I've always enjoyed seeing and listening to Nanaho Shima's percussion skills. She's a lovely young lady with a smile that lights up a room. She is so sweet! Wishing her much success and happiness in the future.
I accidentally tripped over this video. It just showed up in my list of Recommended videos. I was surprised to see a Tachibana Alumni now playing with the Mandarins Drum Corps. The Tachibana style vs DCI style is so different but being in Tachibana probably helped immensely in the transition. Both styles require an inordinate amount of dedication, practice, sweat and tears so this was probably the easiest transition. Learning drum set though probably took a lot of time and effort. Kudos to her for achieving her dreams. I have marched in both Bands and Drum Corps but unlike her, I gravitated back towards Bands after Drum Corps changed over time. I am no longer a Drum Corps fan. I prefer the richness of sound of all Wind instruments instead of just Brass and I especially love the choreography and music of the Kyoto Tachibana Marching Band. But I admire, respect what she has done and I am happy for her. You Go Girl. Thanks for posting this video!
She sure became a beautiful matured lady! Oh dear, I almost couldn't recognise she was 111th drum lead. She was one of Tachibana's unforgettable members bcos some really stood out a bit more than the others. All the best to her!
And yess, finally! Here's She, the most sweetest smiley drummer of all time, from KTSHS!!! Who gave so much joy and fun. Thank you very much vith endless love!
Wow, I did not realize that the Mandarins are still going strong. I used to hear them almost every night from spring through late autumn in the 1970s and '80s because they practiced at my middle school, just a couple blocks from my house.
She was great and very promising with Tachibana already, but now I can't find a single video featuring her actually playing - just a few PR clips talking about drumming, but no playing. Frustrating :-0
@Klaus Cartesius Here is a video of the 2018 Manadarins. She is playing the drum kit in the percussion pit. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R4_-oM2rX-Y.html