Alex Acuna & Manolo Badrena (Weather Report)

[peterrahbek]

Continued: Alex continued in the band for a period after Manolo left and WR played as a quartet BEFORE Alex eventually left the band to have some time of and do other projects. And as you know both Alex and Manolo played with Joe many years later in the Syndicate etc.

[peterrahbek]

@Talkingwall: I really don't think Zapdad "got rid" of Manolo and Alex. But so many other things happended. you can reed about this in books and biographies of Joe Z and Wayne and Jaco. But I know from many years of friendship with Joe that - as much love he had for Manolo's musicianship - he often experienced problems with sound clairity live. It was like the congas (espcially) seemed to mix badly with the keyboards - especially in larger halls, plus there were other things happening. TBC...

[bbandhisfob]

Cocaina!!!!



[J410music]

Thank you for this incredible post. Alex on Fibes!

[kwdrm1]

Is this the long version of "Rumba Mama" ?

[Kingwhistle]

Holy Holy Wow Percussion Dream Land. running through the jungles of the Amazon with two fantastic hunters !

[blica1]

no matter how hard anyone tries..this type of feel and playing can't be taught!..it's like it's part of their DNA make-up...i bet you if they ever donated blood, the recipient would automatically have a sense of timing and rhythm !

[pinopiniful]

mi hanno fatto piangere come solo l'arte più eccelsa può fare e facevano queste cose tanti anni fa..difatti hanno insegnato a suonare a generazioni di musicisti

[pinopiniful]

mi hanno fatto piangere come solo l'arte più eccelsa può fare

[WalfDrums]

Alex,esos FIBES!!!!!!!!!!!!! walfredo sr

[the12345joker]

The best percussion section Weather Report ever had !!

It's great seeing Jaco dancing in the background.

100 out of 10 !!!!!

[TheDice2008]

ahhahahahaha



[TadRapidly]

Keith Moon would enjoy Alex's playing, I bet. Natural, just like Moon.

[CastorVoraz]

..Simplemente espectacular!!! Uno de los mejores dúos percusivos de la historia de la fusión!!! Larga vida para Alex y Manolo!!!

[talkingwall]

why did shorter and zawinul get rid of these guys? they were so good.

[DOmusicproductions]

@talkingwall Don't think it was quite like that. They were very much in demand elsewhere. Manolo went solo and played for the Rolling Stones etc and Alex discovered life changing faith. Manolo rejoined Zawinul Syndicate for a long time afterwards. This clip never ceases to amaze me the way they play.

[94cristyan]

yeahhhh este man toca mucho, me gusta el metal pero este man es dmaciado bien..

[nipacanipalla]

great video and performance

[newsguyonsite]

Parece que no me entendiste. Mi contestacion era para la persona que dijo "Valla mierda de demostracion" Despues de 30 anios como musico me atrevo a decir que hay que conocer de esto para poder apreciarlo!

[kvg4541]

Jackie CHAN!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha Igualito =D

[newsguyonsite]

Esto es solo para musicos y conocedores que entienden de esto!

[Saltaelabismo]

vaya mierda de demostracion

[newsguyonsite]

@Saltaelabismo Se ve que no conoces mucho de musica.

[Saltaelabismo]

@newsguyonsite Si tu conocieminto musical solo se basa en la salsa, pues para ti esto es una maravilla. Pero si tu conociemiento musical abarcaria, desde ruben gonzalez, peruchin, etc, hasta Kraftwer, Avantasia, etc no serias la persona que eres.

[cireravilob]

I had NO idea there was video of this!!! I've been listening to the edited album version of this ever since I was 3 years old. You just made my year by posting this. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

[ManOfRhythm]

FANTASTIC!!!

[susangre756]

SIMPLEMENTE ALEX ACUÑA ASOMBROSO COLOSAL

[cromagmax]

cocaine will make you play fast and speak in tongues!!!! Hahaha!!!

[mymoonjujumymen]

Chan ......... Mé !

J'adore !

:))))

[davemurfs]

class ...

[geankarlo22]

ALEX ACUÑA ORGULLO PERUANO

[filtronegro]

grande ALEX !!!!!! orgullo del PERU !!

[jackotheclown89]

Man I love these cats! Espically the polyrhythm at 5:37 its sick, where can I find more music like this!? Also check Jaco grooving out in the background at 5:41!

Peace.

[rikamaleta]

ta su mare orgullo peruano alex acuña ARRIBA PERU KSM

[crocotone]

I ve seen Manolo and Alex live. What great musicians.. Manolo with Pete Erskine (Weather Report) and Alex with Chaka Khan and Abe Laboriels Koinonia...

[csucsu80]

Alex's Fibes sound awesome!!!

[999799979]

Badrena ==> AWESOME

[xxxswoodyxxx]

bad. as in ass.

[victormanueification]

Que excelencia no solo de tecnicas , el corazon en una mano dos monstruos de la percusion y con una performance inmortal, wayne shorter y jaco pastorius al final no podian contener el cuerpoque espontaneamnete se movia por el desenfrenado ritmo que contagia . Esta formacion de Weather Report es inolvidable la musica que hicieron es magnifica. Bravo Alex Acunia , orgulloso de ser Peruano como tu .Alex Acunia Another inmortal peruvian,artist.

[alearda]

Grandi!!!!!!!

[drummer20]

y de que pais proviene el yukumi

[petergabriel99]

GREATS!!!!!!!!!

[drummer20]

podrian decirme que idioma habla manolo badrena al comienzo?

[BADSYNE]

lukumi, yoruba origin

[Panufo]

Yeah, 'creep, this MUST be the 'Heavy Weather' recording in full. (What's that weird sound in the last measure? There must have been enough mic isolation to be able to get rid of it for the LP.) I was sooooo privileged to spend three days in the studio with Alex back in the 90's - a real life-changer (also had Abe Laboriel and Justo Almario on hand for the 1st 2 days.) He's just a humble Quechua Indian who happens to rule a certain roost! And boy, does he love Jesus...

[nostalgiacreep]

man these guys totally KILL! this is so awesome, almost moves me to tears! goosebumps like crazy :O

can anyone say, is the recording on heavy weather an edited down version of this very session? his voice and stuff sounds EXACTLY the same to me.

RUMBA MAMA!

[rcaerodrums]

demasiado vanguardista para mi gusto

[chicamaway]

Realmente esta es la mejor formacion de Weather Report, con el cual lanzaron Heavy Weather, su mejor album, con Alex en bateria, Manolo en percusion y Jaco en bajo.

[josecho24]

increible ver como pueden conectarse dos personas de diferentes culturas pero de la misma sangre. Badrena... alucinante. Acuña impecable. Miren como baila Jacooooo!!!

[papaproposition]

jazz beasts of the highest degree. those guys spoke the language of music.... and I dont just mean spanish. :)

[drummer20]

alex acuña en su epoca de coqueraso y hierberazo jaja igual es un capo

[alexneciosup]

jaja, si eso fue en el siglo que ya paso ahora toco mejor y mas capo que en esa epoca, Dios te da el talento y tu continuas abonandolo pero ya zanahoria y sin recutecos, cappicce?

-aa.

[hugdrummer]

no se puede decir si ahora toka mejor peor,tu opinion es muy subjetiva,conclusiones como esta siempre son subjetivas en la musica,espècialmente de maestros como alex.por otro lado percibo ke concluyes asi porque quiza comulgues con las mismas ideas religiosas de el alex acuña de hoy.el que dejen de ser adicto o no a algo no minimiza ni maximiza las virtudes musicales inherentes a un musico,sino diriamos que coltrane,miles,parker,hendrix ,etc son menos por tener "recutecos".

[sesiapoint09]

the best.. in any case a masterpiece.

[martinezamores]

For you die hards out there...DON'T KILL ME, but isin't this Airto Moreiera? If it isin't he sure looks like it..... and it would explain the dialect between the spanish and what sounds like some other African based stuff, to also include portuguese where Airto was born.

[MichaelG1V]

no its who the title says it is.

[sandrulas]

muy grande Alex Acuña muy grande muy muy grande ya achachau se paso de buenisimo y es un Honor que ellos ayan tocado con el jaja grandiosos

[Gigler43]

Talented peole here. TRUE ORIGINAL ARTIST that do not copy other. Manolo's sound and technioque is his own. Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mryellow123]

Do not copy others? I think they deserve a little more credit then that. Every artist copies others, otherwise we'd all be cavemen.

[antibulletdodger101]

wierd people..

[jazzypaul75]

idiotic post...

[VittorioPetrina]

Younger Acuna LOL

[rmk4362]

Wow, vintage Acuna, great stuff. Can anyone translate what Manolo is saying at the intro? Thanks

[sicarinpinpon]

i speak spanish and didn't understand anything haha.

[317and88]

It sounds like some ancient Nigerian dialect mixed with Spanish. My wife just asked me if I knew and I still don't! If I never saw their pictures on the album cover I would swear it was some African drum master of ceremony or griot...looking like Babatunde Olutunji or something! I love itto the fullest!

[mexicanvacation4me]

i was lucky enough to play percussion onstage WITH alex acuna last year with my salsa band for the crescent jazz festival

[ferni0273]

Que orgullo que un peruano como el Maestro Alex, ha tocado y sigue tocando con los grandes!! Pude conocer al Maestro en un "drum clinic" en Florida, super sencillo y buena gente. Un abrazo para el gran Alex Neciosup

[AdvocateJ]

Arte puro y duro! Badrena sacando sonidos hasta de los soportes del set de percusión! Y el pequeñuelo de Acuña..Sin palabras--

Existe otra versión reducida del "Rumba Mama" que se grabó en directo en los 70 y que se incluyó en el LP "Heavy Weather" de los Weather Report (Columbia, 1977)

[giampi46]

Genialiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!Grazi­e

[pattroni]

Al final SI hay español también. No al racismo

[favd2002]

no!!! it is an antique african lenguage, not spanish GRINGO IDIOT!!!!!!

[limafrontier]

(min5:10)...el dìa que yo me muera etc... SPANISH!

[Funkyme4]

What language is the chant, spanish with an old accent?

And whats its all about? something like fishers or indians in a kanoe would sing.

so fine to see this on vids while all these years listening to records

[tallmusicman]

aw man this is the absolute business...legends here...acuna's drumming here is jus the most amazing ive ever seen...weather report are simply genius...

[efergarmx]

I am with the open mouth at the end.

[CHEKO1111]

SOLPRENDIDOS AL NIÑO PRODIGIO.

[eufon2]

escribe en un solo comentario... idiota

[CHEKO1111]

EN PATIVILCA Y LA GENTE IVA A VER...

[CHEKO1111]

EN LA BANDA DE SUS HERMANOS...

[CHEKO1111]

ALEX A LOS 7 AÑOS YA TOCABA TAROLA...

[islandpecan]

it's the real deal and it's smokes

[rockravel]

Es peruano y es bueno!!!

[kokopeli27]

Alex Acuna and Manoloa Badrena...a percussive force to be reckoned with!

[SHAMANSAGRADO]

DOS MONSTRUOS DE LA PERCUSION...!!!!

[bettongo]

Alex Acuña lo vi en Peru en un concierto con Tolu y en una clase maestra que dio en Peru tambien y de paso me firmo un autografo..... Lo maximo!!!

[tacuarajazz]

El cholo la rompe!

[tacuarajazz]

El cholo la rompe!