Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Septeto Nacional de Cuba and friends perform in Montvale, NJ



Members of Septeto Nacional jam with local New York musician  Roman Diaz, Onel Mulet and Little Johnny Rivero. The group is performing a tune called Alegria Traigo Yo. Make sure you check out the rhythm sections playing and trading solos!

Mas Cuba LibresSon Es lo Mas Sublime

Monday, March 29, 2010

Fumito Nunoya - Libertango - A. Piazzolla

Fumito Nunoya performs Astor Piazzolla's Libertango. This live performance took at the Lanciano Competition (July 2009) during the Concerto finale.


Saturday, March 27, 2010

Rowan Atkinson plays the "Drum Set"

Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr. Bean) comes across an invisible drum kit while sweeping. He's not too bad with it. I originally posted this classic video on my Percussion Video Blog on September 9, 2007. It is great to see one of the top British comedians 



Mr. Bean - The Whole Bean (Complete Set)Mr. Bean: The Ultimate Collection

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Raise the Roof - Michael Daugherty

Selections from a live performance of Michael Daugherty's "Raise the Roof". Filmed at Festival Miami '09. Performed by Frost School Wind Ensemble with conductor Gary Green and soloist Svet Stoyanov.


Michael Daugherty: Raise the RoofDaugherty: Metropolis Symphony

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Colin Currie "Borrowed Time"

Video profile of percussionist Colin Currie filmed during recordings for Onyx Classics with Hakan Hardenberger for his CD of music by Dave Maric.


Borrowed Time: Music by Dave MaricRapture: Drums and Woods

Friday, March 19, 2010

Hugo Zemp - 'Are'are Music

Example of 'Are'are music, as filmed and studied by Ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp in the Solomon Islands. Check out 2:40 for a close up. Very cool! Thanks to Gary Rich for the recommendation.



Solomon Islands: The Sounds of BambooSolomon Islands - Cry of the Ancestors

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Maraca2 Percussion Duo - ESPIRITU LIBRE!! (PART-2)

Maraca2 Percussion Duo perform their brand new piece Espiritu Libre by Stephen Whibley at PASIC 09. Performance Credits: Students from University of Southern Mississippi directed by Dr. John Wooton.



Episode II

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Maraca2 Percussion Duo - ESPIRITU LIBRE!! (PART-1)

Maraca2 Percussion Duo perform their brand new piece Espiritu Libre by Stephen Whibley at PASIC 09. Performance Credits: Students from University of Southern Mississippi directed by Dr. John Wooton.



English Suite No. 4 In F Major, Bwv 809 (Arr. For Percussion Duo): VIII. Gigue

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Sculpture 3 by Rüdiger Pawassar

Katarzyna Myćka, Marianna Bednarska and Manuel Leuenberger perform Sculpture 3 by Rüdiger Pawassar at the International Katarzyna Myćka Marimba Academy 2009 Frankfurt.



Keiko Abe & Matthias Schmitt & Ney Rosauro & Rüdiger Pawassar & Anna Ignatowicz & Leander Kaiser & Steve Reich: Marimba SculptureMarimba Concerto

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010

So Percussion - Amid the Noise

This video features a set of So Percussion's "Amid the Noise" project.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Andrew Beall - Rancho Jubilee for Cajon Trio

Composed by Andrew Beall, performed at the 2010 PAS NYC "Weekend of Percussion" on February 20th, 2010. Javier Diaz, Andrew Beall, Wilson Torres on Cajon (left to right). Sheet music is available at: www.bachovich.com