Celebrated Goldfields band Yabu inspired the crowd at Wongutha CAPS on 21st June, when they turned over their instruments to 10 talented young student musicians who have recently formed two bands at the school.
Encouraged by the Yabu musicians and their peers, the enthusiastic students wowed the crowd with their engaging and professional performances and were reluctant to relinquish the top-class instruments.
Under the guidance of new music teacher Steve Briggs, the bands have been composing their own material and performing at school assemblies only recently this term.
Yabu spokesperson Delson Stokes challenged the students to go for their dreams, with stories of his days as a young student beginning his musical career at Coolgardie CAPS. Another role-model for the students, Ryan Shaw, sound technician for Yabu, also attended Wongutha CAPS and lead guitarist Boyd Stokes learned to play while attending Kurrawang CAPS.
Yabu also played at Esperance Senior High and the Esperance hotel during their two-day visit to Esperance.
You can find more about Yabu Band at their MySpace page