You know, whenever I start to feel good about myself and my drumming, I see a video like this and realize how much more you can learn. It's really quite humbling honestly.

@Drumsticksmcgee

4 жыл бұрын

There is soooo much to learn, with not only afro Cuban but with all styles and it's mind boggling, not to master but to enjoy.

The left foot has its own brain

@texitolangauser

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Schumanized

3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to watch him play like 6ft from me. All i could do was watch his left leg and try to pick up my jaw🤯

@ricardofranciszayas

2 жыл бұрын

That left foot really does have its own brain.

Huge Respect for Horacio..This style of Drumming requires great knowledge of latin percussions and Afro Cuban Music... He has knowledge of the Conga,Bongo,Guiro,and obviosuly the clave and other Afro Cuban Instruments because of which he is able to adapt those sounds to the Drum set which requires amazing independence,practice,discipline..!!

@solati78

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomy333cuerdas6 yes and there’s that too.

@einarabelc5

10 ай бұрын

Uhhhh. The gentleman IS Cuban. What do you expect? Everything you said is implied in the fact if where he is and where he came from

This is not only complete independence, but total interdependence and interaction of hand/feet muscle groups and joints; to smoothly, accurately and with great timing and precision execute this complicated Latin groove. I am an educated drummer and have been playing for 40 years and I am still impressed with this performance!

Yellow trousers of dexterity.

I think the headband is giving him the power to do this.

@victortsykunov

3 жыл бұрын

Sure when you play instrument like that you need good band 😂😂🙈

If you all think practice will get you that sort of coordination. You are wrong. It is the yellow pants. Get some.

on top of all that, he makes it look most easy.. he shows no signs on his face that he is concentrating at all... truly facinating player

and he never stopped to play the clave. he's really a great drummer

stunning....when i saw him live,, a few months ago, i think i cried...

This guy is unbelievable... Never seen anyone like him

And not losing the left-foot clave. Afro Cuban drumming technique is not for the faint of rhythm.

I like how he is so happy when playing! asi deberian ser todos los musicos!

Rhytmically by far... oustanding...just incredible!. Both of them are up there, playing with an amazing sense of time and comtemporary drumming...I'm inspired ...going to practice right now..love you Negro and Mark. "Music is not a competition, but an inspiration" -aa.

@danskebassister22

Жыл бұрын

Alex, your words are so true - and yourself have always been among the very best. Such a fine gestus that you share such fine words for the young master Horacio. MUCH love and respect, Alex - allways! Best regards from your friend, Peter Rahbek, DK

That clave pisses me off. Like, I don't even have the independence necessary to improvise in free time over a quarter/8th note hat and here he does this... fuck, man!

@julienpillonca6686

2 жыл бұрын

Rock n roll is not so good to learn indépendance....

humanly imposible . keeping the left foot clave steady , accenting with kick drum , beats and fills with hands , absolute perfection of coordination

Que maravilla de la creacion gracias por existir... que maestria

These two Cats are on my top ten best percussionist list. WHOA !!

I have the full performance DVD, it's great and has a couple play along songs of the concert.

Cuba y puerto Rico en la casa no hay pa nadie a recogerse

dammit, the clave on that foot cowbell is right on point. That sickening how easy he makes that look.

i seen Horacio play at the Cape Breton drum festival a few years back and he was amazing

Even slowing this down takes forever to understand rhythmically

quiero ver al negro!!! it's one of the gods i havent seen yet down here in miami!!!! horacio el pulpo!!!

It's a 2/3 rumba clave.

@evangleitemeirajunior2666

3 жыл бұрын

Oracio el Gato Negro Must... be Proud....

He's a monster, but Marc Quinones is very good too and deserves a praise

real good music when u cant stop smiling while playing!

Horacio Is a Tremendous Talent and Wonderful Human Being. In a Class All By Himself !! Jimmy Lento-President Lento Percussion

I'm not a drummer, but how the ffuuuuuuuuuck does he keep his left foot doing that?

@vtmike13

9 жыл бұрын

I'm a drummer and I still don't know. He must not be fully human.

@vickdrummer97

9 жыл бұрын

Search Marco Iannetta on KZread...

@zomgrandomtext

9 жыл бұрын

It still makes my head explode

@joey8917

7 жыл бұрын

Independence between the lımps the most hardest thıng about drums ın my opınon

This guy is my inspiration, he actually studied drumming with my drum teacher :D

hes so happy when he plays

Did anyone see anything but men in the audience pan shot in the beginning? I spotted like 3, including the little girl. at first glance... Horacio is a MONSTER! Got his 20,000+ hours in for sure....

Amazing drummer! Great Horacio!

Well... I'm confused. Great work Hernandez! As always!

yup, watched him at casio music in milwaukee about 13 years ago, holy shit, mind blowing

love the bassline

got to see him play in jersey with dave valentine - he did a classical piece, mozart, along with a chamber orchestra that was mind boggling - this guy is really on another level musically - saw him at the blue note from about 5 feet away with Camilo and I was slack jawed - an incredible musician...

fantastic

Wildly talented…

what the... wonderful how he keeps timing with his left foot, and it's a complex rhythm what he plays considering what his other limbs are doing :-D

the fuck is chuck norris in 0:43

Impresionante!!!

I don´t need to count to enjoy it, but I need to count to understand it....

@StickyyWinklee that's because drumming isn't ONLY about making beats, beyond just music it's a fun instrument to play and an incredibly challenging instrument on top of that. Not all drummers should always just make music, that's boring if it's all you do. It is fun to challenge yourself as well as watch a musician that can do what El Negro can do. I do think making a beat is an essential part of drumming but I can't say that is what really attracts me to it. It's just a fun challenge.

Finally! A song with plenty of cowbell! Good game internet! It was fun!

Horacio:simplemente el más grande

master of all poly-rhythms

I have his cowbell. My dad bought it at a yard sale.

@guffer8252

5 жыл бұрын

Skylor Whitcomb sick dude can I get that lmao

Saludos buen 👍

que titan el negro

It's already hard enough for my girlfriend to understand a 4/4 drumsolo, I will be single because of this. Totally worth it.

@NINT3ND0master

3 жыл бұрын

But it is 4/4

Let's play "Find One"

im presionante!

of course...

is that marc quinones from the allman brothers?

yeah this guys bad ass....great independence.

@Volcanistry They are not talking about the actual instruments. He is playing a clave on the cowbell with his left foot.

my God..the independence he has..

Horacio "el Negro" Hernandez = 2 Brain Hernandez

0:45 Even Chuck Norris loves Hernandes (on the right)

3 cowbells going at once? Epic.

Freedom Cuba 🆘🇨🇺

@diepauandrana8862

2 жыл бұрын

Freedom world

When I watch this, I wonder how many brains he has.

El Negro toca muito.

@Easleytee I love Weckl's playing too but on what grounds do you judge him superior, after all music is not a sport

There are 3 people playing. The mimic, Horacio Hernandez and Horacio's left leg.

Why do i suddenly have the urge to go on a head hunting safari ? LOL..

DUDE! On the bass drum head, there's an Estonian flag, and what makes it awesome is that i'm form Estonia!

@wilmount hey thx dude imma check that out asap.

@akendrum Not sure but it Sounds like its in 4... I just keep my ear on the 2-3 clave in his left foot. But the timing is challenging I agree.

I'll put this in my FB to blow some people away

the first clave is 4/4 (though i guess since in afro cuban 6/8 and 4/4 translate back and forth 'elastically' as hernandez says, but it starts with rumba clave im sure)

When is the song right after “octopus” going to be posted? That was the BEST song of the entire performance IMO!

the hardest thing must be keeping that kick cow bell going at the same rhythm with everything else about it... it requires lots of concentration and discipline... but in this case, class!

muito legal esse video

skip to 1:00 where the music starts

couldnt stop laughing.XDD

Mamma mia

the left foot on cowbell must be 2/3 son clave ostinato , right?

@Spleenfome yeah, because he knows he's our god.

Que tanto mira al percusionista

Cowbell party

@samm1809 its actually octipedes because its greek not latin

@erikimba no doubt they are all good.. but my opinion is that latin polyrhythm is by far the hardest to master. & this guy is pretty much the latin drum king. Have u seen him played live.? Went to his clinic in KL, it was jaw dropping from d beginning right till d end. His polyrhthms entertained us for more than 2 hours without any tracks. D drummers u've mentioned.. i understand their drumming, and i might/cant do it.. but this GUY.. i dont & couldnt understand at all, what else playing it!! =D

el Negro rules ... a mi entender junto con Julio Barreto los mas grandes tocando latino ...

the smart cowbell ( or block jam )

just listen to the foot block clave its rhumba clave in 4/4 sometimes with triplet feel. look up rhumba clave. it does change tho n i have trouble following as well

oh my God

im working on the 2/3 clave on the left foot its mad....i got down the songo beat with it but i still cant play it independently!!!!!

what clave is this ?? the 3:2 rumba or what im so confused

@IAMBENNYBLANCO.

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! It is the 3:2 rumba clave.

please dont bash me for this guys.. as much as i fully apreciate the sheer talent and technicality displayed here, i just find this kind of music really difficult to feel. Like, its not something that makes me wanna nod my head or anything, and for me thats a big thing when playing music. does anyone else feel the same ?

From what I hear, if you count his clave as 4/4 (for the sake of reference) then you have a 6/4 polymeter over it (+ some polyrhythms they do) from 1:55 to 3:40... 2 cents.

@NINT3ND0master

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😩

John Patitucci - bass. Am I the only one who read John Petrucci, paused the video and went back? XP Either way, mindblowing rythm work!

@Metallica4Ever93 faster than jordison: george kollias, romain goulon, mike mangini, tim yeung, jordison is good but we are talking about horacio herndez my friend (= very different styles but i think you will love this clave, cascara, groovy stuff as much as i do if you get into it

ALGUIEN me puede DECIR COMO SE LLAMA EL TEMA DE COMIENZO DEL VIDIO? ?? ??? ??????????

@maikisanchez516

2 ай бұрын

Maldición también quiero saberlo

@maikisanchez516

2 ай бұрын

Ya la tengo se llama lada 78

To help hearing the 6/4, take his two hi-tom beats (beginning 1:55) as the 1st two 16th notes of the 6/4 pattern

@jpalmz

4 жыл бұрын

I know this is an 8-yr-old comment, but I never thought to listen in 6/4. What an eye-opening discovery! Thank you for sharing that. 👍🏽

@juhintao3605

3 жыл бұрын

What the hell are you talking about? You could solve the Fermat Teorema with that shit 😳🤔😥

Muito bom.

Just sick with that left foot!

in those days horacio was endorsed by LP, anybody knows what is the cowbell model that he used on the left foot ?????????????????

Who's that other guy? He's got a nice groove too.