Child Prodigies of Music from the Present
Social media enables instant recognition of musical talent including that of young musical prodigies. A music prodigy is literally an individual that demonstrated musical talent before the age of 10. Such talent is inspirational and should be experienced by others. That is not to say that everyone will be as talented musically but that all individuals will be able to find an area of interest that allows for their personal growth and increase of self esteem. A few years ago I came across a family of musicians in a band called “Liliac.” The siblings range in age and are lucky to have a music producer for their father. Here is one of their performances when they were just gaining their fame.
This 7 year old boy Jesus del Rio sings ACDC’s “Highway to Hell” in the Spanish version of The Voice for Kids. His remarkable talent impresses the judges and the audience.
9 Year Old Pinxi Liu or YOYO from China is a highly talented guitar player and her talent is obvious to any who watch her perform “Angel of Darkness.”
Nandi Bushell achieved fame by challenging Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters to a drum battle where she dominated her competition. She is 11 years old and has received celebrity status through social media.
To conclude this post I will introduce Lydian Nadhaswaram who began playing the drums at the age of 2 and then started studying the piano at age 8. Now at 15 years old he can play over a dozen instruments.