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A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet guests

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet different musical guests

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ZingZillas: Series 1

Jeremiah Krage

Michael Offei

Nick Chee Ping Kellington

Gary Jordan

Sarah-Jane Honeywell

Penni Tovey

Cecily Fay

Aidan Cook

Mark Jefferis

Josh Elwell

William Banyard

Sheila Clark

Amaka Iyizoba

Matilda Rose Jefferis

Jugnu Bhangra

Tony Reed

Dominic MacDonald

David Collier

Karen Knowles

Mike James

Banks and Wag

ZingZillas: Series 1: Episode 8: Bhangra Beats

Bhangra Beats

Episode 8

Episode 8: Bhangra Beats

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Zak takes Tang and Panzee for a jog, but they end up on the far side of the island.

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise. Zak takes Tang and Panzee for a jog in the jungle. Will they be back for the Bhangra Big Zing?

Zak decides that the ZingZillas should start the day with some exercise. Drum wants to stay and help Todd with his new clothes dryer so just Panzee, Tang and Zak jog off into the jungle. While doing their exercises Zak makes up a tune and some words for them to exercise to. It's the perfect jogging and moving, dancing and grooving song for the Big Zing so they decide to head back to the clubhouse to practise it with Drum. 

Zak knows a short cut so they jog off. Unfortunately Zak's shortcut takes them in completely the wrong direction and they end up on the far side of the island. All the time coconuts are falling in the coconut clock and the ZingZillas don't have their song ready for the Big Zing. 

In the meantime Drum has enjoyed watching a Bhangra group performing in the glade. The group consists of a few musicians plus a lot of dancers. One of the musicians is playing the dhol drum and the beat of the drum tells the dancers to do a different step. Drum loves the dancing and is soon joining in. 

DJ is getting very worried about the other ZingZillas, especially when he finds out they are on the far side of the island. He tells them the quickest way back but even so he's not sure they'll make it in time for the Big Zing. He thinks Drum should prepare to do the Big Zing by herself so she suggests doing a Bhangra Big Zing. She uses one of Todd's clean sheets as a costume and, with the help of the Beach Byrds, starts to practise. 

They combine Drum's Bhangra dancing with Zak's bouncing exercise song to create a magnificent Bhangra Big Zing. Todd even has enough sheets for them to have a costume each.

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