"Barock" (Russian Swing) from Saltimbanco (Cirque du Soleil)

A close-up overhead view of keyboardist Armen Chakmakian playing on stage for Cirque du Soleil's "Saltimbanco" band in Rio de Janeiro, December 9, 2006.

Read my notes on top of the video so you can follow along with the things that are going on in the show and on the band stage. The music you hear is from the feed of my in-ear monitors.

Armen Chakmakian - Keyboards
Benoit Martin - Guitar
Paul Hanson, Horns, Woodwinds
Marc Soheir, Bass, Bandleader
Serge Maheux - Drums, Percussion
Martin de Blois - Monitor mixer

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• Armen
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• Barock
• Chakmakian
• Cirque
• du
• Keyboardist
• Keyboards
• Musician
• Russian
• Saltimbanco
• Soleil
• Swing

[Equalizerized]

Does Cirque Du Soleil sell sheet music books at all?

[armenjc]

@Equalizerized I don't know. Look on their web site for more info.

[JuanRodriguezDrummer]

Are you still with Cirque?

[armenjc]

@JuanRodriguezDrummer No.

[armenjc]

@JuanRodriguezDrummer No

[speedydavy]

Perfect, great job!!!! Can I ask you for 1:13, where elektronic percusion starting- it is sample, which drumer started play from playback and he and you playing into this? Something like click to drummers headphones?

[armenjc]

@speedydavy the drummer is triggering that 2-bar loop from one of his electronic pads. in this old set up of the show, he had to hit the pad every 2 bars to re-trigger the sample. i don't know how they do it in the new saltimbanco arena show which has a brand new set up.

[RootedWithin]

Chakmakian, you are the man! :)

[theorganist]

This is my fav video on all of youtube, such great insight, and thank you for adding the annotations!

[thebuguis]

cover of urgence by saltimbanco in guitar

[thebuguis]

COVER OF URGENCE BY SALTIMBANCO :( IN GUITAR

[Christysamthomas30]

Amazing..

[AppleFoxHana]

Can't wait to see this this Sunday!!!

[tjdrummer13]

@TheMrsrt8 When i saw it, it was a TD20 roland kit, from what i could see from a while back. Best electric kit on the market in my opinion, 11 grand though so....