From banking to bongos. Until 2001, Jay MacDonald was a nickel trader, most recently for Standard Bank in London. But 18 months ago he ditched his day job and six-figure salary to become a professional bongo drum player.
As a boy he played drums on and off while also roadying for his dad at weekends. But he didn’t touch them again until 1994 when he started playing bongos at parties.
It took a bit of convincing to get promoters to pay.
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