Palladium (Roger Biwandu, drums)

[romainlabaye]

Ca le fait Roger !... :) Vincent Bidal est super comme pianiste, je l'ai vu chez moi, à Rouen, dans un tout nouveau club, j'étais étonné de le voir la, mais serait il normand ?

bye !

Romain

[Rodgebi]

@romainlabaye Merci du message Romain est de Strasbourg, ciao.

[xavdrum]

Bravo, ça me rappelle la version de Karizma avec Vinnie!

Tu me faisais pleurer déjà au Plana...rien n'a changé!

[Rodgebi]

@xavdrum Merci du gentil message, en effet version directement inspiré par celle joué par Karizma, avec Dieu à la batterie. ;-)

Bonne continuation, au plaisir.

[ericvidaltercap]

@Rodgebi dieux à fait des petits ;))

[Rodgebi]

@ericvidaltercap Salut Eric, merci du gentil commentaire, en l'occurrence je serais plutôt un microbe !!! :-)

Merci encore, au plaisir.

[gmax6060]

Tres bien!

[gmax6060]

Magnifique!

[Rodgebi]

@gmax6060 Merci !!!

[enzojo111]

t'es génial ! Je t'admire beaucoup et je suis content, bientôt je vais te voir au stage de musique de batterie et je m'appelle Enzo. A bientôt et bravo !

[Rodgebi]

@enzojo111 Merci beaucoup pour ton gentil message Enzo, bonne année et bonne continuation, ciao.

[peterrahbek]

Jesus, Roger, your drumming is sooooo great. Man I wish I lived near you or you lived in Denmark. I would play with you every day! I love, man, LURVE, your drumming! CU soon again Peter

[Rodgebi]

@peterrahbek Hey Peter, thank you very again for your support and your great vibes, thanks man, you're way too sweet, thanks.

[UltraMagnus3786]

hey man, great job with the tune. if i can offer just a tad bit of criticism, i'd say your beats were a tad on the busy side. but all in all, great job.

was just wondering, do you have drum notation for the song's main drum beat at the top of the melody? as a composer, i'd love to know what you're doing exactly. thanks man!

[Rodgebi]

Thanks for taking time to check out my video and to let a comment. I don't have any drum notation, sorry, but the idea is to follow sometimes the melody, sometimes the piano and to "play more" (to fill in...) in the holes, or more where I feel it, I would say that it's all about the feeling and the way I am as human being, we play like we are so... Thanks again, cheers.

[ultimabass]

So you're actually Roger Biwandu, I take it! That's really cool!

[Rodgebi]

I thought it was clear... :-)

Yes I am, cheers man.

[ultimabass]

Idk I've been stiffed before... lol. man so you're a professional drummer, eh? That's just so great. Where do you hail from?

[Rodgebi]

I'm from Bordeaux/France, and it's way too hot here today !!! :-)

Well, it's summer time after all...

Cheers.

[ultimabass]

Yeah, I saw a spotlight video on you the other day... I detected a French accent. That's awesome. We're getting some pretty hot weather where I'm from (Alaska, USA), prettty rare... My band and I were going to jam last night at a cafe, but it was closed down for the night... was heart broken. Oh well. We were going to play WP's "Black market", which sound's pretty good. Well take care, Roger

[UltraMagnus3786]

what's the jazz scene like in alaska? has jazz fused at all with anything more local up there?

[akinbagcioglu]

amazing!!!

[Rodgebi]

Thanks man, merci !!!

[Nitrobenceno]

Hello Rogers, your speed and precision are amazing, what you can recommend me to develop speed.?

[Rodgebi]

Thanks you very much Nitrobenceno thanks man.

Well, I guess you heard about qualitative and quantitative repetition, I think that there is the key.

Jeez, I would really love to be precise and having the speed you're talking about !!! :-)

GRACIAS !!!

[Nitrobenceno]

Hola Roger, no sé si entenderás el español, pero si lo entiendes con admiración te digo que tocas excelente buena pegada, muy preciso, como todo baterista debería ser.. continúa por ése hermoso camino musical y muchas felicidades por todo lo que has logrado, tu talento no tiene fronteras, saludos desde Venezuela.

[Rodgebi]

Muchas gracias, muchas gracias, muchas gracias !!!

[rooster102359]

May I ask, where did you find the music for this great song? Bass tabs I've taken care of, but what about everything else?

Cheers, mate

[Rodgebi]

I think you can find it on the Real Book...

[ultimabass]

Real book? Who is it published by?

[ultimabass]

I found this great song, sax part and bass part, in that book!

[Rodgebi]

Great, I knew it, enjoy !!!

[Rodgebi]

Cheers man, have a great summer.

[rooster102359]

My word your drumming is fantastic! Keep it up! Cheers from Alaska

[Rodgebi]

Thanks man, thanks !!!

[MironJimiSopic]

Hey man....my friend from Serbia (Vlada Migric) told me about your playing, so here I am checkin' you...and you're incredible...keep up the good groove....really great!!!!

wish you all the best

[Rodgebi]

Hey, thanks for coming checking my stuff, and yes Vlada is a SWEET guy, I like him a lot.

Thank you very much for your very kind comments, I'm glad you like my drumming, cheers man.

[Fjord76]

Hé Roger,c'est Greg là.Je me souviens d'avoir écouté cet album en ta compagnie à plusieurs reprises rue Bouffard (il y a...18 ans!!!) et je me rappelle trés bien que tu étais déja capable de chanter (presque)toutes les parties de tous les instruments sur chaque titre(ah, quand on est mélomane;-) Super interprétation(pas surprenant de ta part !),super composition(ma préférée ).Sinon,jspr que ça se passe bien ton projet avec tes compos et qu'on se croisera un de ces 4...Peace.

[Rodgebi]

Hey Greg, merci pour le message mon pote, tu es adorable !!!

C'est clair qu' "Heavy Weather" a été un de mes albums de chevet, je découvre toujours des trucs en l'écoutant, c'est pour dire la richesse de cet album !!!

J'ai un excellent souvenir de ton appart rue Bouffart avec Franck je crois, super fun, la jeunesse, l'insouciance, cool !!!

Bises mon gars, à plus tard.

[craig19721972]

Great drumming!!! Well done keep it up!! Weather Report are just the greatest.

[Rodgebi]

Thank you very much Craig, and yes Weather report are really the greatest !!!

Cheers Mate.

[wichitahasfallen]

greeeeeeaaaaaat job man!!!! Enormous groove!!!

[Rodgebi]

Grazié grazié grazié Wichitahasfallen !!!

[nycpntr]

this is pycho!

[Rodgebi]

Thanks Nycpntr !!!

[yulelovethebeats]

Smokin'. A nod to the masters with your own twist. Greats sfuff.

[Rodgebi]

Thank you very much for your very kind message Yulelovethebeats, Merry Christmas !!!

Cheers.

[Rodgebi]

Well, if you prefer this version that's fine, but don't compare please, music is an art, not a sport, we're not competing, it's about feelings ans sensibilities.

But I would say that it's a shame that you don't get the vibe of the original song, it's so freaking great !!! :-)

Anyway, thanks Man, peace.

[antonioneill]

I know this song from the Karizma CD document, which is one of my favourites,and I can tell u got inspired by it mate ! Very good work, u play from my soul,really !

[Rodgebi]

Yes I'm inspired straight by Vinnie here, one of my favorite and also my friend. But please, tell me you know the original song by Weather Report, that's the REAL deal !!! Thanks for your support Man, ciao.

[antonioneill]

ok,I am always happy to get new tips, i didnt know that version,thanx. Maybe u remember me , my name is Antonio O'Neill, I wrote u a mail after having heard u in Germany with the great Salif Keita (Africa Festival where Makeba and Kidjo played as well). I'm gonna study drums at a Jazz school in Barcelona and I'm takin it extreme seriously. Tell me whenever u play there, it would be an honor to meet u.

Kind regards :-)

[Rodgebi]

I remember yes your message after the Salif's show in Germany, it's was hot in this place !!! :-)

I wish you all the best in Barcelona, it's a great city for doing musical and cultural project, so good choice.

So maybe we'll meet there if I ever stop around with an artist I play with.

Cheers Man, yeah.

[viTelTo]

hello!! I`m from Argentina, sorry my english is very poor but man you are awesome!! I love your technique,your groove, your ideas!! you are a terrific musical drummer!! Hope to see you sometime!

Vinnie is God

[Rodgebi]

Hola viTelTo, thanks for your sweet message, you are very kind Man, muchas gracias !!!

And yes Vinnie is God, Jeff "Tain" Watts too. :-)

[tioli]

Hey, mais quel playing, Ça fait quelques temps que j'écoute les pièces de ton album sur myspace et je dois dire que tu m'impressiones vraiment beaucoup. J'adore Colaiuta et je le vois beaucoup en toi haha! Bref j'adore çe que tu fais! Et pour revenir au vidéo, MAIS QUEL GROOVE MAN ! Sincèrement, Olivier.

[Rodgebi]

Olivier, merci BEAUCOUP pour ton énergie et tes compliments on my drumming, thanks Man, peace.

[jazzsowhat84]

i disagree!

i love Weather Report's Palladium!

and this is by far the most incredible groove on drums of this awesome song, i've ever heard.

its a great pity, that there is no one in the near of mine, who is not even to some degree compareable to you with your abilities of playing drums.

I'm glad, if you would tell me, when your first album is recorded

I'll buy it ;)

[Rodgebi]

Hello Jazzsowhat84, thanks for your message and for checking me out. My album is out, google my name (Roger Biwandu) and you'll find it, thanks again Man, peace.

[emmaslut69]

dam

[Rodgebi]

:-)

[bassmaster947]

got a little dave wekcl in you I see. You are insane.

[Rodgebi]

Hey thanks Man, Weckl is a GIANT, I'm more into Vinnie Colaiuta though... :-)

Thanks !!!

[biodrummer]

woooooooooow congratulations, nice sound and that technique!!! very very very good. I hope to meet you in my life I LOVE DRUMS.

[Rodgebi]

Me too I love drums !!! :-)

Thanks for your message Blodrummer, yeah !!!

[doubts]

The magic of the original was in my opinion created by a band with a great understanding of eachothers time. Acuna/Badrena and jaco are just.... well they just make me so bloody happy to be alive. The other two are melodic gods on this album. The album changed my ears forever. Sorry to go on

[Rodgebi]

Don't be sorry Man, and thanks for your message. Yeah "Heavy Weather", it's something, it's an desert island album for sure, Joe, Wayne, Jaco, Alex and Manolo, respect.

[doubts]

I did forget to say though.... you are one great player. Peace

[Rodgebi]

Thanks Doubts, thanks Man.

[scarface000000000000]

AIN'T IT FUNKY ?

[Rodgebi]

Always funky Man !!! :-)

[sethtriggs]

You have some awesome chops man, keep on drumming! Great cover here.

[abhinavdhar]

so is the 1 displaced, mostly? You play with great skill, and great passion...important to play with both- and you are a beautiful player... look forward to hearing more of you.

[Rodgebi]

Hey Man, thank you very much for your message, I'm glad you like this video. I try to play here some kind of latin/Funk rhythm, the 1 is around, at the begining he's played on the snare...

[Bendoengbanaang]

Wow, that's some really tight drumming. I absolutely can learn a lot from a movie like that. I'm also about to drum this track on my drum exam, but I'm not able to drum at this moment, because I broke my pinky :( That's hard, because when I see this, I really want to drum like that!

[Rodgebi]

Hello Man, thanks for your message, thanks Man, peace.

[zeguitarman]

hello  c aussi un de mes titres favoris de Wayne ! c sympa de voir que des musiciens le reprennent .

[Rodgebi]

Thanks for your message Deonlochte8142, thanks !!!

[mcufre]

Totally freaking unbelieveable. You are the man rodge, you remind me of vinnie man, and those are big words coming from me, believe that ;)

[Rodgebi]

Thank you very much for your very kind words Mcufre, well sure that it's very difficult for me to not be VERY influenced by Vinnie, he's God for me, thanks again Man.

[zambizzi]

Beautiful...

[Rodgebi]

THANKS !!! :-)

[0123HA]

You don´t need to thank me: I´m Just telling you the truth. You are a great player.

[Rodgebi]

Yeah I need to thank you again 0123HA !!! You take time for checking my stuff, you say some kind words about me, I appreciate, so I thank you. :-)

[0123HA]

Great Drumming!

[Rodgebi]

Thanks 0123HA, THANKS !!!

[Poulet39]

Très bon palladium on sent que tu as bcp écouté les versions de vinnie ! je suis curieux de savoir comment tu as fais pour décoder la majeur partie de ses plans même si j'aime pas utiliser ce terme. bonne continuation à toi :)

[Rodgebi]

Merci beaucoup pour ton message Poulet39 !!!

[SPEEDpolicy]

You people don't get it! It's not a vehicle designed to have the drums in this nice soft mix to be forgotten and discarded. He's trying to show some serious pocket and fill. Not only that, but any idiot should be able to tell that the camera is positioned behind the musicians and the PA and next to the drummer - logically, all you're going to hear in that position is the drummer. It's sad to me that you people just don't understand what kind of talent we have here.

[SPEEDpolicy]

Rodge sounds incredible. Your drumming really drives the song. Nobody listens to this video clip for anything but to hear your wonderful drumming. I used to play drums so I can appreciate the intricacy of what you're doing. I hope you play live sometime so I can come and hear you.

[Rodgebi]

Hey SPEEDpolicy, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your great and warm comment on my drumming, it's very kind from you and it's VERY appreciated, THANKS Man, take care.

[WG164]

The drums are a little loud... I mean it's good but as they say "the drums never have the melody."

[Rodgebi]

Tasta and colors my friend, taste and colors, but thanks for your message WG164, well, like said the great Tony Williams (RIP), drums must be LOUD !!! :-)

Thanks again for checking the video, and YES the drums have the melody, but not so much people have the ears for hear it.

Peace.

[bapbass]

Despite the fact you have overplayed, I had never seen a druuming like that before. Congratulations, and keep on groovin'!!!

[Rodgebi]

Thanks for your message Bapbass.

[Ldram]

Jolie vidéo du stage 2005 :) Bravo encore

[Rodgebi]

Merci pour ton message Ldram.

[SolubleSound]

Hey Roger, awesome drumming man! I've recently found some of your stuff and I wish I'd found it sooner! The groove is very solid, something I'm trying to get better at with my own playing. Very inspiring. Happy New Year.

[Rodgebi]

Hello SolubleSound, thank you very much for your nice comment Man, and I'm very glad that you find my drumming inspiring !!! Happy New Year to you and yours !!!

[Aplustradomus]

Never heard of this cat,but he is sooo locked down! I mean pocket is just silly..Timing is just Timex,I am now a groupie! I am going to be sitting up all night trying to get these lix..Love for my fellow drummer brotheren!

[Rodgebi]

Thanks again for your sweet words on my drumming Aplustradomus, it's very sweet, and I'm really glad that you enjoy my drumming, thanks Man, Happy Holidays Season !!!

[ignaciomoran]

Nice groove. I'm not a big fan of covers of fusion material particularly Weather Report's but the drumming here is interesting and the time is in the pocket, keeping the band together. A bit of overplaying but still interesting.

[Rodgebi]

Hi Ignaciomoran, thank you very much for your message Man, I'm glad you like my groove and that you find my drumming interesting, thanks and Happy Holidays Season.

[Aplustradomus]

Hey Rodge,do you have a myspace page? Plus you kill playing traDitional,I have such a problem with it! Cant get comfortable...

[drummyonekenobi]

Hey Roger ;-)) Je te retrouve partout! Je viens de regarder tes vidéos... big up man!! Tu as bien dû analyser un poil le travail de ce mutant de Vinnie non? En tout cas j'adore.. Labiz, Yvan

[Rodgebi]

Yvan, cool, merci pour ton message Frère !!! Well, bien épais alors le poil de l'analyse sur Vinnie... :-) Bises et bonnes fêtes de fin d'année !!!

[kokopeli27]

Dude you have a great groove and absolutely insane chops! Learn to play a little softer and I think you will be the new Dave Weckl.

[Rodgebi]

Hey Kokopeli27, thanks for your message Man, I'm glad you enjoy this video. Big respect to Dave Weckl and his carreer, but I REALLY not looking for being the new "drum star" or whatever is this way... Thanks again for yoru message Man.

[Modernjazz1]

wow, very nice version. the drummer is excellent here, as are all the players, thanks for posting. Heavy Weather is a great album, I also enjoy Shorter's ballad 'Harlequin' as well as 'Palladium'.

[Rodgebi]

Hey Modernjazz1, thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoy this clip. Man, Wayne Shorter is a genius, and "Heavy Weather" is my favorite Weather Report's album, everythings is perfect in this album, all right, thanks again for your nice comment.