If Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keyton had been French, and had become exceptionally skilled percussionists, Fills Monkey: We Will Drum You might just be the show they would have made.
Joyous, silly and extraordinarily talented Sébastien Rambaud and Yann Coste are the duo behind the band. They have toured the world, playing over a thousand shows. Both have a wealth of credits as live and recording artists, working with numerous bands and artists both in France and across the globe.
Without spoken words, Fills Monkey cross language barriers and connect to audiences of all ages, combining the power of rhythm with the visuals of cartoon-like play. Each and every beat forms part of a conversation as the audience are taken on an exuberant musical journey.
In this brand new show, We Will Drum You, they blend pure joy and comedy with extraordinary musicianship as the audience are taken on a whistle stop tour of humour, mime and instrumental gymnastics, spanning the accoustic past and digital future. From drumkits, via handpans, syths and samplers, kalimbas and theramins to instruments you can’t even name (plus a few power tools) these aural jugglers take us from the heights of a concert light show to quiet mystical moments, finding games as they play with sound all building to a percussive crescendo.
