Embarking on a personal challenge to learn 52 covers (one a week) for 2011.
My rules: 1) Must learn it the week of (not before or after) 2) Must be memorized and 3) Must be performed live (no overdubs).
Week 17 is "Chan Chan" written by Compay Segundo, and most known from the Buena Vista Social Club's recording. You can REQUEST a tune via twitter.com/victoriavox, email, or on my facebook.com/victoriavoxlovesyou page ;) thanks for listening ;) xo v.v. www.victoriavox.com
I play a high G tenor KoAloha Koa ukulele and a Mya-Moe low G Myrtle tenor;) HERE: I am playing the KoAloha.
Week 1: I Think It's Going to Rain Today (Randy Newman)
Week 2: Rhythm of My Heart (Marc Jordan and John Capek for Rod Stewart)
Week 3: Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)
Week 4: the Long Ride Home (Patti Griffin)
Week 5: Houdini's Box (Jill Sobule)
Week 6: Happy Go Lucky Me (Paul Evans and Al Byron)
Week 7: The Luckiest (Ben Folds)
Week 8: Vacation (the Go-Gos)
Week 9: I'm Alright (Kenny Loggins)
Week 10: Ooh Child (Stan Vincent / Five Stairsteps)
Week 11: Everything (Alan Chang, Amy Foster-Gillies, and Michael Bublé)
Week 12: Kids (MGMT)
Week 13: F*** and Run / Uke and Run (Liz Phair)
Week 14: Like the Weather (10,000 Maniacs)
Week 15: Blackbird (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
Week 16: 'Till the World Ends (Kesha Sebert, Alexander Kronlund, Lukasz Gottwald, and Max Martin)
Week 17: Chan Chan (Compay Segundo)
Truly awesome, and the trumpet sound was brilliant :)
SantoRedentor 1 week ago
Wow.
jaco363 1 week ago
muy buena pronunciacion por no hablar español.
Felicitaciones.
saludos desde argentina
experimentoalfa 1 month ago
great song, great performance! gracias :)
przyjazneuku 2 months ago
Victoria - please, the strumming tutorial (for dummies) for this one!! Please, please, please:)
kalpatarudaasa 2 months ago
BRILLIANT!!!
littleguitarthing 8 months ago
That was fabulous Victoria. I play the mouth trumpet as well! Check out my nearness of you cover. I have a Myamoe as well.
janprimus 9 months ago
This just made me smile! Thank you ;)
lukekendyer 10 months ago
Your mouth trumpet solo was amazing! If I hadn't been watching, I'd be sure I was listening to a real trumpet. Loved this!
fourteentwelve 10 months ago
Great!!! your spanish is better than my english!!! :)
FranSpain 10 months ago