The name Drum Drum is an English translation of the name of a village found on the Southeast coast of Papua New Guinea, called "Gaba Gaba".
Most of the members of Drum Drum come from Papua New Guinea or North Australia.

Now based in Darwin in the far north of Australia, Tau, Airi and the other members of Drum Drum are undoubtedly one of the most innovative contemporary groups in the South Pacific featuring dancers and classically trained musicians from PNG, Fiji and Australia