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Three young girls with an average age of 14 have just showed me that the future of heavy metal is in safe hands

The drum solo is slow at first - then raw, thunderous, explosive. Yoyoka Soma, 15, is improvising. Downstairs at the Dome in Tufnel Park, a lowkey London venue, she and a global lineup of girls with ...
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At 13, Drummer Yoyoka Soma Speaks the Universal Language of Rock ‘n’ Roll

When drummer Yoyoka Soma first rocketed into internet stardom in 2018, millions swarmed to her videos, proclaiming her the next big star in rock ‘n’ roll. Soma, then an elementary school student ...
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Watch This 10-Year-Old Drummer Master Rage Against the Machine, KISS + More

Music fans have certainly taken notice — Yoyoka has become something of an Internet sensation thanks to her killer chops. This week, the musician revealed on her YouTube page that she received the ...
NPR

Zen Break: Our Favorite Drum Prodigy, Yoyoka Soma, 'Killing In The Name' Of Rage

Two years ago, an eight-year old Yoyoka Soma became an Internet sensation with her adorable, face-melting cover of John Bonham's drum part to Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times." Now a veteran at ...
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This 8-year-old absolutely crushes her cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Good Times Bad Times'

Eight-year-old Yoyoka Soma's favorite drummer is the legendary John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. So it would make sense that for her entry into 2018's Drum Like A Girl contest she would cover one of the ...