VIDEO THREAD - POST ALL VIDEO's/CLIPS HERE!!!!!

[ABAKUA]

Ritchie Flores, aged 12 or 14... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqvvDsh99jw


circa 1990 - Changuito, descargando con NG La Banda. Cuba. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJ2_xptDZ8
(Changuito jam with NG La Banda for the non Latino)


1991. Tata Guines hosting workshop/clinic & interview in France with Cuban Music historian & ethnomusicologist Olavo Alen Rodriguez.
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaEjEzIbUvY
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivlfKbJb70g


1977 - Rare clear footage of the legendary conguero Jorge 'El Niño' Alfonso, performing with Irakere. El Niño was the first conguero in Cuba to play with 5 tumbadoras in a group ensemble. Upon his departure from Irakere, Anga subsequently entered the band. One of my first teachers also has some rare recordings of a conguero who worked and recorded with Irakere in between the time of El Niño & Anga. His name escapes me at this moment...

Anyway here is El Niño, performing with Irakere. A group so far ahead of its time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtkqeB5IYM4

another Irakere classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TvtB0GoQ0 I actually perform this track with one of the bands I used to work with, and ocassionally fill in with. Less the 70's/80's style synths etc and with a harder hitting piano line, it still goess off hard when performed, I will try and upload some footage I have from a gig.

[JohnnyConga]

Thought you guys/gals might get a kick out of this concert i did back in the day, with the "DISCO KING" CERRONE from France...the other percussionist was my Bro , Hector "bucky" Andrade RIP.. chek out the naked dancers in the beginning and the size of the pyramid...there were 17 of us on stage... my congas were gon bops fiberglass 'over' Philapine mahogany ...Mariano made them special for me back in 1978...but i gotta say the band did kick butt....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2g2088hRiw "JC" Johnny Conga HAPPY NEW YEAR!...

[Luis]

I've got to thank Abakua for posting all of these Irakere videos. To me this band embodies everything Latin Jazz should be. I can't get enough of Irakere. The congueros that were part of this band all through time were special in their own way and are what I aspire to sound like. God Bless Chucho Valdes for allowing all of his musicians to shine, especially his congueros.

[congamyk]

A cool vid from the Montreal Jazz Fest.
The conguero is playing the Salsa Club model Mopercs.
Great sound quality - these drums are cracking!
The alto player plays a heck of a solo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la4u6rpJUFE

[Congadelica]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzn0rvZ5lEI

[No.2-1820]

Wow Johnny ! I know the focus on this forum tends to be all things Cuban etc (which I love of course), but you have done some amazing shit in your time ! I love disco and have quite the collection, you've played with some of the biggest there has been. I have quite a Salsoul collection and I'm always amazed at some of the big Fania/Salsa names that you find on there too. What a fascinating career.

All the best,

Barrie

[CongaTick]

JC, Like Barrie said-- really impressive career covering it all. Great respect for you, bro.

[niallgregory]

A cool vid from the Montreal Jazz Fest.
The conguero is playing the Salsa Club model Mopercs.
Great sound quality - these drums are cracking!
The alto player plays a heck of a solo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la4u6rpJUFE

Thats a nice vid man . cool groove in 7 that works really well and still swings !

[congamyk]

I thought you might dig that one NG.

Not a conga video but this kid is really cute and talented. She sings and plays clave.
Her parent have obviously taught her well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImO3nvd6v64

[windhorse]

I thought you might dig that one NG.

Not a conga video but this kid is really cute and talented. She sings and plays clave.
Her parent have obviously taught her well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImO3nvd6v64

Inspirational! I'm sending this out to my group to show them, if a kid this young can do this, so can you! C'mon! Sing!

[Congadelica]

If It is La Rumba that flicks your switch checkout this amazing video . Clave y Gaugaunco . the guy dacming colombia 13 mins in is a must see he is off the scale .

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... ty=onaireo

Pa Gozar !!!!

M

[pcastag]

Incredible! Sometimes as drummers I think we forget how imortant the dance is to the integrity of the music, many rumba drummers are excellent dancers as well.

[yoni]

So true, how dance and music are related. In my faith, the musician is a supposed to be important - because the musician is supposed to inspire the people to dance!

Anyway here is a clip that inspired one or 2 in the view only to speak on their cellphones...

And I don't do much in it at all at first.

BUT it heats up quite nicely toward the end.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7v8AkxIGvc

[yoni]

Here is another one, but on darbuka. It is from just a few weeks ago, part of a show from a concert tour in Europe I just did with Gypsy singer Ida Kelarova and the Jazz Famelija, to kick off our new CD "Aven Bachtale" ("Be Happy", in the Roma Gypsy language).

After about a minute and a half I get silly on my darbuka, talking with the set drummer.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQHeGewOXhI

All the best to you all,

Yoni

[jorge]

Yoni,
Great to see you playing, I enjoyed the very multicultural music, I even heard a clave-based phrase in there. Nice conversations back and forth between you and the others, in both clips. With some help from the low resolution YouTube video, you do remind me of your dad when you are playing, the same joy of expression we see in some of the best musicians. Good luck with your CD and Sigue Pa'lante!
Best regards,
George Friedman-Jimenez