has landed various offers from overseas, such as shooting a Nike commercial in Thailand and appearing on popular U.S. television programs. Yoyoka has performed live with Cyndi Lauper and Fall Out Boy, filmed a commercial for Moncler in New York, and appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show twice. Her schedule is filled with appointments to appear on TV and music events across Japan, as well as commercials and other engagements.

YOYOKA WEBSITE at: https://yoyoka.jp

Utopia - Kaneaiyoyoka / ユートピア - かねあいよよか よよか10歳最後の新曲は家族バンド"かねあいよよか"の「ユートピア」。 ドラムはよよか、ベースはMr.Bigのビリーシーン、ギターはB'zや氷室京介のサポートでも知られるYukihide"YT"Takiyama、ミックスはグラミーを3度獲得したエンジニアの八木禎治という世代と国境を超えた豪華バンドメンバーによるファンキーでロックなサウンドに、ユニークな歌詞と家族４人のラップが絡み合う新境地となる渾身の一曲です。 ◉ダウンロード販売はこちら↓ https://linkco.re/CQsm5cnU T his new song features Yoyoka on drums, Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big on bass, Yukihide "YT" Takiyama, known for his work with B'z and Kyosuke Himuro, on guitar, and was mixed by three-time Grammy award-winning mixing engineer, Sadaharu Yagi. The track's funky, rock-inspired sound that transcends both generation and nationality, combined with the family-of-four's humorous lyrics and raps, make for a completely new kind of listening experience.

スイッチ on! - かねあいよよか / Switch on! - Kaneaiyoyoka 10歳のドラマー"よよか"の家族バンド「かねあいよよか」の新曲リリース！ 昨年の秋、地元北海道のテレビ局・HTBの人気番組「イチモニ！」との企画で生まれ話題となった曲を音源化。作詞を同局の石沢綾子アナウンサーと共に制作。朝にぴったりな一曲となりました。レコーディングを北海道出身ミュージシャンのみで行い、"北海道100%"のサウンドに仕上がっています。 ◉ダウンロード販売はこちら↓ https://linkco.re/fr4rc5zr The band "Kaneaiyoyoka", which is made up of Yoyoka's family, is releasing a new song! Last fall, HTB, a local television station in Hokkaido, launched a popular program, "Ichimoni! The lyrics were produced together with announcer Ayako Ishizawa of the same station. This song is a perfect song for the morning. The recording was done by musicians from Hokkaido to make the sound of "100% Hokkaido".

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