FUOYE Student Sets 200-hour Drumming Marathon Record
Olaniyi Israel Adewale, a student at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), sets a new world record for himself by finishing a 200-hour drumming marathon.
Adewale initiated a 150-hour drumming session on April 29 using an African talking drum, aiming to achieve the Guinness World Record title for the longest drumming marathon.
The 300-level computer science student whose attempt was accepted by Guinness World Records (GWR) decided to prolong the drumming marathon by 50 hours after it had reached the 150-hour mark.
Upon reaching the 200-hour milestone, he expressed his sincere gratitude to his followers and fans on his Instagram page.
In his words;
“My deepest appreciation to every one who showed up, reposted, shared, engaged, comment, tell friends about this, and those who were cheering me up during live sessions”
“I am honestly not taking this love for granted, ofcourse beating African talking drum for 200 hours is the most challenging thing I experience as a percussionist, because this was the first time I am doing this.
“Thanks to Guinness world record @guinnessworldrecords for granting me approval to do so.
“Special thanks to @mlpercussions For sponsoring this official attempt, sent me cash and other materials to energize my interest on this new achievement, thanks to you sir, God will continue to enrich and bless you beyond measures ijn.
“And I must openly appreciate a great man with the oil of gladness who showed his impact on this challenge, I would never imagine @woliagba_ayoajewole will acknowledge and repost on his page I sincerely will ever appreciate this greatly sir, and thanks to all notable and loved Celebrities who engaged… Omor, I can’t start mentioning names.”
