A Blind Oaxacan Guitarist Singing On The Street

[1saack11]

muy buen señor toca muy bien

[MyGodzilla99]

i'd find this man and get him a record deal

[ghbinder]

can someone translate what he is saying

[potterelectrodancer]

@ghbinder the song is called "piensa en mi" (think of me) if you have a deep pain, think of me. if you want to mourn, think of me. I worship you see, your divine image. that's the only thing that says.

saludos desde Oaxaca, Mexico (Greetings from Oaxaca, Mexico)

[potterelectrodancer]

i from Oaxaca, Mexico <3

[potterelectrodancer]

es mi paisano!! a mucha honra!

my countryman! I'm proud of him!

[tessabela]

if i were rich, i would produce a show starring him, and then all proceeds will go to the blind musicians who choose to sing to survive which is a more dignified way to live than wearing a jacket and tie and rob people "legally", if you know what i mean.

[tessabela]

he has a great voice and plays the guitar so well, wow!

[BoxFullofDragons]

wow !!

[paolopaci]

to short

[dandoneah]

made me feel so sad, Alhamdollelah on every thing he gave us.

[1000caras]

Toca bien , canta bien...no hay una alma caricativa que le de trabajo en un restaurant o algo asi?

[MOUSEBOWEN]

beautiful



[glitterglobeh]

please more vids of this guy!

[gv105468]

nice vid wish it was longer..

[delamoya81]

very sad

[ricosuave12081989]

i saw this man in oaxaca and i have a video of him on my camera with his friend, hes a good musician

[stevescissors]

Great voice, true talent! I wish someone would take him off the streets and make him famous. He needs to be on TV.

[SOYDEMONTERREY]

living blue like I do:

smoking all memories,

drinking all tears.

evolution.

[dubbedcrazy]

bravo bravo

[porosio]

toca bien chido el don

[parienteal1000]

en verdad karnal si kieres ayudar a este senor,, tomate unas vacaciones a oaxaca y encontraras a este hombre tocando la guitarra todos los dias a un costado de donde antes fue el palacio del gobierno del estado y ke ahora es un museo en el mero zokalo de oaxaka,, no es nada mio pero yo tampoko lo ayudo por ke tambien soy pobre,, suerte y ke viva la musika universal...

[wahnano]

I want to help this man with money..but I have no way to do it :(

[wahnano]

Viva Mexico!

[deotatitlan]

Wow.! Qué buena voz.. y el acompañamiento que le da con su guitarra, hace que esas calles de Oaxaca sean más bohemias igual que la Cuba de Compay Segundo e Ibrahim Ferrer..

[sanjak]

: (

[seaGulls20]

what sort of music is this??? does anyone know what this is ccalled??

[doomcrewsdmf]

I wanna say it's a really stripped down version of a tango. That's all I can get from the chord structure.

[Carlyism]

what is this mans name?

[santiprom69]

Not words, just let him some bucks in my account

[arsfilosofo]

en Mexico hay músicos que se ganan unas monedas tocando música y en Madrid y en ciudades de España que supuestamenete pertenece al primer mundo también he visto no a ciegos, pero sí a gentes que pasan necesidades...es un modelo de sociedad que se ha impuesto pero que quizá haya que pensar en que no es el mejor posible...y que se pueden mejorar mucho las cosas pero los pueblos no los gobernantes, es decir, hay que LUCHAR para presionar a la clase política que son bastante parasitarios...

[Mugenwind123]

pobre senor......pero si estuv ciego,tal vez ni si quiera andaria jugando esta musica tan hermosa y bonita,aunque el esta hablando de los problemas

[Renzy12]

hes amazing

[bass11914]

very good

[reckonman]

VIVA , BRAVO BRAVO AMIGO

[1000caras]

Esta es la verdadera cara de Mexico, y no la k nos muestran los politicos corruptos k tenemos como gobernantes en sus discursos, k tristesa un pais rico en recurss naturales, rico en talentos, pero limitados en la ignorancia como fruto de un gobierno corrupto, k sakea dia con dia las arcas nacionales, pero no presta atencion a las verdaderas necesidades de la sociedad en todos los niveles,...Si kieres saber k tan buen nivel de gobierno tiene un pais, solo mira el nivel de vida de la sociedad.

[Kocan1]

life is so sad sometimes

[shred567]

beautifull!!

[crazygreekpoet]

bravo!!!

[princessgleen]

Yeah this guy is the man.

[celestiny]

I discovered this guy, my friend saw him a year before I made my clip and he has been a fixture on the Oaxaca busker scene for quite awhile, he is truly amazing, I wish your clip was longer...

[afoolsuchasi]

Isn't the god?

[thedaoofplus1]

that was beautiful, nice music and lyrics. its sounded cuban almost.

[pistolpetelopez]

seen him when i was a kid...he's looking older....life is weird

[SeLDa07]

wow,he sings veryyyy good ....

[princessgleen]

How incredibly beautiful.

Man, life is tough.

[lemoncake27]

BEAUTIFUL

[Saphiel]

very nice, he wud have my coins for sure :)

[lemoncake27]

yeah i think its beautiful

[Froggywonod]

i feel bad i saw a hobo on the street for money so i gave him a dollar

[dcurley]

man its hurts to watch people struggle for a living i would have given all my money to him if i was there .

[lemoncake27]

todally

[ellies14]

very cool.

i really liked it.

[xerxxbearx]

that guy is my new best friend

[alkirob]

I love the mournful sound of that song. The guitar playing is very simple, but compliments the voice nicely. Go back to Oaxaca and tell him he should get a YouTube page going.

[hesterrpostei]

he rocked! Go him!

[breathlesscry]

beautifull

[dindunundun]

Music from the heart always touches others

[kellybelly4124]

I thought it was spanish at first, but I'm not sure

[arsfilosofo]

this man lives in Oaxaca and there people speaks Spanish Language and the song says: if you feel sad , think of me, if you want to cry , think of me, and I venerate your divine image...the song is a famous popular tale of love and shaerring feelings and life with the beloved person

[wallyluva]

I would have paid him , and i also feel bad for him bid hes vrey good at that its very nice

[kellybelly4124]

what language do they speak, sounds very pretty

[B0peep]

Spanish isnt it?

[ImNotUxx]

this made me sad.. but he was really good.

[tinuitsancco]

that was beautiful man

[lilbuns777]

i kinda like it though...sounds pretty darn good. lol. is he really singing or is that something else?

[mahonkmama]

I feel bad for him

[thyoldpie]

i would have paid him

[MakeItFunkey]

This is "hardcore" music.

[chochocolate]

Thats the most beautiful thing ive heard in a while.

[DogEditus]

But's it isn't a good or stable source of income.

[Jet124]

maybe thats all he has left in his life

[DogEditus]

It's imposible for me to feel bad about him, I see people on the streets everyday, and many are in a worse state that he is, he seems healthy and has nice clothes.

[unvoid0]

its not that he is homeless. he is basically using his talents as a musician for a source of income...

Its totally different than begging.

[mdkid]

nice

[odgr]

in oaxaca this is an important person, is part of the history and the culture of the city, he was in the cd record of "canto callejero de oaxaca" and many people have done tributes for him... sorry by the bad english :D

[CssNoobguy]

Wow OMFG I dont know what to say but i feel sorry for him he should be living in a rich home for his talent

[derryckhot]

that is the most beautiful thing.

[Alansr10]

thats some talent hes got there

[theguywhois]

man that guy is great for not seeing what he's doing i would give him like a record deal and a start up of $250

[angel7slayer]

hmm.. what if he thinks he is somewhere besides inn the sidewalks... he IS blind right?

[william0076]

poor guy ='(

[Grantibean0]

kool he pretty good at guitar too many idiots are commentin and they dont realise tht guitar isnt amazingly easy

[RedDogLp]

i bet he wrote his own lyrics to... if I saw that guy walked right passed him, i would have slapped him for doing that

[wednesdayborn1014]

aw! beautiful talent wasted!! he should be rich with his singing and playing guitar!!!

[SpaceG]

Just because he isn't becoming wealthy from his art doesn't mean anything is being wasted

[ErectionAtSchool]

I'd hit it

[abadcito]

that was off the hook it reminded me the old flicks with pedro infante and jorge negrete, this man can really play that guitarra and a beautiful voice shame such talent gets waisted on the streets, viva mexico viva sudamerica!!!

[CssNoobguy]

Wow. Right here in my House and I have so much that keeps me entertained, but i really feel for this guy T.T

[donnyf88]

I would give him some money.

[honatalee]

woah he can really play and sing.

[PiranhaPlant]

was that david blaine who walked by towards the end lol?

[sk8tercait93]

that is really sad i wonder what it whould feel like to put a $100 bill in there i bet it whould feel GREAT but thats just me

[sullim50]

ya to bad somebody would probably take it since he wouldnt see you do it

[ImNotBored]

he was singing about crying and living..

[quiksilverboy31]

Omg really?

That's so sad. I would really wanna help the poor guy...

I mean, all of us that could see this are lucky enough to be able to live in a house, and even a computer...but at the same time, there's some people. Out there on the street, with no money, and even have some disablities...sigh. Cruel world. =[

[Eavenstars]

Even though I didn't understand the lyrics of the song or what was being said, I understand that it is a very beautiful song.

[glumGlumm]

i like this one especialy people singing street playing guitars.tha old(blind) man is realy good