RHYTHM "FOLI" THERE IS NO MOVEMENT WITHOUT RHYTHM, ORIGINAL VERSION. thomas roebers and leeuwenberg

[ofirharlev]

hard to grasp how much of our modern culture exists thanks to these west African tribes.

too bad it got to us through slavery and hardships and that most ppl know nothing of the west African culture.

[TheBoudiay]

i call the sound of the nature

[Artarosakapeter]

Amazing!!!!!!!! I love the kids drumming on cans and jugs, yes rhythm is in the soul of the universe, it reminds me of when I was a child drumming.

[TzzX78]

ever since I was a child I saw the african dances on that show Animal Kingdom and I was very amazed and bewildered African rythems and movements have such a beauty and an awe. Africa calls.....

[lachinchachonal01]

dónde es??

[LegatoC]

get hyphy in this bitch

[MakinaDeMuerte]

00:24 - 00-30 Dubstep bass line.

[wadlam666]

Le Son de la Vie.

[XOELOPEZOFICIAL]

Maravilloso, gracias por subir esto!

[mikeboyslim0]

CAPITOL LETTERS lower case name

[bledevik]

Seeing this is a nice change of pace from the usual depictions of Africans I see. It's always starving, diseased people, crazy-looking tribals, or rebels with AK-47s.

[Stasakas]

The origin of Rap.

[xxBoldxx]

OMG, Ghost at 1:40



[3drican]

they live life way better and to the fullest compare to us.

[Milky1944]

@3drican A life full of stress, hard manual labour and a struggle for necessities. I'll keep to my inferior way of life thanks

[carismere]

@Milky1944 u lazy

[Milky1944]

@carismere no just intelligent

[MeoCulpa]

@Milky1944 Exactly. How is modern life not those things... ?

[Milky1944]

@MeoCulpa It is a struggle. But not in the sense that these people live. I get tired of every time I watched a video about tribal groups the comments fill up with people saying how tribal peoples live such a better life. This is ridiculous especially considering they are saying it using a piece of technology only possible thanks to modern western civilisation. Modern life is stressful but not in the struggle for survival against the elements kind of way

[3drican]

WOW THIS IS AWESOME I LOVE THIS VIDEO

[favoursyllah099]

ça c'est du vrai doumdoumba don la danse des hommes forts rien à avoir avec les petits sauts que nous montrent certaines personnes qui font des rastas pour se faire passer pour de grands maitre de la culture mandingue(ils ne savent rien et ne peuvent rien enseigner)Je suis fiere de vous et tres heureuse de revoir le fleuve niger.Si vous voulez en savoir plus sur la culture mandingue allez en guinée non en gambie.Allez trouvez les malinké à kouroussa kankan siguiri etc....vous serez surpris

[favoursyllah099]

La culture mandingue est tres riche je suis si contente de retrouver ma culture!!!!!Quelle merveille!

[albealer]

3:49 is cool :P

[JositoPercusion]

eso es vivir a compas

[jeustor]

Same thing we find throughout every tribal culture. A connection to the planetary rhythms and a universal perfection we loose in a society filled with competition, materialism and greed....great video..thank you

[DanielMcCloud]

We all live this every day. It is a sign of our perception, how much of it we realize. Intention is the mother of our wisdom...

[ambientrax]

this is the BEST music video I have ever seen... thank you.

[ambientrax]

AWESOME!!!!!

[balikciadam34]

Amazing... Beatiful. Thank you...

[shadiyousefian]

This is just amazing. I love it. Beautiful.

[weloveusProductions]

very inspiring!

[tlazan]

EPIC

[tondiman]

beautiful..



[CrisRubino]

amazing! super! bellissimo! Grazie

[User55847]

Fantastic. Wonderful video.

[sammypotato]

Il n'y a pas de mouvement sans rythme : everyone who loves to dance should watch this

[gigrim]

I've been deep into this culture for about seven years now, playing djembe and west african rhythms and have enjoyed this video so much !

[copidichi]

fantastic video

[strippedgoose]

the end is the best part

[HarrisNetwork1]

I video is very deep and more than what you see on the surface...you need to watch more than once :0)

[GlobalDVC]

Stunning well filmed, sound, editing etc Big compliments

[ERUcube]

are those 11 peoples retarded?

[dadamalheiros]

If the rest of the world really feel true for music, these long-suffering human beings like us, would not be doing this kind of music coming from so much suffering, a lot of pain, lack of all kinds. Imagine if the technology and development that we have available today, arrived in Africa, music that these brothers would not be able to do? - Just to farm for our delight.

[dadamalheiros]

You see the faces of people, send trizteza, hopelessness and pain. It's all very sad.

The real music comes from the soul free.

By Dada Malheiros

[dleufer]

@dadamalheiros

I just came from Baro and it certainly isn`t hopelessness and pain you see in people`s faces. It`s happiness, hope and courage. Guinea is a tough country to live in but the people are very strong and always smiling.

[rainbowbikers]

hermoso!!!!! un delite encontrar un video asi

in spanish

[giovanniacrimboldo]

Day-am!! That was spectacular!

[TheMusic4me]

powerful! Throughout the video I couldn't stop smiling :)



[georgetheonlyporge]

this shit blows me away! i can feel it deep down inside...

[Rahbinah]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[djmz1969]

This is the most mind blowing drumming I've ever heard in my life. It called to me as if engrained in the DNA of humanity, just brilliant from the cradle of humanity. Wow!! Amazing...

[kusichaski]

Super!

[SethMcFarlanemusic]

wow. it's amazing to see what true untouched culture and life is like. is really is sad to see how the world around us has become subdued to conformity and the mainstream medias brainwashing... this is just amazing to see what pride these people have in this video, the thing i find most pathetic about modern life is the racism and judgement passed for people who choose to be themselves i say? stop condemning. Let God be the judge of all. live like as it's given to you thank-you for this video!!

[liadainsperanza]

thank you for this

[purpletnk51]

サウンドと歌が全てですね。

[alkuraal]

@purpletnk51 I agree

[skydivingschool]

We have lost our way so much i modern western society ad live so much by uni,portant values. We should look back to our routes more for guidance.

[tetlcalli]

K VIDEO TAN HERMOSO

[ngarda60]

d ont forget all people one day african people show you the way god bless africa

[SanderOficial]

Um povo com um poder musical inigualável.

[marvelinthesky]

This is what it is to be alive.

[BEllsmaker]

very good video!!

i like very much.

[mssquirrely]

EXPLOSIVE !!

[anotherfineday1]

Definitive proof. Humans make better 'beats' than any machine. Akai MPC eat your heart out, you just can't do THIS !

[TuneJunkie90]

mmmm i want the one in the black jeans he looks tasty lol

[EXCLUSIVENEXOTIC]

IM IN LOVE WITH THIS VIDEO

[roryphelan]

The young man's face at 1:39

[TheCarvingman]

Africa is the real land of god, Olodumare. Ase-O, the linck chain of all umanity

[lilianayres]

Maravilhoso!

[ThePercussionsfreund]

Genial



[mileskora]

Thank you Thomas, that's the sound of my soul, I am also from Africa and watched all that every day of my childhood. So, I became a percussionist.

Rhythm is every where...

Beautiful movie

[EXCLUSIVENEXOTIC]

@mileskora WHAT KINDA MUSIC IS THIS CALLED? I LOVE IT

[mileskora]

@EXCLUSIVENEXOTIC This is the pure african music my friend, the roots of all the rhythms. Then you have all diferent kind of toques (rhythms) in diferent countries, in Angola for exempl we have kilapanga (6/8), Semba, (2/4), Rebita (4/4), and many more.

Best wishes,

Ruca

[MrPintcius]

@mileskora 

[TheTubeEmperor]

this is one of the secrets thought in african secret societies that the meaning of Life=Work and the meaning of work=RHYTHM the african ancestors has given us many hints before in the past but the rest of the world faild to listen now we are in the days where everyone is trying to seek the meaning of life and spiritual knowledge and now with the help of youtube people are starting to wake up and listen to the RHYTHM and the inner self

[1991fp]

todo esto pasa por que la gente es rasista por ke kreen que un color de piel o algo nos hase diferente al resto en esta maldita sociedad materialista

[overdrivek]

One word: EPIC!!!

[amkefotograaf]

wow, this is one of the best movies on music I have ever seen. Absolutely amazing what you did!. Will more come out?

[franconueva]

excelente



[Beslutsstod]

I love your channel, nice clips. Beslutsstöd like this.

[rolfes]

demasiado bacan!!!!!

[antoniophaxaro]

fantastico !!!

[cbbjork]

AMAAAZING video, I can't stop watching it on repeat.. thank you so, so much...

[makotoroid999]

beautiful!

[Jackesmiperro]

very nice people, I love it!

[MrCOLD1974]

Las mejores mesclas en sonido....DJ ???

[elkalifa1]

Esto es una obra de arte mayor a varios niveles de creación artística y pedagógica. merece una alta valoración felicitaciones y muchas gracias

[xal3xxx]

power :D

[spokenlife]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[SuperShamanDotCom]

♥Love♥ to Mansa Camio  ☼Blessings☼ to all in Baro

[triciainthegarden]

FANTASTIC!!!!...I am really thankful for having been sent this link by the wonderful person who facilitates SHIKO, a drumming group in SWANSEA...how marvellous..

Very best wishes...Patricia x

[taoquimik]

Une vrai leçon de vie.

[LotusEater311]

there is not enough rice for the workers, and the chief wants sauce with his rice.

[goldkehlchenberlin]

how beautifull...Rhythm for life!!!

[seppito]

Wow.... great... look at 7.21 min to 8 minuts, where does kids do this by them self ? Does your kids do that ? Better then any school....

[Frisneraugustin]

What a breath of fresh air in a troubled world! Reason to hope...

[JudicciZ]

Wow! Where is the "LOVE" button on Youtube?

[mauriciolb007]

What a powerfull people! Beautiful

[YOSAREKAI]

その生活にあこがれてしまうほどいい感じ！！！

[heartofmotherearth]

what is wrong with those nine people who clicked thumbs down? obviously they feel completely inferior and jealous. how could anyone not find these people, their rhythms and dance, to be amazingly powerful, healing and freeing? and the way they integrate rhythm into their everyday life - wow - such strong medicine! Power to these people - may their culture live on in rhythmic grace and sovereignty to the end of all humanity.

[StudioBrooklyn]

I'm glad they showed Dununba at the end( even if it was more ballet than I thought it would be.. ) Very nice production all around.. good for introducing the culture and the deep musical connections..

[belsony]

Do they really cut down a whole tree to make one djembe?

[MedusaDrums]

@belsony - no they make as many as they can from one tree....I've seen it done

[MedusaDrums]

No they make as many as they can out of the tree - I've seen it done

[programacionweb]

genial!!! merci, thank you, gracias!!!!!

[satyabratarout]

Wonderful expression of natural behaviour...real life...

[johnkatsmc5]

very good video i liked very much?

[elgriss]

TE RRI BLEEE!!!

[estudioenie]

tre men do!!!



[TheMrBrown]

Very inspiring! Love it!  @:n)

[WorldMusicNation]

Muito Bom!!

[coreglino]

true roots music... ^_^ easy music...deep music...blesses

[MarkTVExtreme]

What an awesome video. THANK YOU!

[lasage66]

Beautiful film ! Great sound edition too.

[thegiantankh]

Obviously 9 people werent feelin the feelin, stagnent peoples

[JimGreiner]

Beautiful, powerful and inspiring!

We all live in rhythm; we reinforce our own personal rhythms with repetition – we get good at the things we repeat. Repeating positive rhythms helps us live the lives we want to live. Repeating negative rhythms will lead us to places we don't want to be!

Blessings.

[RAICESBATUCADA]

=D ... muy bueno 10+

[CheddarJack18]

This was awesome!!

[SuperSnoopy36]

Thank you. The rhythm shall live on....

[jazz2life]

Words cannot convey.... Impressive! Wonderfull! Vibrant! Beautifull!

[Enelaro]

el origen sigue ahi,menos mal que aun esta presente

[mattystrand]

unbelievable! 

[rawfood777]

This so powerful Givethanks for the post. Peace!!!

[djoie]

This is one of the most amazing and enjoyable videos I've ever seen. It demonstrates by concrete example that the everyday activities of life are imbued with rhythm. It gives everything meaning. I love how it makes me feel! I also appreciate the window into this indigenous culture of Guinee. The video portrays the spirit of people of Baro with dignity, substance and grace. What a wealthy people!

[hanskaushik]

Brilliant, can we say more? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!

[drumdik]

very well done, respect! I love it! thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!

[Atento80]

extraordinario...lo mejor al final....VEANLO¡¡¡¡

[Lossonfire]

ta weno! gracias por compartirlo

[pukinss]

genial

[pipeyogui]

muy bueno!

[Motunk]

Gracias

[velthon]

So where exactly was it recorded? Is it possible to "normal tourists" go there? Or is it dangerours?

[111sparkle111]

i like what you are showing here, but 'everything is rhythm' is true.

Not 'everything should be quantized and shifted to fit into a euroshite fourfour dance track' with everything falling into constant tempo. cant stand the first part of the soundtrack. sorry. The good music here is 8:25. How loose and beautiful the feel is there! you can hear several tempi at once. This is the amazing value of culture, these various flavours and pushings and pullings which can't be written down. fear the edit!

[airy3que]

@111sparkle111 Well, even after 8:25, the music is in 4/4, as are a LOT of west African rhythms. There's just one time signature going there, but there's triplets being played in 4/4 time. Then again, that's not uncommon in European music either.

As someone who dances west African dance (about a year now) and swing dance for 16 years, I've got to say I love the first part of the video--it's about how, if you remain mindful and keep your ear tuned for it, you can hear the rhythm in everything.

[groove40]

@111sparkle111 good point !!! although I do love this I felt the same about the tempo....and @yeamerica2010 questions are not so stupid/funny ...in globalized world I wonder who is paying who...( whois paying the rent..) anyway thats a beautifull footage/editing work !!!

[yeamerica2010]

@ddsignh05 I was being sarcastic & making fun of my own society if you read between the lines.Compared to them we are under-developed, obviously they taught themselves,all our telescopes and microscopes only make us look more stupid in comparison, obviously they don't pay rent to anyone because they are living on land passed down from their ancestors, whereas so called "modern man" is eternally enslaved to the banks via our mortgages and our hard core distinction between work and play.

[yeamerica2010]

were they working or playing? Do these people have real jobs? Who do they pay rent to? Do they have any telescopes or microscopes to study the universe? Who taught them all that stuff. Aren't they from a developing country? If so, at what stage of development are they at?

[ddsingh05]

@yeamerica2010 Your a moron for asking such stupid question and being so disrespectful to other cultures!!!! Get a life or better yet, get an education so that you can know what your talking about before you poke fun!!!!!

[ReggieJohnAgain]

@ddsingh05 As far as education goes, who's teaching everyone to write 'your' when the correct form is 'you're'? 'Your' is a possessive pronoun, as in 'your foot, your car', etc. 'You're is a contraction for 'you are'. Seeing "Your a moron", which should be written "You're a moron" makes one wonder just who the moron is in this case.

[davidmarias]

fantastico!

[coolcookies42]

 1:39 scared the crap out of me.

[teapotmonk]

Inspiring and captivating. I had to write something about this and the use of rhythm in Tai Chi after watching this video. Beautiful.

[teapotmonk]

Inspiring and captivating. I had to write something about this and the use of rhythm in Tai Chi after watching this video. Beautiful.

[juliinie]

buenisimoooooooooooo



[autopoeta]

Dear Thomas,

I write since Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I have just watched Foli and my feelings flow toward everywhere!

Wonderful, extraordinary, the deep heart of the life!

Thank you very much and I thank you in the name of humanity!

Harmony of universe, the love!

Beauty and happiness I see around me after this experience!

In alliance,

Filipe Freitas

[cawobeth]

wonderful.

...and there is no rhythm without movement. Let's harmonize too while we're at it.

♪ ♥ ♪♪

[eavening]

Beautiful rhythms! Beautiful Dancers!  Beautiful life! I love this movie! Thank you for showing me something new and expanding my horizons!

[cebuyasman]

wow!! big time sound production. wonderful

[pipopegoraro]

Simplesmente flui.. como água no rio, como seiva no tronco!

Maravilhoso trabalho.. maravilhosas pessoas!

[destacippa]

uou! W O N D E R F U L L!



[Parmenides111]

Endgeiles Video. Absolut klasse!!

Thank you!!!

[sethx9]

Seven people lead sad sad lives...

[umaxuma]

amazing

[unbeatableenergy]

Outstanding!

[sergiothc1]

no paro de ver este video de verdad que inspira mucho !!

[thewoodenrobin]

Rhythm and song is giving back to the Earth, what the Earth has harmonized by example to us all. Dancing to the heart beat of Mother Earth is the answer to the rhythmic question She asks. I love those who dance to the beat of life. <3 <3

[throbule]

What an exciting and superior video you have made here.

The talents and passion of the people and the musicians are shown off to marvellous effect, and the atmosphere is just wonderful.

Well done to all of your for this amazing piece of entertainment!

Peace.....

Mandrake

[flyinghotwing]

thats truly fantastic filmaking! awesome inside view

[Snijlea]

Incredible rythym J'adore ca. They move so naturally fluid

[greckone9]

Hermoso! amo la musica,la musica y el ritmo estan aqui y ahora..

[Rakoenn]

wouw!

[Pamalumpa]

This is what we teach in an Orff music classroom. We take the rhythms of the language and make sound with them. Then we overlay one on another and it is just magical! I no longer teach in an elementary music classroom. Thanks for the reminder of just how incredible it is!

[lelightful]

This is why i get annoyed by Westerners asking me or other dances to " show them some hot moves". They're clueless.

[marlonchik]

Super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bajkoczytacz]

wow! amazing!

[dggd]

"We're not going to cut the throat of our culture, we're going to keep it alive". So very powerfully stated.

[1dmartig]

so let me get this straight . they cut down a whole tree to make one djembe? the kids had the right idea ........recycle plastic and metal cans

[shamanicwoman]

wow!

[timpie3]

This is GREAT Stuff

[Sucka4shoes]

dope.

[MegaCrystalwater]

Taxed to death in the western world