One bucket, two sticks and a million followers: How five NZ teens hit drumming fame

Slick and energetic videos of plastic bucket percussion have notched up more than 100m views and a huge online following Five 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 – ...

By Eva Corlett in Wellington