AFROCUBA DE MATANZAS

[alexwil74]

Straight up nasty playing!! Wow this is great stuff!! Thanks bro!!

[elalburquerque]

son una pasada total, buenisimos parece que se vallan a romper, sienten tanto la musica que entran en una sicronizacion pefecta que puede tranportarte a donde quieras !!! es algo que solo sabe el bailarin

[tsikanadobo]

Thanks for sharing. Columbia in it's rawest form. The energy of a rumba, when everyone *connects*, is absolutely phenomenal, unlike anything I've ever experienced. I get goosebumps and get lightheaded just watching this.

[EthnoPercussion]

one of my favorites! awesome! thanks for sharing!

[GABRIELJACMEL]

I love it!! ASe!!! Thank you for sharing.

[analtagracia]

Recogiendo las espresiones y simbolos atraves de los mivimientos corporales podemos decir que estos ritos son manifestaciones culturales que cultiva el grupo afrocuba matanzas para perpetuar la cultura que por años se ha intentado eliminar.

Admiro el trabajo de este grupo y le brindo con reverencia mi respeto.

[jahalafia]

this is really great footage!!!! is there any way you can reupload? youtube compresses less nowadays, back in 2007 files really got butchered! it'd be great to be able to see folks expressions on their faces! love AfroCuba de Matanzas....

[Theszamanskidomek]

Dobre!

[TheChipendale]

es la danza del guerrero??

[TheChipendale]

like hip hop jeje

[suavemente74]

This is COLUMBIA. A warrior's rumba. Nice....

[wolsilita]

When the music hits you feel no pain...letting go and "feeling" is better than any drug on the market.

[Sarushka]

Tremenda rumba!

[SagiSalseraNYC]

Every time I see this I love it more!!! Thank you!!!! What I wouldn't give to be able to dance like this.

[BERLINnani]

haha la ropa sobre todo: muy afrocubana ;)

[lyewland]

hi jay how are you your videos are wonderful where in matanazas cuba are your videos shot are they different locations.

[Jarochi]

LLEGO...y lo monto

[pkmelody3]

Amazing

[anameow]

What interpretation of possession of an energic, electric spirit!

Se le montO ... el genge. I FEEL his energy...wonderful video.

Maferefun hijos de Chango.

[dianalaquebaila]

FENOMENAL! Me encanta!

[ObaNarayanShivaji999]

Eso!!!

[cubaninho87]

encantado por estos excelentes bailarines, pero ¿cómo se llaman

[EarlSundance]

at 1:59 Babalu'aye inters the house! the dansa becomes lame, as a cripple, who than rises, cured by the Drums(rhythm)@ 6:07 2nd dancer feels the spirit, is filled by the spirit, which one is a mystery, notice at 8:00 the sista blows tobacco smoke, as an offering, from 8:50 to 8:55 spirit departs toward the door, what a Blessing!!

[erickkgarciaa]

lo maximo de corazon rumbero de corazon ron sudor y tambor un saludo a cada cubano en cada rincon del mundo y que ciente la rumba de corazon saludos los quiere erick chao

[zenoyogo]

Bravo!!! Thanks for a great upload.

[Junior1luv]

CUBA = Latin Africa

[diverhouston]

fantastico...buenissssimoooo

[bossthra]

This was a great video! Talk about getting sweep up by the spirit. The second guy definitely went somewhere else for a sec and merged back, whether the music or spirit.

[pedrom41]

The atmosphere is charged with lots of

spiritual energy because of the awesome

drumming, so that is certainly a possibility.

[acere58]

Tremendo video. Gracias por montarlo aqui. Maferefun.

[jackhincham]

So, what's being filmed here is a spontaneous possession, is that right? Is the spirit identifiable by the dancers behavior or movements?

[derbeno]

He simply was inspired by the music and how the Quinto interacted with his dance steps and his interpretation. No possession lol

[jackhincham]

Are you certain? The sudden change in the dance reminds me of episodes of possession I've witnessed before. Someone's earlier comment below, "Se le monto un muerto" would seem to indicate that at least some viewers of this video are concluding that what they're seeing is authentic possession. What does the filmmaker or other viewers think?

[jgarcia1237]

It's actually a rumba, just party, but when they start dncing they get carried away, so yes it is a possession but not of anyone orisha in particulart

[unapolakita]

@jackhincham they are not possessed, they just dance in such way, making an incredible spectacle! 

[majato63]

@jackhincham In this kind of dances ,always can happen spiritual connections whith our ancestors from africa, deidades

[Junior1luv]

OMG!!this is soooo incredible!!!

[chuchogerry]

muy buena rumba ,,muy buena cordinacion al tocar ,muy buen grupo .chucho el de cardenas

[lokkko88]

sigo diciendo k barbarito el de los munekitos es uno de los mejores pa no decir el mejor de todo cuba en cuanto a musika afrocubana concierne....mi humilde opinion

[jgarcia1237]

Pienso yo que cada grupo tiene lo suyo. Me encantan todos. Para la rumba me encanta Los munequitos, para congo arara etc. Los de afrocuba de matnzas. Para el baila de rumba Los que bailan por Afrocuba son estrellas de verdad. Don Jos

[Chabanasi1]

@lokkko88 na broo en cuba hay muchisimos tanto k en cada eskina hay un loko bailando la rumba lo no se puede decir kie es mejor k kien lo uniko k se puede decir k los sdalvajes estamos en la islaa

[lokkko88]

el de la camiseta de orlando es mi socio ligual....no me recuerdo el otro....contraaaaa komo me trae recuerdos

[carlosmendez85]

l otro s yeniel (chini)

[jgarcia1237]

yea, mine too. The entire video is an hour or so and it's the very first one I filmed of them. I was extremely lucky with the limited conditions to be able to capture that great footge. don Jose

[EthnoPercussion]

One of my favorite videos!

[Manolian]

Bravisimo, se le monto un muerto!

[pablop40]

Matanzas la cuna de la rumba afrocubana. no hay mas na'.

[Molake]

Muchas gracias de mi corazon. Esta in la espirtue de mi egun de Africa. Por favor, perdona la Espanol de mi.

IreOOO

Iyalorisa Oyasegun

[cascaret]

GUAJACONE' PA' LA ORILLA

[vrs195927]

Buen ilu Bata,Ache a mi gente de Matanzas,Ache to.

[jgarcia1237]

Gracias, si son tremendo, lastima que no fue posible a usar una camara grandem vale la pena, pero los condiciones no fue posible. DON JOS

[narayanr]

Son tremendos, no?

[bolivianocamba]

mi hermano parece que le esta dando algo saludo desde indoamerica bolivia para los brother cubanos chaoo

[monee127]

que barbaro! Baile sensual y maravilloso!

[skanklokz]

asi bailamos la rumba en matanzas

[cacomatanzascuba]

LIGUAL UN SALUDO DESDE MIAMI

[safuratu]

it sounds like african song, nice it just remind me of my beloved africa

[wolsilita]

@safuratu know that Africa lives...many languages, fusions, something this great can never die.

[cacomatanzascuba]

foisere crucoro iguanque nomi esto es en mi barrio .saludos del chabia d ecoria tance desde miami

[jgarcia1237]

Hola, vivo en homestead, eres rumbero?

[ccisis]

Fantastico!!! mucho ritmo.. Black people know how to have a good time anywhere they live.

[miki2006rumbero]

Muy bueno,me parese que la chica ci sta' porque quando il chico le va achendo el bacunao ella no se tapa.

[swampitella]

complimenti

siete molto bravi

[Bongodelica]

¡Afrocuba que asombra! el baile fue increíble. tanta energía

[Bongodelica]

¡Afrocuba que asombra! el baile fue increíble. tanta energía

[timbalhead]

ACHE!

[timbalhead]

CON~O!

[jgarcia1237]

Gracias, Don Jose

[marlonmagacuba]

eso si e columbia mio

[alakentu305]

AH FUEGO TA ESO MI ERMANO daleeeeeee

[adeart72]

is he really possessing, or is it an act?

[gingerconrum]

That just gave me goosebumps all over.... incredible... what a rumba... it would have been so special to have been there. thankyou for sharing the experience.

[cubandiablo21]

hola mi gente....what kind of rumba would you classify that as....yamubu, guaguanco, or columbia?

[KhemTai]

family, this is Columbia---listen to the

bell pattern's emphasis on t he "6" and note

the male warrior dances... a lot of times the

songs have a Calabar or Abakwa style also;

!hope that helps!

chevere

[yambutoo]

Afrocuba are amazing! Such energy and power in this video. The boom in the tumba and the crack of the quinto. WOW! And the dancers. Well you saw it, or you will see it. What else can be said.

[spacekds]

incredible.

africussion international, new york

[AquilaChe]

BEAUTIFUL!

[NoMasPapayas]

most excellent

[josegarcia1237]

Gracias, man. Ve los otros que tengo. yoruba andabo lo mejor, clave y gaguanco, san lazaro y las tumbadoras de casa vergaras y santamaria. jose