Lucas van Merwijk and his Cubop City Big Band 
A while back, Instagram deleted our @drummerszone account for no reason, and without notification. We lost many thousands of followers and started again in 2026 with the drummer who is at the root of Drummerszone.com. Lucas van Merwijk is the reason yours truly wanted to play the drums when he was a little boy. Fast forward to 2006, the year Lucas played at the North Sea Jazz Festival with his Cubop City Big Band program 'Latin Vocal Explosion' - celebrating the first 10 years of the Latin Big Band. It featured on vocals: Lilian Vieira (Zuco 103), Izaline Calister, Yma America and Miguel Montenegro. On percussion there were Nils Fischer and Gerardo Rosales. Lucas played drums and timbales that day.

The album 'Latin Vocal Explosion' is available on the major streaming platforms and you can buy it in his web shop.
Fun fact: the girl on the album cover is Gianna Tam, a very talented singer, drummer, percussionist, dancer and band leader... and stepdaughter of Lucas.