Musician/Producer Reacts to "What Is Hip?" (Tower of Power Cover) by Yoyoka 

A lot of people refer to Yoyoka as an up and coming drummer. I completely disagree. She's already there!

Yoyoka is a real treasure for all music lovers...wow

She’s relaxed , loose and having a blast and most important she is in the pocket and driving. She’s unreal

This is my favorite Yoyoka cover. I don’t know what is hip but I know who is hip and that is Yoyoka!

She makes the drums come alive, so entertaining she is. A gift to humanity.

The volume control is flawless, I mean everything is flawless but have control of volume at that age is incredible

Such an amazing drummer. She drums as naturally and effortlessly as taking a breath of fresh air. Unreal

SHE PLAYS THIS PIECE LIKE SHE COMPOSED IT ! AND THAT SMILE ON HER FACE IS LIKE , YEAH , I KNOW I'M KILLING IT !

I get choked up every time I watch her play!

She’s so versatile in her playing ability and seems to play several genres of music effortlessly. Best of all, she’s having a blast playing!

Incredibly talented and impossibly cute! She just radiates joy.

She gives me goosebumps 😊

What I like about her the most these days is how relaxed she is while playing and how effortless it all seems to be for her.

Her skills and the sophistication of her playing makes you forget that she’s only 13 going on 14. She’s so gifted. The little subtle things she does, her ‘feel’, her effortlessness and her timing proficiency you can’t teach. And let’s not forget the music she chooses to cover. I love that she loves the challenge to cover them. Quite remarkable. 🥁 Thank you for your reaction. Will you consider reacting to her earlier covers?

I watch her every day because she makes me so happy! ❤

I just love her. I stumbled across Yoyoka about a year or so ago. To watch the progression has been just amazing to say the least. Folks, go to her channel and check out her covers of Led Zeppelin!! She rock's it big time. I have a feeling John Bonham is watching over her and smiling up in heaven!! Awesome playing Yoyoka!! Thank you for an amazing ride sweetie!! Thank you to her family for sharing her with us🥁🎶💞!!! P.S. Thank you Mr. Castanon for bringing attention to Yoyoka! From Northern Michigan.

To start, kudos for just letting this play all the way through without stopping it here and there to comment. A ton of you tubers could take a lesson from that. To follow, 15 total years of stage experience and have never, nor at 68yoa now, will ever be in her league. What a joy to watch. Thank you!

incredible is all I can say

"Don't worry about those ghost notes....ain't nothing but rebound!" -Bernard Purdie Also, Yoyoka: "What is hip?"

shes great

Omg. It’s just SOOO bleepin good!! Insane

For the pure joy of playing music, she is.

How long have we been watching her now since she was like 7 years old and she was good then…she’s just incredible and still will get better if that’s possible 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Everything you said Jeff and... her looks to the camera saying "it´s a fun walk in the park guys" - for her. Her hands/wrists are so loose whilst playing so powerful and light, astounding!

She is simply the best!

Remarkable!! As many videos I've seen of Yoyoka, I am still in awe of how proficient and intelligent her playing is, song after song. Her chops are absolutely world class. Really incredible.

The first thing I noticed is how she’s able to play ghost notes. Even when she was very young covering Led Zeppelin she was able to hit triplets like Bonham.

YES! You chose one of my favorite Yoyoka cuts. She recorded this just after she moved to Oakland, so I guess she must be moving with the right crowd . . . . TOP really lets Yoyoka display her funkier side. She can do damn near everything a drummer does. But when she sits back and lets the funk hit her, boy is it fun to watch. Just look at that face!

She kilt it.

I don't know how she manages to memorize so very many tunes, but she does and can play whatever someone asks her to. I saw her sit in with a band she wasn't a member of, and they just started making random drumming requests of her, and she knew every song they requested she play, without forewarning or rehearsal. A true pro.

I agree with you 1000% brother! She's absolutely incredible, soulful and uber funky! A true homage to Mr Garibaldi... WOW Brilliant...She nailed it!!!

My mind is blown, wow! Hope Emilio sees this and especially Dave Garibaldi.

So intuitively connected to the kit and natural feeling for the song. Awesome!

I've been following Yoyoka for about 6 years now and her innate talent and ability are just off the charts. She is just an amazing talent and a genuinely good person. If you want to see something cool, check out her 12th birthday Sessions with some of the best session musicians and singers in Japan. One you might like is Joe Satriani's "Satch Boogie", with Yoyoka performing with wunderkind Japanese guitarist Li-sa-X and veteran Japanese bassist Kouichi Teraswa. Li-sa X is another amazing female guitar talent from Japan. There must be something in the water over there, lol. I really enjoy your reactions.

I saw her play music from The Police, now TOP ... This kid is awesome! 🤗

Her footwork!!!

the end credits song was composed and recorded by Yoyoka when she was much younger.

A natural. It's like falling off a log.

I need a time machine so Yoyoka can sit in with Miles Davis, Isle of Wight 1970.

Hey, great to see Yoyoka being reacted to again 🙂 This really is a sophisticated piece for her to tackle, and does it perfectly. As for her future plans, I think you'd be surprised, and her parents a bit... nonplussed lol. She did say in one interview a year or so ago when asked, that she considers becoming a roadie of all things. Seriously. But then a teenager's mind can change quite quickly, so who knows. She certainly could play for any major musical act out there now.

Precisely enough! To achieve this level of proficiency and not fall into the trap of wanting to shred at the age of 13? Wow!

She is probably the best drummer in the world at this point she is just going to get better

I've watched this over and over and never get tired.

God given talent!!!!! My goodness!!! So young and to have the mechanics and ability is mind blowing!!!!!

Most impressive. I love the snare snap-rolls while switching hands for the cymbal bell hits. Wow!

After following Yoyoka the last 5 years or so, I'm not surprised that she can play this TOP song, along with anything else she so desires. Impeccable as usual. Great stuff Yoyoka!! Can't wait to see where you land in another 4 or 5 years!!

The song in the credits is her own when she was younger, she has played for Cyndi Lauper in Concert Jimmy Page was impressed with her skills

Love her facial expressions. You can tell that she feels that "stink".

Absolutely fantastic! Been working on this song…and I’m a guitarist, but the drumming has such a groove, and the bass….i mean cmon! She’s killing it! 🤩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ this is wonderful!

Killer ! Killer ! Killer ! Enough said.

I'm blown away. Amazing skills!

Tower of Power is a great band. Your drumming is so clean and smooth transition. You are amazing. What is Hip song was a great selection. You represented well ,super well. thank you,

Thank You so much for doing another reaction video on my favorite drummer Yoyoka. She is so versatile and talented. 🐰🥁🐰🥁🐰

Sencillamente es de otro planeta

Incredible - well done, Yoyoka! - pure joy

Great reaction! I love TOP too! Merry Christmas and cheers from California 🎄🥂🥁

There is so much dedication to becoming a player at this level. Utterly mindblowing to actually see this level come from such a young musician, from an adult's perspective, lol...........

Wow She didn’t just play it she felt it

Thanks Jeff! Great reaction, as usual! YOYOKA is so FUNKY! She's so cute sometimes. On the Patreon call we told her she should do more FUNKY songs because she is such a natural at it and she's always so happy playing funk. She kind of looked at us with this blank look like she didn't know what funk (maybe a language barrier issue), so we gave her some examples, and she gave us her all so cute "Oh, yeah" that she uses quite a bit. LOVE THIS GIRL! She also does most of her goofy facial expressions when playing funk and we made sure to tell her not to stop the faces, we all love them. It's so freaking hard to imagine how much greater than great she is going to be in 5 years (I wrote this before I heard your comment basically saying just this). Right now she doesn't want to be in one band. She wants to "play with all kinds of different musicians, all over", which is exactly what she's doing right now, gigging all over Los Angeles and quite frequently at "Whiskey-A-Go-Go". She has done a lot of session work. She also did like 18 tracks on the world famous video game "Final Fantasy". She recently recorded two full albums as "Ken Okada Group featuring Yoyoka", a jazz fusion release. She is the "Fusion"...lol. She does some really cool stuff in it. She continues to go next level almost every week, like this new one she released. "Mr. Big - Colorado Bulldog / Drum Covered by YOYOKA" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-utfWjUhB1Qw.html

She’s brilliant! Hope she finds a great band and can write songs as well as play awesome ones already written.

That's why she's the best female drummer out there YOYOKA number one in my book she is a Drummond Queen number one female

Awesome, on the money.

My God!!! She absolutely Rips!!! Monster Drummer… wow….damn…. Oh boy….frickin kickin it!!😮

It’s funny your response was priceless, speechless. She is currently my favorite drummer.

Wow !! just Wow

Amazing. Greetings from germany Christoph 👋 👋 👋 👋 👋

in fncredible omg great awesome everything

Awsome Jeff just awsome. Love your expert commentary I've been a subscriber since you checked out Yoyokas cover of teen spirt. I have to admit when you were checking her cover out I was grinning like the Cheshire cat. You hit the nail on the head jeff when you said Yoyoka is a phenom . She's been blowing my mind for over 4 and a half years .🤯😂

NAILED IT ! Right ON the money!

Thanks, Jeff. Yoyoka has definitely got the funk. Garibaldi would be proud!

look out El Estapario, looks like we have an up and coming. Wow imagine when she is in her mid twenties. Thanks for featuring this musician. Amazing. And yes, those accurately placed ruffs and rolls very nice. And like El Estepario., solid on that ever important back beat.

I just throw it out like this. She is definitely one of the best drummers of all time.

Yoyoka has soooo much talent and makes every effort to grow into a great artist - even on more than the drums. She is also very kind, down to earth and has a super supportive family! If you find opportunities to support her on her journey, please do!

Incredible command of the beat. Bravo!

You WERE SPEECHLESS! Me too! Unbelievably AWESOME! Somebody's(Dads) ? album collection is exactly like mines! 70,80, 90..... wow!

The end credits song is an original of YOYOKA's family band: Switch on! - Kaneaiyoyoka ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Awws_1QNhSI.html

よよかちゃん、日本から応援しています🥁

YIKES!!!

So relaxed so smooth..Owning it.

Incredible!!!😊😊😊😊

Lovely to see someone injoying herself love nz

I love your Reactions to the Hokkaido hammer. I also really appreciate your analysis as well as your reaction to the music. One of the things I especially like about this video is a dynamic camera Work, thank you, Mr. Akifumi for capturing this performance!

Impeccable timing.

Yoyoka is Hip!!! She's the best drummer the entire world.

I saw TOP a few years ago and they were so good still!

Always love your Yoyoka reactions!!! Keep’em coming!😃

Her groove comes from with in.

Yoyoka: You are simply magnificent! ❤❤

What a solid performance. Never been the first to comment before.

Tower of Power drummer David Garibaldi was a funk genius!!

Polished - amazing

Jazz, funk, rock of any genre - there isn’t anything she can’t do amazingly well and without even breaking a sweat. She is the queen of the pocket. Lately she has been doing some gigs with the house band at Whisky A-GoGo in LA, playing mostly classic rock. 😎👍

This is incredible playing. From my experience and knowledge, if you can this you can play anything else on a drum set.

Holy shirt !

Class!!!!

Fabulous Yoyoka!❤

I've heard this coming from my husbands office a million times, usually while I'm dancing and doing other of my things in the kitchen!😅 This young gal is truly WOOOWING!! She's got a future for sure🎉

Wow!

absolute "FREAK OF NATURE" !!!!!!!!!

David Garibaldi is still my most favorite drummer and respect the most, but I would like Yoyoka to play the drums for TOP once. She's an incredibly talented drummer.