Olaniyi Israel Adewale, a student at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has set a new individual world record by completing a 200-hour drumming marathon.
Using an African talking drum, Adewale initially started a 150-hour drumming session on April 29 with the goal of achieving the Guinness World Record for the longest drumming marathon.
After reaching the 150-hour milestone, the 300-level computer science student received approval from Guinness World Records (GWR) to extend the marathon by an additional 50 hours.
Upon reaching the impressive 200-hour mark, Adewale expressed his gratitude to his fans and supporters on his Instagram page.
In a post, he wrote;
“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.”
