UConn Steel Drums - La Bamba Rehearsal

The UConn Steel Drum club practicing La Bamba. A few flubs here and there, but overall pretty good. Unfortunately, our drummer wasn't there so the only "time keeper" we had was me on cowbell.

It's amazing to see the progress this group has made in just a few weeks. Besides myself, there's only two other members with any prior experience of the steel pan (not including our advisor, who's on the triple cellos).

Here's to keeping up the great work, guys!

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Music

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• UConn
• steel
• drums
• pan
• club
• la
• bamba
• rehearsal

[drumlinecowboy]

Cowbell drug. I have played this song at about 120-150 beats per min and it sounded more together. I know thats a huge tempo jump, but it may bring the sound together a bit more. You guys have a good sound. Bring out the Bass pans more. I can barely hear the bass line. The rest of the band is balanced. Where's the drumset?

[goji1986]

check out our other vids to see us play it live. we were merely practicing it this time...and our drummer was out for whatever reason. I can't remember 'cuz it was over a year ago.

[purebloodtexan]

If anything, they need to get rid of the guy hitting the block. He's failing to keep the beat.

[goji1986]

lol that's me. i'm supposed to be playing on the lead pan (in the live version you can find of us you'll see that i am) but we didn't have enough tenors at that point. it's hard to do when you're the only one who's counting the time among 8 people.

[BigKnuc]

Im not trying to be mean but u guys suck. Go to trinidad and learn how to play.

[goji1986]

umm did you read the description? at this point we had only been playing for about 6 weeks, and most of the people you see here had never played the steel pan before. Are we as good as, say, the Pantonics from NY or the legendary Liam Teague? Hell no. But we've done a damn good job in a short amount of time. Don't be so ignorant and expect perfection from a group of first-time amateurs.

[carsonloveridge]

I NEED MORE COWBELL!!!

[bradme]

needs more cowbell

[chivles91]

kool i used to play la bamba too! but we sounded different

[KomoriWaPIGgyDesu]

Wow *-* you are really great!

I'm in a Steeldrumband too ^o^

(we're only 6 members x.x)

and we need to practise a LOT to be as good as you are =]]

[lilotisanme]

ok as u can c that cow bell is for the tempo

[pheonixfeather292]

Sweetness! Steal drums rock. You guys are awesome! ^^

[kadavila]

Not bad for a group that's just starting. Good luck!

[kadavila]

Where are you from? USVI? I was in both St. Croix AND St. Thomas Rising Stars when I was a kid and I teach pan now in Maryland.

[KomoriWaPIGgyDesu]

Fantastic!

I'm in a steel-band too,

but we're not that good ^-^

[kezproduction]

yo! i can play this song on steelband 2! im ggonna make a video and put in on youtube:D

[PuppetMaster0623]

Guess what, I gotta feva, and the only prescription, is more cowbell!!!

[yoyoyoimBC]

u all need set n that