Dar-es-Salaam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's skills as a drummer were today on full display at the State House here where he along with Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli arrived to hold bilateral talks.
The two leaders played the traditional wooden drums for a minute after the Prime Minister was accorded a ceremonial welcome.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted that the Prime Minister Modi, 65, was seen enjoying the drumming session with the Tanzanian President, who appeared to halt briefly but resumed the drumming again when he saw the Indian leader was in no mood to stop.
"New beats to the #IndiaAfrica rhythm! PM @narendramodi and President @MagufuliJP play the drum," Swarup tweeted.
Modi's skills as a drummer was for the first time displyed in Japan in September 2014 when he joined the Japanese percussionists to perform a 'jugalbandi' with them. He gave tough competition to the professional drummers as he tried his hand on the drum at an event to launch TCS Japan Technology and Cultural Academy in Tokyo.
The Prime Minister arrived in Dar-es-Salaam late last night from South Africa on the third leg of his four-nation Africa tour.
With PTI Inputs
