Slick and energetic videos of plastic bucket percussion have notched up more than 100m views and a huge online followingFive teenagers sit shoulder to shoulder dressed in hoodies, T-shirts and sneakers. Behind them in the video is a farm shed, sometimes a street corner or a hardware store. Each cradles a large orange plastic bucket between their knees. The scenes are laid-back but there is nothing casual about what comes next.The group launch into a tightly choreographed drumming routine – sticks move at break-neck speed, flicking between the surfaces of their own bucket to that of their neighbours’, producing a slick, energetic and flawless sound. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/29/beat-street-drummers-nz-buckets-new-zealand