Holland America Line is host to Recycled Percussion, a four-member band whose high-energy act involves ladders, buckets, power tools and electric guitars, on five Caribbean sailings on ms Nieuw Amsterdam and ms Westerdam.
Recycled Percussion was the highest-placed non-singing act on “America’s Got Talent,” and enjoyed extended runs at both the MGM Grand and Tropicana in Las Vegas. Their interactive, audience-participation and family-friendly shows involve lots of drumming on objects ranging from 12-foot-tall ladders to low-tech drum kits suspended upside-down at center stage as well as sounds produced by household appliances (vacuum cleaners, fans) and power tools (circular saws, drills).
Recycled Percussion sailed recently on the first of five exclusive Caribbean cruises they will perform on, sailing roundtrip Fort Lauderdale on ms Nieuw Amsterdam on Nov. 18 and Dec. 2, and ms Westerdam on Nov. 25. Upcoming cruises include ms Westerdam on Dec. 9 and ms Nieuw Amsterdam on Dec. 16.
Upon entering the ship’s main show lounge, audience members receive a drumstick and an instrument to join in creating the music and energy that has made Recycled Percussion Las Vegas’ most interactive act. The band showcases their extreme talents while featuring a variety of musical genres, from rock n’ roll to today’s hits.
To accommodate the show, Holland America installed the elaborate “Great Wall of Percussion,” a suspended 3,000-pound set that has four drum kits created from cans and recycled buckets. The band is strapped into seats at the drum kits and perform as the wall rotates from upright to upside-down.
For more information, visit www.hollandamerica.com.