These kids can really rock! Filipino family band Missioned Souls recently delivered a soulful cover of Led Zep classic “Whole Lotta Love.” The three sisters and brother are all aged 15 or under, but these kids from Cebu City already have a big sound and a whole lot of style. Singer Stacey has an incredible rock n’ roll wail that really nails the Robert Plant sound, and to top it off, she plays grooving rhythm guitar at the same time!
Her sister Neisha also impressed with a fiery guitar solo. You better believe that gal can shred! The youngest sibling Isaiah held down a big Bonham groove on the drums, while the eldest sister Naces matched his rhythm on the bass guitar. Anyone among The Music Man readership who has ever learned a Zep song knows it’s not easy to nail the feel, but these kids are all over it.
Missioned Souls scored a hit on YouTube with their Led Zeppelin cover, drawing 1.4 million views on the Girls Rock Asia channel. All the more impressive is the fact that the kids racked up those big numbers in less than a month, as the cover was uploaded on August 29, 2023. Another nice touch to the recording is the fact that they performed the song together in a live studio session. You really have to have the song down tight to nail it together in a live capture like that.
Missioned Souls also dropped several popular videos on their own YouTube channel, with a number of their performances drawing hundreds of thousands of views. Their biggest upload so far is their swinging cover of Muse’s “Hysteria.” This cover features some gorgeous dual vocals from Stacey and Neisha. Otherwise, Isaiah really steals the show on the drums. To nail such a complex rhythm with so much confidence at his age is really something.
Missioned Souls is a six-piece family band from Cebu City. They began uploading to YouTube in November 2023, at which time the age range of the kids was nine to 14 years old. The group quickly gained an international audience on YouTube, and they currently have 72,500 subscribers on the platform. While Missioned Souls’ two most popular videos showcase the band as a four-piece, they also have several popular videos performing in their full six-piece format. The full band features mum and dad Secan and Sheena joining in, along with the four kids.
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