Afro Ninja Plays Tetris on Marimba

[MrBlarghful]

That. Was. So cool! My percussion instructor told me to watch this after a particularly stressful evening practicing a tough piece, and it certainly helps me calm down. Keep up the good work!

[ggaratain]

you lack the ninja style dude

[CastrophicCam16]

I wanna learn how to play with 4 mallets so bad! D:

[bryan770]

@CastrophicCam16 it's so much fun, I've been working on it for just around a month. It's fun haha

[whotaughtyou]

UPFLOOR MAGNET DEVICE CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY MAGNETCHICK SCOTT BAIO APOLOGISE

[ik1ik1ik1]

i was litteraly praying to god he wouldn't fuck up lol :)

[abby3496]

Oh man I suck at 4 mallets!! Good Job I could probably never accomplish that!

[gutairdude1]

0:53 -0:55 epic headbobbing

[foxboy4]

that's some pretty good skill.

[iSpoonyBard]

WHO SAYS ONLY ASIANS USE CHEAT CODES

[fgpx78]

you made my day!

[GiveMe2Seconds]

this is multi-tasking at it's finest

[michael1234252]

its afro ninja

[MatthewLorick]

Playing the marimba, like a boss

[SophieCLRguART]

22 people are bald.

[misterdj29]

PRETTY DARN COOL !!!

[Hardcor3131]

amazing



[noafro1991]

Afro comb in the hair... CLASSIC :)

[veryfussy]

Beautiful playing. I love the marimba as do all my students. We don't own a five octave. Wow, I'm just listening to the incredible arpeggios. Where do you live? I'm coming to the USA next year and would love contacts with a view to being helped to bring my { only ] two mallets young players. If you want to see more of us, log in to the site showcaseyourmusic and type in as artist, the marimba belles

[the09conradz]

Is the four mallet hard?

[kingarrrthur]

very good use of csulb's percussion studio XD

[catwoman1982]

MOAR MARIMBA COVERS!

Pretty please :)

[Baka4neko]

woow, i didn't expect that, it was damn good :)

[jose123001]

nice playing dude

[Oskuarts]

POOLS CLOSED.



[chelseahopeengland]

I wish I had an afro and amazing marimba skills :(

[smashbrolink]

You've got skills. The tones were off for much of the high notes, but considering the way you played the song, that's an acceptable error, and it's the effort that truly stood out.^_^

[MissChicago1994]

I love you <3 :D

[MrMoroes]

You could say that this song is not so hard to play by 2 people at the same time(1 person each voice), but while u're playing it alone, on 2 voices, there's nothing more to say! You're skilled for sure! i couldn't operate my right hand like you do around 0:45 even at my peaking time of learning marimba, so, just keep it up dude, and give us more of it, since we all love it!

[Jamet999]

OMFG, you must have tiger's blood, because that was full of win.

[DismallyHopeless]

DUDE. Favorite & Sub.

[MatthewThornton89]

you win at life... fuck yeah

[gilangandikac]

dear friend,

i also have a fro, but i can't play the marimba like you, what am i supposed to do?

[CaptainJacksIsland]

This makes the game look easy.

[KurokibaDubstep]

that was amazing. especialy the lick at 1:30

[mlyon69]

BEST IVE HEARD

[GreggersFTW]

thats really G.

[mrdrumaboy]

Where do you march?

[joeazy3]

dude.....you are the man.

[twilightzoneC]

I envy your ability to do split mallets that far xD I always end up dropping them.

[SoaringEagle90]

@twilightzoneC assuming you're using Stevens grip (and that I'm understanding your comment), a/the trick is to adjust your inside mallet(s), which, in the case of wider splits, requires that you actually have the butt end resting up near the space between the middle and ring finger. At least that's how I've been taught to handle wide splits. Just in case you didn't know.

Also, @MV: A very enjoyable performance. Loved it!

[JeserNoob]

Is This Your Garage?

[Eenelover238]

Ah, the marimba. One of my favorite instruments! Once you get manage to figure out how to use four mallets, the feeling is just incredible.

[coolcooja]

@Eenelover238 and quite painful

[Manschaftsball]

21 guys dont love his afro <3

[Theowne]

Currently having a flashback to third grade with that Gameboy....lol...

[ryanh2013]

Love that left hands ability to split the mallets that far lol :D

[bassjunkie223]

amazing i cant imagine having the ability of usig four mallets just watching the first 3 seconds of this made my jaw drop. cool

[navyroxursox]

Doesn't anyone find it weird that he is playing a marimba in a storage room? 0____o

[ysasan1990]

that was too sick

[supersonicfan12311]

he's my music teacher :)



[xNinjaBunnyx]

i salute thee brother of afro comb!

[groov0licious1]

Supa fly on both counts... The music and the hair :D

[Daniel8978662]

21 people couldn't pass the first level of Tetris. -__-

[Rider0fLightning]

Dude, what the hell is on top of your afro? Is it a microphone?!?!

[JBHero12]

@Rider0fLightning no... that is what we call an afro pick

[youboyfriend21]

comb hair boy :D can i call u afro nut :3

[zacdeo]

you changed the name of the video lol

[APU913]

those sextuplets blew my freaking mind

[AtomicNerd001]

fuuuu

[Ambermatthews1824]

That is completely, jaw droppingly amazing. I don't know how you can focus on 4 mallets going at different tempos all at once. Amazing!!!

[ukingsken]

I liked the twist!

[KermodeBear]

This is fantastic. Excellent work!

[Delisiouse101]

hehe i really like dis song, i like it a lil better when its in techno (^ ^)

[ryodark]

aahhh amazing!!

[captainguyman]

Anybody figure out the permutation at 1:25??

[drummr4JC]

@captainguyman It's a triplet permutation that just kind of ripples up and down. The mallet order is 4,3,2,1,2,3,4. Every time you hit 4 you land on the beat. It's a lot of fun once you get it!

[QuinKasev]

Awesome! Nicely done :D

[Planktontube]

you are just watching the future miss america!

[mugable]

lol this has been in my favorites for like 4 years almost.

when did you change the title?!

[wizfiz101]

Reality of percussion, learn video game songs on marimba

[Eriias]

@wizfiz101 Yep, first thing I ever learned to play in band was Mortal Kombat....

[wizfiz101]

@Eriias same dude i play that song everday in percussion cuz it gets so boaring

[NaRcOlePtIcLeMur]

@wizfiz101

That's what my friends and I do in our class.

[teddy751]

you should try useing softer mallets in your left hand it sounds pretty choppy other than that it sounds good :] great job

[BlkSheepEatWhtGrass]

I want to play duets with you. And touch your hair.

[BlkSheepEatWhtGrass]

I want to play duets with you. And touch your hair.

[otis6593]

I believe that would be considered a pick. >.<

[jarethmd]

ITS TASTY IN MY EARS!!!!!!!

[sirpown]

Dude... can I have that comb?

[IMfischer]

I cant figure out if its stevens or burtons method he use?

[tenniscrazy2]

@IMfischer He's using Stevens.

[IMfischer]

@tenniscrazy2 okay thanks :P

[lolichbin]

just amazing ! great cover... !

[chocolategourmand]

Impressive.

[highestcount]

Favorited. So kickass. 

[dancindrumsticks08]

your double laterals are spot on. well done

[oOoOoOwned3141592]

You look like Afro Samurai's cousin :)

[link0099]

amazing playing

[liddyyamaha]

i can play the same song!!!! Its really fun

[cambridgefarms2]

Marimba afro ninja virtuoso!

[m3talfan1]

That pretty sick bro.

[juan26mayo]

the first two minutes are the best part

[speedstackingdude96]

21 people fail at tetris

[noobsdumb]

AWEESOMMEEE :D

[scellicott]

Brilliant on so many levels.

[NightsShadow1]

I love how easy you make that look

[typus123123123]

I was more entranced in his hair.

[mlyon69]

LINE PIECE

[systembve]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KozmicProphet]

im still trying to learn this... to no avail XP. you insane on marimba dude. did you ever do dci or wgi?

[steveking875]

dude, you rock my world

[trentshipp]

Very nice arrangement. Thank you for making it sound like a marimba piece :)

[xxVanessa123xx]

BAHAHAHA!:D THIS IS AMAZINGGGG!:D

[Wazzup565]

hahaha alfalfa :p

[lewis128]

I'm half expecting a Chocobo to fight it's way outta your 'fro.

[FATTYxFATALITY]

@lewis128 i did toXD

[lizbere]

i ♥ it!

[betaniini1]

Was the time 0:10 am or 12:10, when you did shoot this?

[WebbableRicky]

Good work man

[WebbableRicky]

pretty cool man keep it up

[WolKaBai]

FFF Why are you amazing?

[DeeJayDomos]

1:55 made me laugh.

Nice work.

[cirokastrup]

The sound is great! The hair is fun!

It's all right!

Tá tudo certo!

A música é ótima, o cabelo é engraçado!

Mas acho que é Kaô!! Fala aí!

heheh

[cirokastrup]

The sound is great! The hair is fun!

It's all right!

Tá tudo certo!

A música é ótima, o cabelo é engraçado!

Mas acho que é Kaô!! Fala aí!

heheh

[rio1927]

now do it with your toes

[Kyman102]

@rio1927Forget toes. Use your teeth!

[the09conradz]

@rio1927 then he should try doing it with his mouth, just like limbless people paint with the mouths.

[StuffFilms]

The multiple hand thing blows my mind, if anything, you kicked more ass then all of these videos

[SphericSenseS]

TIGHT technique and fro!!! ...fellow marimbist here.

[trigun00111]

this instrument sounds really kewl esp with like some congo drums i think ill buy one

[BlackBelt288]

lovin the fro bro

[laxlaxlacrosse]

did mgmt use one of these in electric feel? in the middle of the song?

[Daemyr77]

Awesome work!

[elronfroghunter]

kudos to u marimba playing afro man, kudos

[zacdeo]

hair marimba and shaker win!

[jeantibeau]

your a god :D

[jgcafe]

Fantastic! I'm a fan!

[BandMirror]

Wow! :O Awesome =)

[SimplyDumbfounded]

ur da bomb man!

[chillsoz]

this makes me so happy for some reason :p lol

[tenniscrazy2]

There are 20 racists on YouTube.

[gyrrakavian]

Nicely done!

Ever tried to do any of the songs from either "JetForce Gemini", "Okage: King of Shadows", or "Rogue Galaxy" ?

[hearnoseenospeak]

sexiest marimba playing ever

[evang1993]

dang. nice job

[samimechiche]

Loooove the rhythm

[dhrensan]

Awsome...Just awsome <3

[Fallen420chan]

that's incredible

[WinglessShinobi]

Ur hair makes me Giggle :3

[SalvosFC]

This is pretty much the greatest thing I've seen. WIN!

[lilydynamite]

So much win!

[GanGstaMastha]

I love your Hair Style! =-)

[HebiKiller]

This is really amazing! I am going to try and take up the marimba next semester in my music class and this is really inspirational. Thank you.

[patriciopm]

awesome dude  1:29 - 1:42 damn

[CAPLINGERARMY]

Very awesome!

[sillyboomeryoumissed]

do you think you could give me the notes?

[potpourrily]

You're a teacherr? Damn! I wish you worked at our school :DD

[tenniscrazy2]

1:27 to 1:41 just isn't human =O

[BanjoKirby]

20 people missed the like button. good thing i didn't. this is pretty cool.

[ElielEspindola]

Muito bom, ótima tecnica parabens,

trabalho maravilhoso

[adogg514]

very nice. 

[theoriginalhamitro]

20 people have brain tumors, nearly 2,000 are perfectly sane.

[OSeanSanO]

i wanna do this for a preformance(round up!!!) but idk if ill be this skilled... the eighth note sixtinths(idk spell XD im dumb) on one hand seem a little hard but i bet i can work up to it... i got the rest of summer and a whole semester :D. the thing is that im worried about is that, if i play this. will they try to force me to stay in pit cause i want to move up to the tenors(quads) cause my junior year theres gonna be only one quad and i love quads so i want to try out. nice vid!!!! u rock!

[notspencer]

This is amazing!

[EvilZiemniak]

sh, sh, shshsh, sh, sh, sh, sh sh sh :D

[minimeiskool]

nice afro pick :D it's awesome

oh by the way you're a beast haha

[KingKhronic]

That was crazy. I got the whole song down but the damn six'is

[OSeanSanO]

@KingKhronic r u talking about the six-tuplets?..... i didnt hear him play them so you dont havve to right? hahaha.... if the six-tuplets are what your talikg about then count hip-a-da-pot-a-mus.... kinda like hip-pa-pot-omus(for the 5 tuplets).... once again if thats what you were talking about i hope this helped... and sorry if it didnt

[KingKhronic]

@OSeanSanO ya i'm talking about the six-tuplets (six's short for six-tuplets) I know how to count them lol ... I just don't have that kind of chops in Stevens grip yet

[OSeanSanO]

@KingKhronic oh haha XD cool.... a good way to get chops up is to play your fastest but cleanest... so ur not tensing up....(on a drum pad for about 30 min to an hour) or you can just do scales or w/e on a marimba and just do it to your capability like the pad... i asked my teacher today(band camp! XD) which is better for chop building and using a marimba is better cause there is no rebound.... but i use the pad cause im gonna take quads

[gameboy228]

Nice! Amazing how you can keep track of the mallets (if thats what they are called) like that.

[smm32390]

so i think the marimba is amazing and you just proved that its even better than amazing but my love for the trombone is still greater sadly

[TheMrxcetera]

percussio's awesome

[Slopies]

Toad's head.

[krouton2002]

awesome!!!!

[mynameaborat993]

1:30 WAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT

[LBfun97]

yay!!! my mom plays marimba too and i tried it once but i couldn't do it !!!

[CiszHelion]

Um - is this video seriously out of sync? Or did you use different takes for sound and visuals? You are hitting keys without moving here man. O_o

[PopeArcaneV]

Dual wielding!!

[exorhi]

You are using a marimba one 5 octave marimba, right?

Can I play this on my 4 and a third octave?

[MarimbaVirtuoso]

@exorhi My version uses the lowest C on the 5 octave, so you'd have to take it up an octave, but it could work. It just wouldn't sound as... beefy.

[humdrumpotatoskin]

@MarimbaVirtuoso great job! i play mine in e

[FunAndOnly]

@MarimbaVirtuoso i have a 4 octave marimba and it sounds bad so that would probly sound bad on a 4 and a thrid

[megamouck]

in the end he gives a smile to be friendly but quickly retracts the smile to show he will kill you if he has to.

[lucadepu]

earape

[JANETHCHIVISTA]

i give you props. your awsome

[methman29]

this dude kicks ass

[aekraj]

You're So Awesome Dude. Keep up Playing :D