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Tribal Rhythm Nation set to bring the beats for Toronto FC in MLS Cup match on Saturday

Tribal Rhythm Nation have brought their drum beats to every Toronto FC home game since the team was born in 2007 and they plan on setting the soundtrack for the Major League Soccer Cup match against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday at BMO Field.

Sharief Ebrahim co-founded Tribal Rhythm Nation along with drummers Willie Silva, Carlos Bagnasco and Yossie Pereira.

In 2006, Ebrahim said Toronto FC executives gave the group the opportunity to become official supporters of the team.

"At that moment we decided we were going to represent the Latin, Caribbean, African communities to bringing those cultural sounds, percussion in particular," said Ebrahim on CBC Toronto's Metro Morning Friday.

Since then, the group has set up shop in Section 118 at BMO field at each home game, rain or shine.

"Win, lose or draw we were out there celebrating just the fact that we had a team," said Ebrahim.

This is the first time in franchise history Toronto FC is playing in a championship game.

Former TFC player Dwayne De Rosario, who announced his retirement in 2015, also joined Metro Morning on the phone Friday.

De Rosario, a Scarborough native who starred with the team between 2009 and 2011, described his years with the team as "challenging at times."

"It was still a little empty because you never made the playoffs and had the opportunity to share what the team was feeling and experiencing," said De Rosario.

Fast-forwarding years later to the team's championship game on Saturday, De Rosario said the energy around the big game is "unbelievable for the city."

"I'm glad that everyone is embracing it," he said.

Ebrahim described Toronto FC's dark days as "sad," but his group of drummers still supported the team.

"You're going to have bumps, so being there and supporting these guys throughout those times was important," he said.

And now they're hoping to celebrate Saturday.

"We are expecting for our boys, Toronto FC, to raise that trophy and celebrate a win, this is a long time coming for Toronto," said Ebrahim.

"We're going to bring the fire, we're going to let it rain when it comes to bringing our beats, our rhythms to the stadium."