Berimbau solo

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  • čas přidán 6. 05. 2009
  • Just messing around with the berimbau while testing out our new camera.
    My berimbaus are modified in several ways. The"bass drum" is the gourd of the berimbau thumping against my chest. Other than that, we've added tuning mechanisms and some ways to amplify the instruments.
    On the couch in the background is a bamboo rainstick that was taken out because, sadly, it needs fixing.
    3/21/13 Finally made that follow up video for which I'd been asked by someone patient. A bit different, hope you'll enjoy.
    • Berimbau Improv 2
  • Hudba

Komentáře • 347

  • @Ernie_HSR_Taka
    @Ernie_HSR_Taka Před rokem +11

    if humans had a mating call, this is what it would sound like

  • @mugglesmonster
    @mugglesmonster Před 7 lety +330

    You need to teach Rob Scallon how to properly play this

    • @bobsabet7391
      @bobsabet7391 Před 6 lety +3

      mugglesmonster dude, I was at his video right now thinking that he should really learn how to play it.

    • @franciscorosasbonfanti7659
      @franciscorosasbonfanti7659 Před 6 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/mqJxkRwh9GQ/video.html

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 6 lety +7

      That is a FABULOUS video of Santiago Vasquez. Thank you so much for sharing it! I love his music, with or without Puente Celeste. So glad to catch this.

    • @palheta82
      @palheta82 Před 5 lety

      hello, same question as satellite wish. I'm currently looking for the best mic to amplifiy a berimbau. Do you happen to have any recommendation. Great playing !@@GuyMendilowEnsemble

    • @lilithmatriarch7509
      @lilithmatriarch7509 Před rokem +1

      🤣🤣🤣 Yeah dude I was all about that video until I saw how it's actually played and now I cringe every time! 🤣 Love me some Rob Scallon but that shit ain't berimbau.

  • @landryironside2448
    @landryironside2448 Před 5 lety +29

    When one cowboy play the berimbau from brazil! Congratulations, man!
    Fantastic!

  • @MetalMonkey1453
    @MetalMonkey1453 Před 8 lety +60

    I've been a capoeirista for about a year now... I can do an S dobrado backflip landing in a face kick, but can still barely maintain a beat for traditional Angoles songs. Cudos, mate, that's some seriously impressive stuff.

  • @joshmarshak3157
    @joshmarshak3157 Před rokem +9

    Such an underrated instrument

  • @MidlifeCrisisTactical
    @MidlifeCrisisTactical Před 11 lety +7

    Please don't ever unpost this. I've gone back to this vid so many times in the past couple years. So awesome.

  • @Dragonan
    @Dragonan Před 7 lety +89

    Muito bom! Abraços do Brasil.

  • @EdgarTheRaven
    @EdgarTheRaven Před 7 lety +133

    Easily the best berimbau track I've listened to. So interesting. I love this hectic, funky feel you gave to it.

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 7 lety +6

      Cheers, EdgarTheRaven! Much appreciated.

    • @EdgarTheRaven
      @EdgarTheRaven Před 7 lety

      Don't mention it. It was a pleasure to listen. If I ever do a movie I'm going to contact you for this one;)

    • @franciscorosasbonfanti7659
      @franciscorosasbonfanti7659 Před 6 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/mqJxkRwh9GQ/video.html

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 6 lety +1

      That is a FABULOUS video of Santiago Vasquez. Thank you so much for sharing it! I love his music, with or without Puente Celeste. So glad to catch this.

  • @RhythmAddictedState
    @RhythmAddictedState Před 7 lety +13

    This could be an awesome, brutal metal track.

  • @MrAgenorius
    @MrAgenorius Před 9 lety +31

    Very nice! Funky and with a taste of Drum N Bass!

  • @archihappy2128
    @archihappy2128 Před rokem +2

    14 years after this music is the best❤

  • @mjremy2605
    @mjremy2605 Před 7 lety +19

    You made it come alive, so beautiful! Thank you!

  • @kylrapture
    @kylrapture Před 7 lety +3

    This literally sent me back 12 years, back to when I met a good friend of mine for the first time. My first ever time trying Capoeira:)
    Thanks for the memory lane trip on a Sunday Morning sir:)

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 13 lety +13

    @thethirteenthraven: The amplification is something I've been working on for a while. The long and short of it is that I have an inexpensive lavaliere mic inside the gourd as well as a piezzo pick-up, mounted to a metal saddle (with leather on the inside, to dampen the metallic ring). These run into a small mixer and blended there. I add a bit of EQ to bring out the gourd thump (the bass drum sound) and compression to even the thump with the string sound. It's a miracle it doesn't explode.

    • @hunterdunning1776
      @hunterdunning1776 Před 4 lety +1

      You wrote this to me 8 years ago, answering every question I had left to ask. I just felt equal to you for a moment when it came to skill on the instument... still give you the nod for my own inspiriation.

  • @NathanDupont-uu2hh
    @NathanDupont-uu2hh Před 8 měsíci +2

    Very impressive !
    I didn’t know it was possible to produce so much different sound with this instrument

  • @thomas5585
    @thomas5585 Před rokem +2

    That reverb is amazing.

  • @larissanogueira5545
    @larissanogueira5545 Před 9 lety +34

    Coisa mais linda de instrumento

  • @josimarjose2020
    @josimarjose2020 Před 2 lety +2

    O Melhor tocador de berimbau que já vi

  • @NPrescott
    @NPrescott Před 7 lety +92

    imagine if this was mixed live with a didgeridoo!!

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 12 lety +8

    Hey, thanks all for checking this video out. Had no idea it would get watched at all. I feel like I owe you guys another one now...this feels like a long time ago.
    Thanks for taking the time to view.

    • @Alex-cf6sn
      @Alex-cf6sn Před 3 lety

      Hey, i really love that track!! I have a question and i know that it is a lomg time ago but could play the same pattern on the berimbau without the rattle but only with the stick and make another video? I would really love to use it to make a beat for my work in school.

  • @WayneKSeymourIIIProgrammer
    @WayneKSeymourIIIProgrammer Před 10 lety +6

    Truly talented

  • @saftovooey4569
    @saftovooey4569 Před 7 lety +35

    Call Max Cavalera.

  • @jacksonsantos5457
    @jacksonsantos5457 Před 3 lety +7

    Cara!mano desde quando ouvi o som do berimbau,eu imaginava um som elétrico,gostei que venha mais.

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 13 lety +4

    @cobaiatemorozo yeah!!
    Did you know the musical bow is not just from Brazil though? It's the oldest and most common string instrument on the planet. Just about every place that ever used a bow and arrow (short bow, long bow, etc) also made music with it.
    That said, I did learn to build in Brazil. These ones were built in Salvador. I got my start through Capoeira...

  • @re16in
    @re16in Před 2 lety +2

    I haven't found a solo better than this one. This is fantastic!!

  • @DiveCrewCanada
    @DiveCrewCanada Před 7 lety +2

    Absolutely phenomenal!!!

  • @TeslaTiamat
    @TeslaTiamat Před 10 lety +11

    More! MORE! Please, more!

  • @thetwistedsamurai
    @thetwistedsamurai Před 7 lety

    This is definitely the most beautiful song I've heard played on this instrument yet.

  • @deciogunga
    @deciogunga Před 14 lety +8

    Muito bom!!!
    É um berimbau de respeito.
    Grande som...

  • @Katzenjammer58
    @Katzenjammer58 Před 13 lety +1

    Funkayyy!! I like the percussive effect with the gourd. Nice technique.

  • @magnobuenoandrade1643
    @magnobuenoandrade1643 Před rokem +3

    Aqui maguinho mestre de capoeira ...
    Abraço do Brasil 🇧🇷
    Perfect

  • @user-ui1jk5kn9b
    @user-ui1jk5kn9b Před 4 lety +7

    Трансформация)) музыка уносит просто космос)) буду на поле тренироваться в тумане))

  • @kovalenkoart
    @kovalenkoart Před 10 lety +4

    волшебство обертонов) просто Царь!)

  • @coffeekissesxoxo6009
    @coffeekissesxoxo6009 Před 5 lety

    Amazing love how you played with the sound so good.

  • @katharoszoe
    @katharoszoe Před 5 lety +1

    Bravo! This sounds great! Wow, so cool!

  • @zetrollolololol4163
    @zetrollolololol4163 Před 6 lety

    by far the best on youtube

  • @dagda1180
    @dagda1180 Před 3 lety

    Holy crap, man! This sounds amazing!

  • @tamarcimenian3562
    @tamarcimenian3562 Před 7 lety +3

    Fantastic! The berimbau is such an interesting instrument; I'd love to learn to play it myself! :)

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 7 lety +4

      It IS a fascinating instrument, with rich history. The musical bow itself is amazing.

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 12 lety +1

    @MrJDFrog No, haven't got anything online about this. We're using a bass tuner mounted on an additional piece of wood and an ebony cap with a wire groove. I think you can see this up top. The most difficult thing about fashioning this is that luthiers' tools are generally designed to work with things are that flat or round whereas the biriba wood is neither, and each piece is different. So creating a vice that will allow one to work on it is half the story! Thanks for yer kind words, Good luck!

  • @jmdi2703
    @jmdi2703 Před 23 dny +1

    I'm a Turkish but I very love Capoeira Barimbau music. ❤🎉

  • @robertedwards1240
    @robertedwards1240 Před 4 lety

    Dude, that rocked. You're the bomb!

  • @JoseSilva_
    @JoseSilva_ Před 8 lety +9

    Ficou muito bom, parabéns.

  • @SONGSTICKS
    @SONGSTICKS Před 6 lety

    Superb !!! I bought one of your albums a few years ago and it's in there with the favourites.

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 6 lety

      Cheers! Really appreciate that. We just released a new one in October, our best to date without a doubt. guymendilowensemble.bandcamp.com/album/the-forgotten-kingdom-music-from-the-show-2

  • @MisterBaAcKiTcH
    @MisterBaAcKiTcH Před 13 lety

    Out of this world.
    Thank you.

  • @baixinhoFDB
    @baixinhoFDB Před 13 lety +1

    Wow, awsome playing!

  • @antoniojoseflorenciodesouz2884

    berimbau é bom demais

  • @manodura8132
    @manodura8132 Před 5 lety +5

    Exelente Maestro !!!

  • @joshuacruz5436
    @joshuacruz5436 Před 3 lety +1

    Goes really nicely to Seether's "Remedy"

  • @JackyRowe
    @JackyRowe Před 13 lety

    Wow, you can really rock out on one of those!! I'm getting one, it's got to be done!

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 13 lety +3

    @JustAluno Gourd is just a medio. I do tune it low, though. I and a luthier created our own tuning system, and have been experimenting with different ways to get the instrument lower.
    Man, I could really use the capoiera world! That's where I got my start but it's been a long time since I've played.
    Axe!

  • @sarahhavillamelooliveira5825

    Amazing piece, cheers from Brasil!

  • @tarikt3910
    @tarikt3910 Před 18 dny

    Waauuw, crazy Performance and flow!!!

  • @Arthur0743
    @Arthur0743 Před 11 lety +9

    Essa fera manja dos paranaue

  • @lilithmatriarch7509
    @lilithmatriarch7509 Před 2 lety +1

    Holy crap man, what a flex! 🤯💪💯

  • @KAINMUSIC
    @KAINMUSIC Před 6 lety +1

    This is amazing.

  • @Nemo-vm2yb
    @Nemo-vm2yb Před 3 lety

    Amazing music! Kudos!

  • @brittneyleahc
    @brittneyleahc Před 9 lety

    This is awesome! We are reading the book Out of Many Waters and it mentions this instrument. There is a Wiki for it but it is much easier to get a sense of what it is, how it sounds, and how it's played when you can actually see it being done! Thanks!!!

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 8 lety

      +Brittney Clay Cheers, Brittney. Here's a link to a great article: www.nscottrobinson.com/berimbau.php
      My playing in this video is actually quite un-traditional in many ways because of the way the instrument is tuned and amplified. Check out Nana Vasconsuelos, or Ramiro Musotto for some more inspiration

  • @kloug2006
    @kloug2006 Před rokem

    Best sounding berimbau ever.

    • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
      @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 8 měsíci

      That's very kind of you to write. Thank you. And also - there are some truly remarkable players out there...a good opportunity to listen

  • @Caligari...
    @Caligari... Před měsícem +1

    You the real deal bro ! Thank you !

  • @cleydsonmoreno8517
    @cleydsonmoreno8517 Před rokem +2

    Caramba! Ele precisa de uma aula do pessoal, os quais são mestres da arte, toca bem diferente do que a Bahia apresenta! Está bem divergente do berimbau tocado por nós aqui.

    • @felipealcabri
      @felipealcabri Před rokem +1

      Não existe um único jeito de tocar um piano, nem um único jeito de tocar violar e qualquer outro instrumento. Por que o berimbau só pode ter 1 estilo e o cara provou que é possível fazer música do jeito diferente da capoeira? Se está divergente é porque é outro estilo.

    • @deko3693
      @deko3693 Před rokem

      Oxe precisa de aula KKK só tem um jeito é

    • @felipealcabri
      @felipealcabri Před rokem

      @@deko3693 O cara claramente está mostrando que não kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  • @toniwalter2911
    @toniwalter2911 Před 7 lety +1

    this is amazing

  • @raymelissamaliarinmoonsun8930

    Strangest morning ever, you rock dear:) This melody inside is beautiful, I hope you are doing well :)

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 11 lety +3

    Hey, just wanted to thank you guys for the great comments. Who knew! This video was almost an after-thought. Anyway, much appreciated. Cheers! Been meaning to post a follow up (I think I promised that to someone) and will...just been so busy...like all of us

  • @Marcyvom
    @Marcyvom Před 8 měsíci

    I get high sometimes sometimes, quite often actually hahaha, and I just play with my berimbau to see where it leads and I related so much with your stuff bro. It’s beautiful bro! Tks! Best of luck to you!

  • @erikvanern6178
    @erikvanern6178 Před rokem

    Wow! Very cool!! I must learn how to make one!

  • @PaulTheSkeptic
    @PaulTheSkeptic Před 7 lety

    Nice. Rockin the berimbau.

  • @belladeanie718
    @belladeanie718 Před 7 lety +1

    This is amazing!!!

  • @silviopqueiroz
    @silviopqueiroz Před 5 lety +3

    Diferente! Muito criativo! Parabéns!

  • @PeaceWings
    @PeaceWings Před 14 lety +1

    Beautiful!!!!

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 14 lety +5

    @Saxon72 Cool! As far as I knew this was straight improv, as I was making it up as I went. But you know how the mind works, especially subconsciously.
    Never heard of Sepultura. Can you point my way to them? Especially the album of which you speak?
    Cheers, GJM

  • @MrSayonara76
    @MrSayonara76 Před 2 lety

    Very very awesome!

  • @frishavocadoo
    @frishavocadoo Před 4 lety

    A very different style from usual capoeira songs, very nice!

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 12 lety +1

    @001Tara1 yes, nowadays the arame is from the inside of a car tire. You can also use piano wire but it doesn't sound quite the same. Tire wire is difficult to get out of the tire - it takes a lot of work with a knife. You can get old tires at a junk yard, or just find them on the side of the road somewhere.
    Or your neighbor's driveway.
    Don't tell them I said this.

  • @pitshy2486
    @pitshy2486 Před 2 lety +1

    that's actually insane!

  • @user-xc8gm3jd5g
    @user-xc8gm3jd5g Před 4 lety +1

    I was waiting for him to play for about a minute until I realized he was playing the whole time. Thought he was just waving his hand around

    • @zapbeep8640
      @zapbeep8640 Před 4 lety

      delete urselef damn you’re slow

  • @Marcyvom
    @Marcyvom Před 8 měsíci

    This awesome! It’s a different approach from the common rhythms of the Brazilian culture. Fukien A bro! I love it!

  • @felipevenancio
    @felipevenancio Před 8 lety +1

    super cool. Bahia forever

  • @mrsnobodywtf8677
    @mrsnobodywtf8677 Před 6 lety

    Awesome dude!

  • @molliesmaguire
    @molliesmaguire Před 14 lety

    incredible

  • @VictorKMayfield
    @VictorKMayfield Před 2 lety

    This is badass

  • @ivyleavesmusic
    @ivyleavesmusic Před 3 lety

    OMG You are brilliant!

  • @mnikalaev
    @mnikalaev Před 9 lety +4

    Love it

  • @mariamercedessilva4395

    Extraordinario

  • @respectfulgamer7232
    @respectfulgamer7232 Před 4 lety

    Thanks, very cool.

  • @hemersonresplande2123
    @hemersonresplande2123 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Você é muito bom. PARABÉNS.

  • @retrorockdriquesrock9638

    Amazing

  • @svailantesdesign764
    @svailantesdesign764 Před 7 lety

    Good song!

  • @japabest
    @japabest Před 5 lety +1

    So good ,for sound Track!!!

  • @Renatosilva-dz7sj
    @Renatosilva-dz7sj Před 5 lety

    Bom pra caramba, my friend!!!

  • @WayneKSeymourIIIProgrammer
    @WayneKSeymourIIIProgrammer Před 10 lety +2

    Whoa. Awesome!

  • @MrJDFrog
    @MrJDFrog Před 12 lety

    Do you have any details on the tuning mechanism modifications you made posted online anywhere? Listening to this has got my inspirational juices flowing this morning! I'm especially impressed by the way you used the mic stand to stand up the bass tone berimbau, as this has got me thinking of all kinds of possibilities with a couple tuned berimbau on stands for adding grace notes. Thanks so much for putting this out there.

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 13 lety

    @TheSiteOffice wow! Thanks for the great post!! Definitely made me smile.
    So, you got it right man - the berimbau is the principal instrument of capoeira. But as an instrument it is also much older and very much more prolific - the musical bow is the oldest and most common string prototype on the planet!
    No, not a cowboy. Sometimes I feel like I herd cats though. Cat boy?
    As for playing naked: they don't allow that sort of thing on CZcams. You'll have to come to a show to see for yourself.;-)

  • @pootnikalexander
    @pootnikalexander Před 10 lety

    INTENSE very beautiful!

  • @joshb9657
    @joshb9657 Před 3 lety

    soooo EPIC

  • @adelmodasilva8164
    @adelmodasilva8164 Před 5 měsíci

    Respect !

  • @braedenbonds1441
    @braedenbonds1441 Před 6 lety

    Did not expect that WOW!

  • @marceloaugusto-tm2xb
    @marceloaugusto-tm2xb Před 5 lety

    nada menos do que fantástico... amei... quem é artista, é outro nivel
    manda um salve (um cumprimento) para o pessoal da capoeira (diga: "um salve para todos os capoeiristas)

  • @Remaagen
    @Remaagen Před 5 měsíci

    Very nice

  • @daveknight1775
    @daveknight1775 Před 8 lety +1

    awesome!

  • @GuyMendilowEnsemble
    @GuyMendilowEnsemble  Před 13 lety

    @Phernandustrong Muito obrigado!