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America’s Got Talent doesn’t get much cuter than this little drummer boy who, along with his musical crew, will be pa rum pum pum pumming directly into the Live Shows.
Eight-year-old Chioma came with the Atlanta Drum Academy of Atlanta, Georgia, a drum-toting youth band adorned in bright- and bold-colored uniforms. Speaking to AGT producers backstage, Chioma said he and his mother came to the competition after creating a “vision board” with cut-outs and glitter, hoping for a chance to score a Golden Buzzer.
“I believe I can win,” Chioma confidently told Host Terry Crews. Chioma explained that he started playing at “1 years old” after his grandmother brought him a drum. The boy said he “just started beating on it” before signing up with the Atlanta Drum Academy, directed by James Riles III, who taught Chioma “sooo much.”
Chioma said it meant a lot to be a part of the Atlanta Drum Academy and claims to be the youngest of the group’s snare drummers.
“Now I’m trying to be the best drummer in the world!” he told producers.
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