Bamako Blues

[robertogeorge]

Love your music. Thanks for this.

[waitswatcher]

@robertogeorge

glad you enjoy!

[shazzula]

who is playing this ???

[waitswatcher]

@shazzula

me :-)

[avivagabriel]

Still enjoying this incredible performance... I think this is now my 30th time watching it (and sharing it on Blip.fm as @avivajazz) Thank you, @waitswatcher.

[waitswatcher]

@avivagabriel

thank you very much, you're too kind ...

There's a new tune on my channel that I thought you might enjoy as well, its called Calabash ...

maybe have a listen, if you have some time to waste ... cheers, ww :-)

[negovany]

This music sounded so good, and that visual material was so fitting, that i thought it to be some professional video+audio composition, specially crafted. But yet I was wondering - why the part of the video, showing instrument and a musician seemed so amateur? ))) Until i finally got, that all the record was done by uploader. And that impressed me so much! Cause you don’t often find someone, who’s good with oud, you know… man, - grate tune! Please keep up!

[waitswatcher]

@negovany

thanks! glad yo like it! cheers, ww :-)

[avivagabriel]

This is really, truly awesome. This is about my 15th time hearing it during the past year... and I never ever tire of it. It's perfect, and I consider it the equal of the very best that's here on YouTube in the "mali blues" and "desert blues" genre. Fantastic!

[waitswatcher]

@avivagabriel

thank you very much, from the heart ... really happy you like it!

cheers, ww :-)

[uleidemasline]

This is beautiful! <3 <3 <3

[waitswatcher]

@uleidemasline

thanks!

[BenSchau]

that was AWESOME!!!

[BenSchau]

@BenSchau I loved those images also, where you got that from? it seems like Jean Rouch, do you like his films btw?

[waitswatcher]

thanks!

video material was found here on youtube...

[waitswatcher]

Didn't know about Jean Rouch, interesting, thanks!

[gawgetter]

You should make a full CD tribute to Farka. You are brilliant.

[waitswatcher]

:-)

not sure if I would have enough ideas for a whole CD on that matter though ...

thanks, ww

[mosDefisLOVE]

omg, this is so beautiful. it made my skin tingle...

[waitswatcher]

:-)

sounds like a good thing!

cheers, ww

[InnaDubState]

Real nice. These rhythms can stretch to infinity!

[kidelloco]

wow.... almost as hearing to master himself, but then agien you a master in ya own right....

respect

[Lefaikone]

You're a genius with that thing. That's all I can say.

[waitswatcher]

thanks a lot!

[andygray]

Outstanding, thanks for posting.

[zifa]

wonderful....ifoulki would ali farka say if he heard it

[waitswatcher]

sounds like a good word! :-)

[seemijah]

just stop what i was doing and enjoy this amazing toon! thank u for this beautiful trip!!

[waitswatcher]

hey thank you!

:-)

[Kamal767]

I have to say it has never even occurred to me that blues could be played on an oud. It sounds really really good! Well done!

[waitswatcher]

thank you very much!

ww

[EurekaSpringsAR]

Wonderful. What do you call the instrument you are playing?

[waitswatcher]

It's an arabian lute (Al'Oud), that I bought in Cairo .

cheers, ww

[VraiDiouf]

You did a very good job here. I'm impressed.

[waitswatcher]

glad you enjoyed... :-)

[VraiDiouf]

When I see someone who's not from West Africa playing West African music my heart goes out to them. Not many people are willing to know about our culture. It means you must be a good man.

[waitswatcher]

thank you very much, I feel honoured.

Africa has such a rich and diverse musical culture, its exciting to explore it, like an adventurous journey.

[VraiDiouf]

Thanks for your warm compliments about Africa. You're a true gentleman. May God continue to bless you.

[luv2travelman]

sweet God!

[waitswatcher]

I read this as: I like ...

:-D

ww

[memoristan]

that's the music...

[waitswatcher]

namy thanks for stepping by ... :-)

[memoristan]

I visited your web page...I downloaded some musics...Great sounds...Thank you...But i wanna ask that who is pascal fricke?

[waitswatcher]

oh, that's just my real name... ;-)

[senderama]

Sounds great - you've a great collection of toys :-)

[robarea]

really, really nice one, thanks a lot for that, i wonder how i could get it except from ou tube

[waitswatcher]

Thanks a lot, glad you like it!

If you like, I can send you the mp3 ...

cheers, ww

[robarea]

oh yeah!!!!! i'll be really glad if you could, but how???

[daddystovepipe]

real art, great!

[sistaspooky1013]

Wow, how you never fail to impress me Pascal. This tune is exciting, as well as the visuals. You got so much feeling in your music, if I were a more successful filmmaker I'd offer you an offer you wouldn't want to refuse. Man, I'd write a movie for your music :o)

Peace,

Sis

[aarythmic]

I love the blues, especially that kind of blues. Sounds awesome on that instrument.

[jipes]

Great tune WW, i can immediately recognize the malian influences, Ali Farka Toure is one of my favorite african artist with Salif Keita and Ba Cissoko. For me which has been sevral times in Africa yur music is bringing back lots of memories, the baobab, smiles of children, women pounding to prepare the fufu and so on ........Great song ! If you permit me I would like to add some treatment to it and submit to you....

[waitswatcher]

thank you jipes!

feel free to use it as a backing track or whatever, I'm looking forward to your contribution! :-))

ps.: I can send you a stereo audio file, that might be better instead of play along to the video...

[earlyguard]

Der Blues lebt! Und wie! Die Kombination afrikanisch-orientalischer Klänge mit den Bluesskalen der ehemals afrikanischen Erfinder dieser Musikrichtung ist wie wenn der Blues nach Hause kommt!! Hut ab! Genial!! 5 Sterne!!

[waitswatcher]

Danke Dir vielmals, Thomas!

[surfraptor]

morning Pascal

Coffee and a new waitswatcher video, what can one ask for more!

[waitswatcher]

Good morning Marco!

:-)

Enjoy your coffee ( and the vid...)

see you soon,

ww

[jwca]

Great song. It is nice to see great music like this played back and forth between continents.

[waitswatcher]

thanks :-)

[MightyTiny]

A Very nice piece. Love the Oud. :)

[aleishar]

Very calming. :) Thank you.

[waitswatcher]

my pleasure... :-)

[Grasern]

Nice one :D