Music in NYC - The Last Drummers on the Subway (April 2018)
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- Опубликовано: 30 авг 2018
- Three drummers performing together on the A train.
* Update: September 2021*
These are THE LAST DRUMMERS and they are so talented! Thank you to those who brought this to my attention, I was not aware of their name when I captured this video (wow, three years ago in 2018).
Be sure to go follow their RUclips page! / thelastdrummers
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I really enjoyed this, great work!
@@ms.willeys.music.corner الله عليه وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه اجمعين.ت.
@@ms.willeys.music.corner❤❤
am gonna jam a little jazz guitar impro over that beat later hehe
Growing up in the 60s and 70s this was constant. Refreshing to see these brothers preserving the culture.
Listening to Latin players in Joyce Kilmer Park in New Brunswick, NJ on the congas and timbalies
we don't care about this "culture". No one asked them to do that.
For real !!!!
You disappoint me with your lack of bongos. For shameeee!
oh man i wish you guys had cameras so I could listen too@@gmanpee65
When African tradition leaves the Caribbean, gets funky in the US and is played by congueros that are hiphop heads! Beautiful and inspiring! -pEAce
You just gave our whole history lesson in one sentence ✊🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Respect
This is Afro-Cuban Guaguanco, a type of Cuban rumba!
Ernie Adams, that’s a Soup recipe for tha Soul!
❤️✌🏾
Three people, one brain
@@arodkeith1521 Europeans used drums too ...all cultures did
I once woke up out of sleep on the A Train to the sound of these drummers. Felt like I was in Africa coming out my dream. Beautiful experience.
Very top congratulations, congratulations I liked it
If I got woken up by these I would be so pissed off
@@hollowwallsendmiseryforest8709 I'm sure you're the type of guy that hates a lot of things, but do you really need to tell everyone on the internet how bland and uninspiring you are ?
I mean what would be your fancy then, if three masters of a beautifull instrument can piss you off, i'm sure the creaking of brakes or the smell of human piss , and it's much more likely in NYC subway, so dont despair, there's still a good match for you waiting out there.
Best RUclips comment of the night goes to you. Lovely.
@@hollowwallsendmiseryforest8709 BUM!
I used to see this all the time as a kid in the 90s and early 2000ds! You could really feel the vibrations all in your body when they all played together. It was always so cool to me.
Your probably sensitive to it, believe it or not, a lot of people can't feel..
I wish you could find stuff like this everywhere...
Listen my children , I was born and raised in the South Bronx of NYC . Rumbas in Central Park on hot summer days . Drums are the rhythm of life . EVERY CULTURE IN THE WORLD has some kind of PERCUSSION instrument . Check it out . Peace and love mi Gente .
hmmm, to be honest: we germans don´t have too much drummig and percussion in our traditional cultural heritage, but during the last century we learned a lot from other cultures and adapted many nice things - due to the modern facilities there has been a great exchange worldwide and i personally love this a lot!
one of the things i liked, is that after the appearance of the nigerian superstar king sunny adé in german tv in 1983 we had a wave of african bands coming over to germany and i saw countless of them perform live and they were all excellent musicians, singers and dancers...
and i love the net for providing us with sweet stuff from all around the globe!!!
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last year friends of mine gave out this one:
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yep, and i love this very video also and send love and greetings from germany to you over there in the bronx... :-)
Peace and Love!
That would be the best train ride ever.These guys were great. I could listen to these guys all day long
I totally agree with you on that one brotha Pablo Figueroa. Drums are like languages. And they speak a language all their own. When we learn to drum we are learning the language of the percussion. Just like a guitar player a keyboard player flute harps so on and so forth. Music itself is a language. Reading notes to play the proper tones. This rumba is rich with history and when playing rumba shares a culture all into itself. I am a djembe drummer it took me 35 years to get where I am and I still have way too much to learn which is the fun part for me every African rhythm I learn and practice is like learning a language of each country of the continent of Africa. Bless brotha man always for sharing this comment
Yes! with you all the way - only positive vibrations..❤️ free your mind feel and flow with the rhythm..
They have been playing throughout the city for decades. I remember these guys as a kid on the train. Classic NYC 💜
New York always had soul. Dance and Dance. Music nice stuff
🤯 u remember these men as kids that's crazy
There is hope for the human species. This is not just three guys hitting some drums and making noise. This is a true dialogue between three different humans beings, with different styles, different perspectives, and surely different backgrounds. But they are able to put all that aside and have a dialogue, listen to each other, respect each other voices and without a doubt, bring some joy to this convulsive world. We could have better societies if we follow examples like this.
Agreed....
Great comment
Na this is just 3 men hitting drums, but it is entertaining. Now if there was also a white guy with a guitar, and a Hispanic guy with an electric piano, then I'd have hope for humanity.😂
People forget music isn't competitive. It's cooperating.
@@lescobrandon8045 looks like your profile picture is addressed to your own intellectual honesty ahah.
This is not entertainement, nor is music an industry, nor their melamine levels would change the fact that they are indeed humans communicating and cooperating freely with each other, unimpeded by the kind of senseless bs you're mumbling about on the internet.
The lady in the middle does have soul just like the rest of us were a little shy about embracing it god bless to these young kings and of course the person recording much love RESPECT
To hear more: they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
she seems so sweet
she understood it!
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She was dancing her soul out in her head
There is no way I could not give these brothers my full attention and my money……..This performance was PRICELESS……..In a word these men are AWESOME …….AWESOME !!!!!!!!
they healing themselves and everyone around them, ppl are scared to receive such positive energy it makes them think they will lose control
man
Wow!!!!!! Sooooooo True !
I thought the same thing, but then I realized they might just be uncomfortable being filmed
Spot on!!! 💯💯💯 Such a dehumanized society... 😭
What ‘energy’? Positive energy? Such BS talk. Noisy drums being played by a group of extroverts on a train when I’d prefer peace and quiet. Thoughtless!!
Brilliant coordination between the drummers it seems as if only one person is playing.
Right? Their coordination on the drumroll was also unbelievable, sounded like one single drumroll
Retired professional drummer here from Los Angeles....theses cats are awesome, well tuned show and extremely talented, only in New York baby ya gonna see something like this, thank you for shooting and sharing it!!
I have seen these guys many times on the train, and they are without a doubt the tastiest street drummers in all of NYC. If you see them, give them a few bucks. I always do.
They're great! I recently learned they are The Last Drummers-- to hear more, this is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
These Brothers are Keepers of the Flame. Right On!!!
I like that, "Keepers Of The Flame".
Peep my channel on congos
My heart breaks when I see those cold, seemingly soulless people there, staring at their phones while having a display of such art and talent right in front of their faces!!! 😭😭😭...
Kudos to those guys though!
I wish I would witness something like this, I'd be dancing and enjoying every second of it!
MUSIC will save the world! 😍🎶
To hear more of them: they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
It’s probably because they are used to it
@@Sinstat also because it can be an unwanted intrusion into your day/commute that you cannot escape.
@@ms.willeys.music.corner Thanks for info, sweet ms. Willey 🙋♂️
Not everyone wants live drums right Infront of them on the way home from work on the subway, imaging having a thumping headache and having no choice but to listen. I do enjoy it I love drums but you have to understand not everyone does.
Seeing the appreciation of that one lady at least is enough to bring me pure joy...
the lady in the back is trying to deny that she loves it lol
I’m cuban, and when I see congas I think of rumba ( guaguanco). You tube recommended me this video, I was at work, so I save it to watch it later. Different rhythms, different people, different country, but bro, I still loved it. This is awesome 👏 👏. Tremenda rumba buena.
¡Guaguancó siempre!
@@chernobyl_employee8872 Guaguanco p los millares
These guys are the real deal. Very tight and organized. Very relaxed, not too loud, dynamics well done.
una columbia de nueva yorck :D
Los papines are awesome too
These guys are exceptional. That's skillful drumming
As a percussionist, i need this in my life
I'm not a percussionist by training but I need it too! :) If you want to hear more, they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
I play congas and percussion live for only 40 years and teach teenagers drum therapy ..... now this is beautiful .........
It's the moment when the wonderful polyrhythm of the conga transforms the space inside the subway car into a wonderful live venue. The people who listen quietly without anyone stopping it are also wonderful. great groove
WOW!. I would be riding that train everyday just hear this. These guys are awesome. They should be charging for this concert.
I studied Dance for 11 years. African, Ballet, Tap and Jazz. African was my favorite. When I hear these drums, something awakens in my soul. I just want to dance.
1:36 that's a serious conga groove!
This all is a one BIG groove
Like guaguanco
They're playing Cuban rumba called Guaguanco!
To hear more: they are The Last Drummers, here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
@@ms.willeys.music.corner Thanks
This is funkier than all out universes. The universes are smiling down and our ancestors are joyfully happy about how their lineage is living on through the generations and this video proves that. Music is like cousins from different continents. Each with their own accent and language and yet still understand each other. Viva la musica long live our ancestors in spirit as once in this life.
No,the percussions throm of cuba:conga,tumba and quinto.
See Mother’s Finest funk rock band from Atlanta Georgia, Baby Love, Mickey’s Monkey etc...
That's exactly right.
@@paulrevere2928 and roots afro cuban
@@fhatilip I feel you.You are correct!
Man I miss those days growing up in NYC 1970's/80's listening to all the street musicians and especially the drummers of NYC. So much energy and power from many drummers and percussionist's performing in the streets of NY especially downtown 42nd street and many street festivals. You didn't need a dime in your pocket and would have the time of your life back then. Miss it always! Thanks for making a nice effort to keep the vibe of percussion alive and beating in NYC. 🙏
I keep coming back to this video. Not gonna lie, I've watched it atleast 50 times... The dynamic and the voicing of the drums and the groove - oh my god the groove!!! These three legends have changed my way of playing congas
I have seen these guys more than once on the subways..they are good.
Hot damn this should have millions and millions of views
Respect to this Brothas 🔥🙏❤ we all came from the same land . Good Vibes from the Carribean ✌🇵🇷🇨🇺
I like how the woman in the back was annoyed, looked like she didn’t want nothing to do with loud noises and then accepted it and embraced the beat of the drum and really laughed when the guy said: all good things must come to an end. They actually put a smile on her annoyed looking face if you think about it. That woman maybe needed that after having a bad week/month/day. All it takes is one thing to help someone else out to keep believing in society- one act of kindness can save a soul.
I had seen them play on the F train a day with me, my husband, and my children one day and they were really great. I have my son three dollars for each of them, I would have given more if I had it. Such natural and rare talent. You don't see that much these days and these gentlemen killed it.
Hows it talent? Lol im sure theyve practiced and worked hard at it
@@ap7390 to everyone working hard is talented! 😂
@@ap7390 Ugh, THANK you! My pet peeve is the word "talent" referring to someone who practiced and developed their skills.
Not rare - this is common throughout Africa and in cultures around the world from African backgrounds - not only percussion but dancing and singing, etc. Their rhythm, music, and dance are highly developed.
@@obsidiansea Everyone can work hard but some people have a talent that others can't possess
May Jah blessings be upon these fine gentlemen, they’re gifted....
As a hand percussionist on congas for over 50 years... you folks get all my interwebs! Most chill subway ride ever, you moved some souls and it sounded great!
Love from Canada!
Just keep on playing.. love it..
Agreed! This video is from 2018, I hope they're still active in 2021! They are The Last Drummers, they have their own page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
It took awhile but the passenger in the background was finally getting into the groove. Great job guys!
New Yorkers hear that kind of stuff everyday in the subway
3:33 Ok fine, you got me!
That's the good stuff right there. Opening peoples hearts and breaking down walls with rhythm!
She was hiding it but... gave in lol. I seen that.
Well, I've never been on a tram, train or subway where musicians do their improvised sessions... but I like the attitude of these guys. I'm not musically trained, but they made me SMILE. Thanks!
AS AN AFRICAN BORN AND RAISED I GOT MY MIND BLOWN AWAY AFTER I HAVE ENJOYED THIS MASTERPIECE.THIS BROTHERS ARE DEFINITELY OUSTANDINGLY AMAZING.WOW😮
I'm in Florida and when I was living in The Bronx. These brothers jammed on the "D" train. Papo. These brothers bring out the chango. Ashe.
I used to love when they came on the trains in NYC when I lived there but I always kept silent but I used to love it
African Rhythms, thank you for sharing. peace
To hear more: they are The Last Drummers, here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
Omg am Puerto Rican and this music went straight through my soul
It's really inspiring, as drummer, as latin, as Mexican. I can feel all that influence from the Mother Africa to our culture, music and race. Afro-Mexicans!!!
Peace bros...
That was straight 🔥! As a congero I appreciate the skills displayed in this video.
I'm learning to play the conga drums.
@@kimf.5409 nice it's alot of fun. If you get a chance look for some drum circles in your area. You could learn alot from them.
I wish Inwas in a conga circle just like that, where all saturdays I just sit and chill worh mu conga mates while we make some heart good music
I am from Puerto Rico and my people would be proud to hear this🙌 thank
the lady in the back wasnt trying to show it but she was just Loooooving it. her smile and little head bop gave it away.
Finding this in 2021 and what a great groove.
To hear more: they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
What is this grove's name??
The late Master Drummer Ray Barretto would called these Brothers like one of his songs, THE SOUL DRUMMERS.
Brings back good memories of riding the train in the BX back in the day
If you want to hear more, they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
I've seen these guys on the subway. They're very entertaining. Their drumming is engaging and will hook most listeners into what they're playing!
Only in NYC! I am so proud to call this city my home. We argue, sometimes fight, but there is so much love out there if you look for it. Peace everyone!
Yes, only in NYC! To hear more of them: they are The Last Drummers, here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
Being away. Being in a different world for a moment. That is what this music is about for me.
That really was phenomenal drumming right there. I wonder if people realize how hard that is to do what the guy in the middle was doing - licking his finger and make his drum sing like that. So difficult.
Yeah he has no finger print on that finger lol. U literally gotta burn your finger on the skin to get that slide perfectly.
Glissando , not difficult...guys have a jam going on! Beautiful, talented!
The sound of the three congas are fantastic!!!
Amazing. Incredible synched rhythms on a moving subway train. 👏
I remember seen this guys sometimes play the congas while I was going to work. It was great because it gave me energy for my evening shift.
Love it. Used to hear conga drum players in the late 60s and 70s playing around Berkeley CA all the time especially around Tilden park lake. Good job👍👍👍😊
On the campus plaza by the bike store and at South Berkeley BART station. Good memories.😊😊😊
Ashby Bart flea market
seriously It's impossible to have a bad day after hearing this badass beat.
Man, i love these guys. I hope they're all well and still playing! This video cheers me up everytime. Every bad day i have in my life, i come here to get positive vibes... this sounds really make my soul smile.
Godspeed my friends, godspeed
The disinterest from siss in the scarf and glasses in the background, is level 10. To ignore audio and visual stimulus that close by, that staunchly, requires super hero levels of defiant concentration. When soulful meets soulless!!
Great vibes, great idea! Great work, guys!! 🎼🧘♂️✨
But that lady next to her got soul, and soul siss is lvl 10 considering surroundings, pulled out some bucks for guys that will give 'em latter. And leave the colors behined, brooooo!
I agree with you.The disinterest shows she's running away from herself.Self hate is real.
If you ride the trains in NY these guys are regulars. She done seen they Ass before lol
Most likely they hear it all the time
They ain't got the *soul*
Wonderful! The drum is heart of African music,! Congratulations our brothers!
4:39 time shifting conga skill - amazing
Dear gentlemen musicians. You have brought an incredible joy with your mastery and your incredible musical coordination. Had I been there, I would have been dancing. HONEST!
I LUV THIS!!! Thanks for sharing! There are nothing like a DRUM!👍🏽😁👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Absolute 🔥!!! 💯 I'm speechless right now. This made my heart dance right out of my chest. These dudes are freaking awesome. 👌
Mucho Sabor, parecen Latinos pero igual tienen sangre y Ritmo Africano, ahí con con un Bongo' y un Cencerro Madre Mia la que se Formaría, toma mientras saludos desde Perú
Ami punto de vista y como músico aunque no es mi género lo que tocan si no me equivoco es Dembe un ritmo en sus orígenes Nigerianos pienso que son de ascendencia africano si no como aprendieron esos ritmos lo cual están bien coordinados y de eso se trata el ritmo del Dembe solo son percusiones y la verdad que bien se escucha 👍🙏🙏
ABSOLUTELY PROFESSIONAL!!! TIGHT!! ORANIZED!! I loved this and would love to learn and play with them!! These Brother Need To Get Bookings!! See Ya Soon my brothers!! I.m looking for Ya!! 2021!!
This people doing better every subway trip! Tanks friends!!!
I hope all three of these brothers and safe, in good health and still drumming . The love is felt
That's SMOKY 🤩🤩🔥
I wonder how people background hold themselves from dancing to this!
I'm.in bed, midnight, and I'm already rolling outta beats created by this masterpiece ! Yeaahhhh 🕺🏻💃🏻👯🏻♂️
THAT TOOK ME ALL THE WAY BACK HOME 🧙🏿♂️
such great playing!!
such good vibes!!
Every time I watch this video, I always end up grooving right along to the cadence of their congas. Fantastic tempo, flow and rhythm. I hope they're getting the recognition they deserve on and off line.
This moves me, my heart and my soul. Thank You ❤
How could you not be moved by these musicians? Drum roll from the heart of the soul!! Nicely done, gentlemen!
Tight gentlemen! Miss the days of jammin' the Last Poets, playing the parks, and any other place we could get away with it. Not much of that where I live now. Good to see it's still alive and well where you are. Thanks for the memories and for sharing!!
He taught an after school class in my middle school almost 5-6 years ago, this just brought back so many memories .
As a drummer from Harlem...I LUVVV THIS!!!...living in N.C. now, boy I miss that A train... Thank 4 this
Only on NYC subways :)
To hear more: they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
I love hearing them playing on the train on the way home from work.
Tell them they have fans in Los Angeles i need the one with the glasses instagram lol!
Peace and Blessings. Thanks for this. Much Respect.
Lovely seeing the expressions on the peoples’ faces in the seats behind change. Positive vibes 🥰
Unbelievable how people dont react !!! I would have stand up and move my body with those great sounds of drums 💓💓👏👏👍 i m French and i loooove this😍 and u know, in Paris its same attitude when some musicians play in métro, people dont care.... ils so sad . MUSIC LIVE IS SO GREAT SPECIALY DRUMS!!
The English took away the hand drum from blacks in the States, thing the Spaniards didn't do in the Caribean and South America. Watching this video makes me tear up. Love to see African Americans drumming away like they always did for generations before.
This is the kind of thing I have only seen in NYC, it makes for a cool commute when you get to experience something like this!!!❤
daym this was good! i had to stop my work and play the drums on my table lol!
To hear more: they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
Reminds me of the Last Poets nice
They all sound good. Love the fast drum roll ability of the guy on the left.
This made me happy. Definitely some positive cats!
To hear more of them: they are The Last Drummers and here is their RUclips page: ruclips.net/user/TheLastDrummersfeatured
I love my people and our culture thank you God for giving us life
This goes right through the chest and into the soul
Making me wiggle and clap
100/10
Greeting from Kuba. Great Brethrens. Same soul same heart. Bless. Ya Man!
I am a 59 year old and I love drum & sax and bass guitar. I love writing lyrics too.
I LOVE NEW YORK CITY! HOME SWEET HOME!!!
From UK. So pleased you brothers were trying to help those poor ignorant "Screen Zombies". Keep up the good work.
The lady in the middle has soul🥰
Nah she has a condescending look on her face. Both her and her companion think it’s a joke. They’re worse than the ones that aren’t paying any attention.
@@neroinc5998 She wanted to here the mouse call one more time again 4:00
@@neroinc5998 what you are is what you see
@@morten1 it’s true that I’m being condescending towards her and her companion but I see several things here including 3 master congueros creating something rare and beautiful does that make me a master conguero?
@@neroinc5998 no conga player is not a personality trait.
But I know.. It's the internet. We sit in distance judging other people in other situations.
We are detached from it and we forget that being in the situation could easily make us behave the exact same way.
She looks happy and relaxed and enjoying the music to me.
Actually she's the only one showing some kind of attention/enjoyment in the music.
But.. it's a NYC subway..
Boom...shaga...laga...laga... boooom.....
So sweet!! It was this way when I drummed among all the other immigrant musicians, near Arthur Ave. Their, then, there REALLY was "dancing in the streets", singing on a street corner, everybody joining in. The best!
Now, @ my 69-yrs, I'll take my djembe & doumbek to so-called Drum Circles in SW FL, & it's all bang bang bang. Sighhh.
Folks here think an expensive drum makes it's "magic" just sitting between their legs. Nope, it's one's hands, heart, & ears that combines to cause it. Like with these fine young men!! Gracie'
that, ladies and gentlemen, is something called CULTURE, and its seriously missed in today's corporate world.