Nyango Star (にゃんごすたー) is a giant Japanese mascot cat-fruit hybrid whose ability to slay the drums has become an internet sensation. In the updated video above, Nyango Star is at a children’s concert playing Anpanman’s March, the theme to an animated show called Soreike! Anpanman.
The character performs around Japan as a mascot for the city of Kuroishi in Aomori Prefecture, a region known for their apples. According to the Nyango Star website, our hero is part cat, part apple, and all metal. 😸🍎🤘
And if you think the name ‘Nyango Star’ sounds a bit like drummer Ringo Starr, you’d be right. Ringo (りんご) means ‘apple’ in Japanese. Nyan (にゃん) is the Japanese onomatopoeia for ‘meow’.
For more, watch this Yamaha Music Foundation promo:
Watch these related videos next:
• Max Roach on the hi-hat
• Monster Tubulum
• Invisible Drum Kit
• cdza’s Intro to Drums
• The great Viola Smith
Also: a T-Rex dancing ballet.
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