Ollie Millington/RedfernsLast month, a 10-year-old musical prodigy named Nandi Bushell went viral for her cover of the Rage Against the Machine song “Guerilla Radio” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, she has a brand-new instrument with which to rage, courtesy of Tom Morello himself.
After seeing the video of her performance, Morello sent Bushell one of his signature Fender “Soul Power” Stratocaster guitars.
“I’d like you to have this guitar as a gift from me to you,” Morello said in a video message to the young musician. “You rock so great, and to see someone rocking so great who is so young, it really gives me hope for the future.”
“Thank you so so so much!” Nandi wrote in response. “I can’t believe this is real and you actually sent me a message and your signature guitar, it is so beautiful! AMAZING! I hope we get to jam one day!”
Nandi previously brought her drumming skills onto Ellen last December to perform Nirvana‘s “In Bloom.”
By Josh Johnson
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