Raul Midon live

[subsonicly]

I was amazed by this when I first saw it, still am.

I didn't even know who he was or that he was blind.

[iamthe5th]

Talent of that level commands respect, which explains why it's quiet as a graveyard while he's playing. Everyone on the show is silent with awe.

[Erinyse]

Just saw this the first time in german TV.... really great... music made by hand and by mouth is timeless... no more words to say... 5000 times thumbs up

[wimblewomble21]

Raul is so underated. The only time i ever see him advertised is for gigs in small london jazz cafe's. Nothing wrong with that, But this guy could be so much bigger. I would love it if raul, Jay Kay and findlay quaye could get together and do something. The two of them could dominate everything with thier raw talent.

[MasterChefChop]

fazer

[weehuge]

I love the spontaneous round of applause after the mouth trumpet solo..... Normally the other musicians on Jools Holland don't seem to be paying too much attention but in this case you can tell they're thinking "Holy Crap! This guy is gifted!"

[sabbwong]

what is this song called???

[denvarhawks]

@sabbwong state of mind

[dooombringerrr]

G Slater shat in the lifts at Hampton Court.

[dooombringerrr]

GALVAO is a filfthy cunt.

[dooombringerrr]

Galvao also does trumpet mouth, in that he blows into the tea towel holder.

Dirty barstad!

[d2ponto]

great!!!

[kcrotsh]

This guy is really top talent. I was searching the internet for so long and now I found it. I enjoy the trumpet he plays with his jazzy voice. You should listen to the end.

[andrewbroughton65]

Thats it,I'm taping up my eye's 4 my next gig...!

[DemoFoxZ]

Is it true taht hes blind?

[adoracionviva]

pobresito no tiene talento el muchacho... que impresionante!!!!

[kimbab85]

7 people tried to copy him and broke their fingers

[javimaza1]

este señor es asombroso, no me canso de escucharlo... ya quisiera hacer música así...

[gh103]

Phenomenal!!

[wersuss]

good one:)

[00tuoyo]

This Pure and Naked Musical Talen!"

[rascallacsar]

Oh my God that is incredible. I can't tell you how badly I want to see this man play live on the west coast. Simply amazing.

[lowriderbandfan]

I remember seeing Raul open for the great Al Green in Santa Fe. I was looking in the background for the trumpet player and the percussionist, lol. If you haven't seen Raul Midon live, you haven't lived. He is mind blowing. Peace.

[crazyc133]

must have sold his soul and his socks to do that

[AikidoUnion]

This makes me goosebumps every time I listen to it. Raul, YOU ARE GREAT! Come to Germany soon, Ill be there definitely!

[mrollybeans]

I still watch this at least once a week!

[MrFlamezv2]

@behold888 more like 6 people don't have a freakin clue lol

[behold888]

6 people missed the like button

[joshuabailey1220]

You ever see a video on youtube that makes you feel like you need to quit trying?

This was mine.

[joshbass2]

@joshuabailey1220 makes me feel like i need to practice

[joshuabailey1220]

@joshbass2 It's kind of bittersweet,

I know I will get THAT good,

but it's also kind of inspiring.

[Nixsonourband]

you are really good at guitar ps i subbed will u sub me

[rowenisaband]

OMG!!! 吉他和嘴巴都很強

[mervingjslax]

i was lucky enough to be sat about 3 feet to the left of him while he played this very tune.

[stentorsoft]

yup

[jojostar88]

This gave me chills. Just AWESOME!!!

[szzsomby19]

Pure talent!!!

[Roserade336]

talk about multitasking.

[devilinGREEN]

Can't get enough of this Man & his music - shear talent

[wimpiedebelg]

good for people who play music so you can see that we al have a long way to go............amazing performer

[ShroukiePoo]

oh wow at 2:00 !

[DrivenMind]

wow. I've been officially blown the fuck away. That mouth trumpet and guitar harmony is fucking MIND BLOWING. My god, what talent.

[Crisbytoasties]

This.. IS Bananas, This IS INSANE, call it what you want, I call it FUCKING AWSOME.

[themorryboy]

this is simply one of the greatest guitar performances ever...the guy is sublime

[souldivashay]

absolutely amazing - i am now gonna look up as much music from this guy that i can!

[joshuacowley1]

this guy is just a genius. he is so talented and u can tell he feels the music cos he doesnt even act like hes rehearsed it. he just sways and goes with it. thanks jools. wouldnt have known about him before your show. this man will go down with the greats. Fantastic

[kulza23]

Fantastic!

[touchme1234]

this took my breath away. what an incredible talent and thank you to jools holland for introducing me to him

[tambocha36]

Que tio mas impresionante, una musicalidad envidiable, que rico por mi madre....

[pengam2006]

This guy is completely blind. When he was a baby the nurses put him in an incubator with the lights too high which blinded him.

I've played guitar for years now and still can't play this style. Awesome. This video never gets old.

What an inspiration!

[bRandom79]

Great spiritual message. Raul has truly created a piece of heaven on earth! Mindnumbing performer! Raul thank you for spreading the love!

[chappahx]

what the heck, this guys is awesome man

[Twicebakedtaters]

He will be legend.

[RobertSutkaSverige]

woow

[saanzacs]

Is he amazing or what!!!!!!

[AudioSuede]

UGGGGHHHH this guy is awesome!!!

[hung0sowell]

he has a song on his state of mind album with stevie

[69pittman69]

WTF this is sick, STELLAR!

[Matsumatsu1972]

I Would Love To See Him Together With Stevie Wonder!!!

[TheGuitarManUK]

Seriously, I love this guy, but this clip is one I always search for becuase of the passsion of the solo and the way the crowd react is just awesome. Do a big tour man, I need to see you live!!!!

You rock. Others, watch and love this clip.

[williamtate]

Yeah, beat box trumpet is hard core. I can do a pretty good beat box triangle...but people don't seem to be in to that too much. I got a cabbage thrown at me at the Somerset rap club for doing a 3m.47sec beat box triangle solo

[talili87]

LOL too funny

[121jigawatts]

I've been trying "beat box trumpet" for quite some time, but nothing like THAT!! And then the guitar parts and vocals? If I wasn't watching, I would have thought I heard at least 2 different musicians. Fantastic!

[AtomicFuse1]

when they clap after he does the trumpet solo, made me shiver, well good.

[juanbrujo]

Just blown away every time I see him.

Cada vez que lo veo me deja boquiabierto. Talentazo!!!

[zahnguitar]

sem comentarios um genio !

[einaudi3]

BENNY 704. You are why the world is stuck listening to shit music like Girls Aloud. Raul Midon is a brilliant and very talented musician. Yoyu should really keep your shite opinions to yourself in future and not bother the rest of us with them...

[Priz2012]

Este wey es la onda!

[Galvao1BR]

That's one hell of a musical ear, to be able to be so pitched when doing modal and non-modal mouth trumpet (!?) and also doubling with chords, inversions and solos on the guitar. Madness, what a talent !

[HendrixPrinceFlea89]

@Galvao1BR its about feeling, the more you feel the more you can do

[robbertzzzzz]

@Galvao1BR Thumbs up for the guy who knows what he's talking about :D

[dooombringerrr]

@Galvao1BR Why don't you shut your pretentious, dick mouth, cunt batter. You are a spattered arsehole.

oo! oo! I'm clever? Don't I speak posh? How can one be so pitched when not abiding by Galvao's arse dribble modality.? WOW! chords, inversions, You must be a very lonely person to come on here and say such things.

Whereas I have a very rich and varied sex life.

The song is very good though. It's just Galvao who is a Labia minora

[bonnato]

Genial!!

Esse fenômeno tem que vir tocar aqui no Rio de Janeiro!!!

[WordWizard1]

now thats the definition of brilliance

[rhashr]

This sort of guy makes me want to half throw my guitar away and give up forever, or train for 10 hours a day. hmmmm

[Ikoluj2]

nice "trumpet" solo

[benny704]

sounded like wet farts to me

[CoolSpuds]

Bravo!!!

[MPswing]

hoooo, damnnn!!! that's sooo good!

[dixxjamm]

That's one hell of a musical ear, to be able to be so pitched when doing modal and non-modal mouth trumpet (!?) and also doubling with chords, inversions and solos on the guitar. Madness, what a talent !

[pollyflow]

yeah.... :P

[Izik]

hooooooooooooolly shit man.

this guy is BLESSED WITH TALENT.

[stargate669]

talent and success in the music industry don't go together. But glad they've at least put him on the tv.

[nikolicdn]

incredible

[KennyRedjo]

man, I remember watching this episode of Jools. He was by far the best artist that eve, and only sang 1 song! .. really sick compared to the other artists who sucked and sang like 5. Kinda bummer that the real musicians always are underrated.

[Crisbytoasties]

I dunno... The Strokes where on that night and they're seriously Kickass band.

[kubozawa123]

what guitar model he was using ?

[KennyRedjo]

Thats a Larrivee C-05, these days he's using the same guitar and a Larrivee LV-05.

[victorya38]

magnifique un groove d'enfer .!!!!!!!!!!

un live parfait  quel talent!

[R0nard]

love his music its such an inspiration

[radafari]

supeeeeeerrrrrrr;)

[ScantyKnight]

Midón was born prematurely in a rural hospital in Embudo, New Mexico to parents of Argentine and African American descent. Midón and his twin brother Marco (now a NASA engineer) were blinded as infants after spending time in an incubator without adequate eye protection. The sounds of music became integral to Midón's life around age 4, when his father introduced him to the drum. Midón became an avid music lover and learned how to play the guitar while performing in rigorous educational programs.

[tinyalex]

This guy is amazing

[enna666]

pure talent! the trumpet sound will playing guitar is one of the coolest things in music i have ever seen and heard..

[SILV3R6UN]

LEGEND !!

[champtgha]

I am so happy I know about him))

[ChristopherStraub]

Insane, dude is a genius!

[knarigirl]

OMFG!!!!

[fm2812]

WOW!!! this guy is amazing!

so much talent, so much soul in it!

He is one of the greatest musicians of all time! Thanks Raúl for your wonderful music!!!

[tibsvic]

AMAZINGGGG!!!!!

[danilosupreme]

This guy is a monster of music!

[nancydrew5]

What does he need eyes for, got dayum, he hears shyt before it happens!

[Crisbytoasties]

I wonder if this dude is Daredevil O_O

[JohFredersen]

this blows my mind

[KurtSandford]

Mans got soul

[kulza23]

Absolutely spectacular! His best performance!

[Markmkt]

O cara é bom demais!!! Aqui no Brasil ele já possui uma grande legião de fans!

Marco.

[harkieparkie]

WOW!!! His best day ever!!!

[HiGuysImChris]

that scat trumpet solo is incredible. his vocals are groovy. his playing is phenomenal. the Ray Charles equivalent of the guitar? i would certainly say so :)

[jmneon]

too bad he'll never be able to read these

[goldenbudai]

Apparently you do not need sight to see a man's soul, Raul proves it.

[joshuamarius]

Ray Charles proves it too! This guy is awesome though, I've never seen a performance like his - very unique, true genius.

[gadzooks63]

just by sheer luck . . shopping around and look what i found . . another genius . . .

[andokewl]

I'd sell my life to have that skill.. :P

geez he is just simply awesome..

Raul Midon all the way

[Tupoho]

Does anyone know where to get this 'exact' version? I have one but the Jools Holland version is the best by far!

[Remedios98]

You could build a religion around this guy

[galindo1972]

Amen. A modern day prophet. His talent has no match. His message is so positive compared to all garbage out today.

[54spiritedwill54]

just awesome!!!

[11chea11]

Dude i said he was sooo good . . .needless to say look at those fucking nashers!!! . . . come on no need to pretend that he looks like he started on mike tyson . . . . love the music , love the teeth!!

[lindseyblair]

Finally, a guy with a record deal who has REAL talent.

[11chea11]

that is soooo good . . . if his teeth were as good as his music skills he would have a half decent set!!!

[lindseyblair]

If you judge music by looking at peoples teeth you probably have a half decent set of marbles between you ears where the brains should be.

[TdurdensSoap]

marbles-brains-posting same comment twice... who cares

BOTTOM LINE:

Dude is great. His TEEFS is TERRIBLE.

Its a legitimate point. I noticed his teeth immediately as well.. Its human nature. Marbles or brains.. (what exactly constitutes a "decent set of marbles anyway?)

[lindseyblair]

If you judge music by looking at peoples teeth you probably have a half decent set of marbles between you ears where the brains should be.

[HowIFeelRightNow]

wow, absolutely BRILLIANT!!

[sx21]

the way i see it,did he make the trumpet sound from his mouth??he is amazing anyway..he is blind but have a great voice and guitar skill

\m/ Respect

[Emptyacemountain]

is he blind?:O

[Ambrol]

Michael Jackson, Michel Petrucciani, Raul Midon.......

[dragosh1986]

the dude rules! bravo!

[Tupoho]

I was channel surfing and cracked it when I watched this guy! 'I wana be rich' you say...

'I wana be you!' that was insane! I am jelly.

[Juanjohn14]

Later . . . with Jools Holand

Rules!!!

So Does Rual Midon!!!

Not Bad For a blind Guy

looking for a way to pay his rent!

[markgilherb]

what do you meaning not bad, he is absuloutly fantastic! open you ears!!!!!

[arkana6969]

just awesome!!!

[littlemurph7976]

Thats a reealy convincing trumpet sound! thats amazing!

[TdurdensSoap]

amazing.

[sexybitchlol]

is he blind?

[inemcik]

Ah yeah...he is.

[cadrizzay]

Can somebody please tell me the type of guitar he is using and the price??????????

[mwahaha91]

he's using a larrivee LV-09 custom made for him. It would be in the 2500+ range.

[roscobaldini]

i'm stunned! this guy....what can you say??

[rolotommasi]

I'm going to see him live in SF tonight! =)

[roscobaldini]

awesome!! how was it?

[rolotommasi]

it was awesome! He is such a great performer and he played a few songs from his new album. Afterwards we got to meet him and take a few pictures with him. He's such a down to earth nice person.

[AlbertMustang]

Check out Andy Mckee on here, his style is the same but he uses his eyes! This guy's some kind of musical anomoly, what a genius!

[dirtpath1]

piece of piss. bet he cant play wonderwall ha ha

amazing

[leonadaly]

astounding

[madmillsy]

what a bloke! didnt realise hes blind but bought the album and its brilliant

[Howdi2U]

This guy's mental i cant believe hes blind 2. I never seen some1 have a trumpet guitar-battle by themselves at the same time

[frontalobotomy]

Shit man. Had to comment twice because he has trumpet mouth. Unbelievable. Think about it. He has a trumpet for a mouth and he plays it perfefectly. How did I not hear about this guy before.

[frontalobotomy]

never heard of this guy before now. His strumming style is the sex man. Yeah!

[msephton]

Awesome, thanks for this. I just watched the show at home and wanted to send the clip to my brother. :)