Edmar Castaneda: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Uploaded by nprmusic on Mar 12, 2010
Edmar Castaneda is the sort of musician who isn't afraid to challenge the established order. He's carving out a place for himself in Latin jazz on an instrument you don't often hear in his chosen genre: the Colombian harp. He's adapted intricate traditional fingerpicking techniques to play jazz melodies along with the Afro-Cuban tumbao (bass line). As you can see and hear for yourself in this Tiny Desk Concert, he can switch between rural Colombian dance music and jazz with a twist of his wrist. Literally.
His musical vision is so invigorating that he's gaining fans like NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera, with whom Castaneda has performed. His Web site shows him constantly on the road as a guest artist with other forward thinkers, or with his latest touring trio, which consists of Castaneda, a drummer and a trombonist.
Castaneda recently parked himself behind Bob Boilen's desk and crafted a transporting mix of tradition and improvisation. Chances are, you've never heard anything like it.
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bravoooo!
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Goodness gracious!!!
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AMAZING!
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@GunaGirl114 He's the angel sent to teach others of good music :D
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OK, that was incredible.
Now we have heard his song for god, I would love to hear his song for Satan, just to be fair...
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Edmar is a brilliant artist!
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I listen to this a few times every day. So awesome and inspirational!
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Jesus de Nazareth! I'm glad to see such a talented person honoring God what his music. Viva Colombia!
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@burpeemetaldrumguy It's nice to see a person who in my mind represents a completely unrelated genre of music to this, listening to stuff like this. I looked down from this captivating performance's video, and I saw "burpeemetaldrumguy". I was like "Whoa! Is this the same guy with the Meshuggah drum covers I saw the other day?". Nice to see you on here!
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Absolutely incredible. Perfect technique, and execution, and unrivaled in originality to top it all off. Where's the "love" button?
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this would make angels shit a brick
griffenb 1 year ago 46
Is he even human?
GunaGirl114 1 year ago 23