Guitar genius YAMANDU COSTA meets beautiful Russian melody: SOKOLOV POLKA | *reaction & analysis*

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025

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  • @SirHairless
    @SirHairless  15 дней назад +18

    If you're new here, why not check out my first time ever hearing Yamandu next ruclips.net/video/umeacSRlo38/видео.html

  • @Eleni-om5jq
    @Eleni-om5jq 15 дней назад +21

    Beautiful, just beautiful! I love the sadness of this piece and it gives me a feeling of nostalgia.Yamandu Costa is absolutely amazing. He takes a piece of music and transforms it into pure magic. Great reaction/analysis as always❤.

  • @Maria...-mo5qm
    @Maria...-mo5qm 15 дней назад +16

    Blimey, Sir… thank youuu for more Yamanduuu!!🙌Your analyzes & reactions to his artistry are sooo incredibly good that awake the music nerd inside of me, even though I’m not a musician or any kind of ‘music knowledgeable’ person… In summary, I loved this video very much (and your wild facial expression at the end of your reaction too)! 🙏☺🙏
    As you mentioned very well, this performance is closely connected to his documentary ‘Herança Russa’ (= ‘The Russian Heritage’), where he dives into the mysteries and legends surrounding the 7-string guitar story, and finds inspiration in Segei Orekhov’s melodies to travel to Moscow in order to explore the potential connection between the 7-string guitar used to play some Russian traditional music and the instrument incorporated as a fundamental element to create the roots of what we know as authentic Brazilian music🎶It’s very nice to notice Yamandu’s deep respect and admiration to Segei Orekhov & his musical legacy, since he decided to start and to finish the documentary with this very same iconic composition ‘Sokolov Polka’ (if you’re interested to check during your spare time, you can watch the last 5 minutes of the documentary to see Yamandu playing it with two great Russian 7-string guitarists - it starts at 44:00 into the following link: ruclips.net/video/oLKpj-0_CEU/видео.html).
    Yamandu has some qualities that I deeply admire in an artist, which includes his undeniably mesmerizing guitar playing and the commendable efforts to uncover/preserve important historical elements that has contributed to our most fundamental musical traditions in Brazil🎵On that regard, I’d like to add some information related to your question about whether polka is (was) popular in South America: at least in Brazil polka became massively popular in the mid-19th century and had a considerable contribution to the creation of the basis of our popular music! :) I will mention the pioneer Chiquinha Gonzaga - considered the ‘mother of choro’ - who created several popular polkas at the time, and also mixed that seminal influence with other elements of the active musical scenario in Brazil, resulting in the creation of what we call “Choro”: the first genre of music that we recognize as truly Brazilian popular music🎶As an iconic example of Chiquinha’s compositions, you can check - if you want and can - the following song ‘Atraente’, which is considered a polka and credited as her first composition & the first composition played in Carnaval parties in Brazil in 19th century: ruclips.net/video/o8rB0ofBYR8/видео.html (in the following version of the same song one can compare how polka influenced the origins of Choro: ruclips.net/video/_6ameIYuCwY/видео.html).
    Chiquinha Gonzaga became quite famous at the time and her compositions started to influence other regions of Brazil, resulting in fresh mixtures of that ‘new music’ with some local sounds, originating new rhythms and genres of popular music throughout the country. An example of it might be the rhythm and dance called ‘Frevo’ - typical from the Northeast region of Brazil - where we can feel the influence of polka mixed with maxixe among other things (here you can see an example of frevo: ruclips.net/video/6XruFqqeq9o/видео.html)🏖
    Jes Sirrr… the nerd inside of me came out impossible today and I realized that I wrote almost an essay…😅😂If you read my lengthy comment up to this point, I’d like to thank you again for opening space on your amazing channel to share some more beautiful music being performed by this outstanding guitarist and to say that you are also remarkable!🤗

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  7 дней назад +1

      Thanks Maria! It seems that artists such as Yamandu combine elements of these different musical cultures and traditions in such a distinguished and seamless way that it is nearly impossible for a foreigner such as myself to ever come to grips with them 😅 How much crazy good music is out there, never to be discovered by most people elsewhere in the world

  • @billiemchone6683
    @billiemchone6683 15 дней назад +19

    That was so beautiful!!! Amazes me how anybody can play so peacefully. Those fingers moving so quickly. I enjoyed it!! I loved your face at that last chord😊😊😊

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  15 дней назад +3

      Beautiful music indeed
      My face at that last chord: not so beautiful

  • @aureasouza3859
    @aureasouza3859 15 дней назад +13

    Salve salve grande Yamandu e querido Sir Hairless! Muito obrigada pela ótima reação e saudações do Brasil💚💛

  • @tatianamaisuradze137
    @tatianamaisuradze137 15 дней назад +14

    Не разбираюсь в польке, но в этой песне явственно слышу напевы русских цыган. Красиво. Браво! Спасибо за интересную реакцию.

  • @michaelacord228
    @michaelacord228 15 дней назад +12

    Yamandu always amazes me with his passionate playing and his masterful technique. I don't play guitar but I can appreciate how difficult it must be. Please continue to react to his music.

  • @elle99
    @elle99 15 дней назад +10

    I spend a lot of time watching disembodied hands playing
    piano or guitar on YT. Yamandu's physical command and presence,
    his musical presence and essence, next to a bold striking tapestry
    or painting takes my breath away but also brings me back to center.
    I love the tender softer parts of this piece, very healing but also
    bewitching. (Apologies) but I typically don't like the classical
    polka rhythms, but Yamandu switched this to something I instantly
    loved and didn't fight against, but welcomed. 💐

  • @milton1448
    @milton1448 15 дней назад +7

    Stunning! First 7 string nylon guitar I've seen

  • @JoaoPedro-ko4qi
    @JoaoPedro-ko4qi 13 дней назад +8

    A lot of Brazilian Choro comes from Polka. Both genres have this intrinsic melancholic feeling.

  • @oberladyElise
    @oberladyElise 15 дней назад +9

    Beautiful! Such an amazing guitar player. Thank you for your reaction/analysis.

  • @SaraLee-gn3nr
    @SaraLee-gn3nr 15 дней назад +12

    Muito obrigada Sir Hairless!🙏🙏I love your reactions to our amazing Yamandu! You are the best reactor to his performances❤ Next time you can try Yamandu playing the songs Ritmo Colombiano or Brejeiro💯 Abraços do Brasil!

    • @yosserc
      @yosserc 3 дня назад +1

      Both of these suggestions are great.

  • @MaryShieldsPhD
    @MaryShieldsPhD 15 дней назад +6

    This was beautiful! Loved it. Thank you for your great r & a. Looking forward to more of his work.

  • @josemesquita6713
    @josemesquita6713 10 дней назад +1

    It's always a pleasure checking news from you.
    This is on of the most beautifull pieces for me, and when Yamandu plays it, well is another level.
    Thank you again for your explanations that teaches me how to pay attention to the little things.

  • @dorothyrosenberg1301
    @dorothyrosenberg1301 15 дней назад +3

    My husband introduced me to the magical qualities of the guitar. There’s a special, unique emotional connection created with a solo instrumentalist (particularly with the piano and guitar - I love watching seemingly simple hand movements evoking complex, moving sounds).
    This amazing guitarist obviously inspires you - this analysis demonstrates your understanding and expertise. My appreciation of the performance and its musical qualities has been increased. Thank you for expanding my world.

  • @reginavieira4167
    @reginavieira4167 8 дней назад +1

    Obrigada pela reação ao nosso Yamandu. Um grande abraço do Brasil.

  • @daleenengelbrecht4861
    @daleenengelbrecht4861 15 дней назад +2

    Nearly midnight. Thought this was the perfect peaceful way to just drift off, but no!! It is so gorgeous and I love your reactions. So now I am wide awake! (TX to you😂😅)
    Greetings from South Africa

  • @guilimacarv
    @guilimacarv 15 дней назад +7

    Brejeiro!

  • @mozartiano123
    @mozartiano123 14 дней назад +1

    I like to watch you watching him play because I can see your eyes the same fascination that I feel when I listen to his music.

  • @Sabine_Austria2024
    @Sabine_Austria2024 15 дней назад +3

    So interesting! I was quite confused - as an Austrian, when it comes to polka, I tend to think of something like Josef Strauß' Polka francaise “Feuerfest” (well known because of the use of an anvil and a hammer 🙃) Thank you very much for bringing this up, otherwise I would probably have been left somewhat perplexed 😅
    There`s a great performance by Yamandu that you might want to listen (and react?) to: " QUIERO SER TU SOMBRA" (with Luis Guerreiro) 🎶👌

  • @yosserc
    @yosserc 3 дня назад

    Seeing him in front of a live audience is interesting. He's a lot less cautious and improvises absolutely brilliantly. Some of his pieces last nearly twice as long if he really gets into it. It's another part of his genius. There's quite a lot of live performances available.

  • @betsyvondracek6039
    @betsyvondracek6039 15 дней назад +4

    Yamandu is amazing. He’s awesome.
    I learned the Polka in grade school and also square dancing ( the Virginia Reel) and the Waltz
    If you have never heard Marcin and you love classical guitar he will blow your socks off. He does Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, well you just have to give it a listen. I've never seen anything like it.
    ❤R/A🎼🎼

    • @oberladyElise
      @oberladyElise 15 дней назад +1

      We did the same in grade school, polka, square dancing and others. It was fun, more for the girls than the boys, of that I am quite certain 😊!

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  15 дней назад

      Yes Marcin is on my list - has been for a while! Didn't win the polls but he'll definitely be coming to the channel in the future 🎸

  • @rdrodas
    @rdrodas 12 дней назад +1

    Yamandu is from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil. Here there is a great German, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian influence and Polka is not alien, especially among music students of course.

  • @heloisalopes1734
    @heloisalopes1734 5 дней назад

    Hello Sir tão bom ouvir, assistir e se encantar com o talento desse músico excepcional, com uma reação sempre tão especial como a sua !!! Obrigada e beijos do Brasil 😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️🇧🇷

  • @katetracton131
    @katetracton131 15 дней назад +3

    I fell in love with Costa’s 7 string guitar work in the 2010 documentary “Brasileirinho” about Brazil’s Choro musical form. I think you would enjoy it if you can find it with English subtitles. It’s a lively and fun style!

  • @marieke3032
    @marieke3032 15 дней назад +1

    This is the first time I ever heard (of) Yamandu and I am hooked 😮 I seriously wonder under what rock I've spent my life. I'll check out your other video's, and then: Spotify, here I come!
    Thank you so much for this amazing analysis and for another introduction to new music ❤

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  7 дней назад +1

      Enjoy! My other videos on him are a mix of styles - some crazy, some calm, most a mix 😅But of course on his own channel he has everything so make sure to go there!
      This version of Sokolov Polka I couldn't find on Spotify unfortunately :( But most of his other stuff I could - good luck!

  • @edmundobarboza676
    @edmundobarboza676 13 дней назад +1

    Greetings!
    Here in Brazil we do have tradition of playing polka in some places, like the South. This genre arrived here in the 19th with the portuguese court and was also assimilated in Choro music tradition.
    I would like to see your reaction of Yamandu's interpretation of Adios Noniño, from Astor Piazzolla, and his interpretation of the 4th movement (Porro) of the Suite Colombiana, from Gentil Montaña. I assure you they are both great.

  • @Sim_Senhora-yp7sr
    @Sim_Senhora-yp7sr 14 дней назад +4

    Fantastic thanks! Other songs played by Yamandu that you can react: Ritmo Colombiano, Ana Terra, La Catedral, Brejeiro

  • @lucaskulakauskas3863
    @lucaskulakauskas3863 15 дней назад +2

    Lovely work you've been doing by watching Yamandu videos!
    I'd love to hear your comments on the song "Desacompanhado" he recorded in homage to Guinga. It brings me a lot of emotions everytime I hear Yamandu's video.

  • @restauradorcaseiro
    @restauradorcaseiro 12 дней назад

    I've first meet Yamandu over 25 years ago, at the Itajaí Music Festival, that happens every year on south Brazil and i can say that his music became less "messed up" over the years. Back on those days it was a lot more "confused" and intense performance... He used to print his own character to the music mixing a lot of different harmonic phrases and creating them where needed...
    It's nice to know that foreigners are finally knowing him...
    For me, the best duet is with Renato Borguetti, a finest harmonic player... Check it out if you want...

  • @bindak
    @bindak 15 дней назад +1

    This was gorgeous! Btw I think of “step step hop” more like a mazurka than a polka. Or that’s how we do it in ballet anyway 😊 I could see a couple tangoing during the beginning slow section… 💃 🕺

  • @tomazturra4134
    @tomazturra4134 13 дней назад +1

    I wold love to see your react to his performance on GSI play el negro del branco.. it is my favorite performance of this tune! Enjoy the ride

  • @conhecimentogeravalor
    @conhecimentogeravalor 14 дней назад +1

    Tks for your analysis.

  • @zezevilhora4844
    @zezevilhora4844 13 дней назад +2

    Hi sir, no hair, how are you? I would really like to see him react to the biggest icon of Brazilian music. João Gilberto. He revolutionized Brazilian music. He is one of the creators of bossa nova. I will suggest a CD, called AMOROSO, you choose the music. He is very famous for singing precise notes, changing time and creating harmonies on his precise guitar that have become classics. It will be a lot of fun. A hug

  • @naildonunesoliveira4037
    @naildonunesoliveira4037 14 дней назад +1

    Gosto bastante das suas reações, você é alguém que ama o que faz e é muito certeiro em suas analises. Hoje fiquei um pouco mais curioso da nacionalidade que você pertence, eventualmente acompanho canais do youtube de várias pessoas de diferentes países.

  • @luizbergo
    @luizbergo 14 дней назад +1

    Olá Sir, ouvindo do Brasil, feliz por ver que curte esse monstro, provavelmente já conhece, mas de toda forma, procure por Choro ou Chorinho, um estilo tipicamente brasileiro e verá algumas jóias da nossa Cultura.

  • @ronaldobrito5209
    @ronaldobrito5209 12 дней назад +1

    The Influence of the Polka on Brazilian Music
    The polka, a lively dance originating in Bohemia, had a significant impact on Brazilian music, especially during the 19th and 20th centuries. This European dance rhythm found fertile ground in Brazil, where it was adapted and integrated into various musical genres.
    Key influences and contributions of the polka to Brazilian music include:
    * Choro: The polka had a profound influence on choro, a genre of Brazilian instrumental music. Many early choros were actually called polkas, and the polka rhythm became a fundamental element of the choro's musical structure.
    * Sertaneja music: The polka also made its way into sertaneja music, especially in the southern and midwestern regions of Brazil. The polka's rhythmic patterns and melodies were incorporated into sertanejo tunes, giving the genre a distinct regional flavor.
    * Popular dance: The polka became a popular dance in Brazil, leading to the creation of new dance styles and fusions with other rhythms. The polka's influence can be heard in various Brazilian dances, such as the maxixe.
    * Regional variations: The polka was adapted to different regions of Brazil, resulting in regional variations of the dance and its musical accompaniment. For example, the polka influenced the development of regional styles like the vanera in the southern states.
    Overall, the polka left an enduring legacy on Brazilian music, enriching the country's musical landscape with its lively rhythms and infectious melodies.

  • @jonasfranco1043
    @jonasfranco1043 14 дней назад

    Otima reação do yamandu. Obrigado sir hairless.

  • @fabianocarvalho9359
    @fabianocarvalho9359 8 дней назад

    The brazilian style Choro has a influence of Polka. It's a mix of Polka, maybe Baroque and certainly african rythms. And Choro is very chromatic

  • @martosveniciomendesdefigue9651
    @martosveniciomendesdefigue9651 6 дней назад

    Yamandu esteve na Rússia procurando a origem do violão de 7 cordas. Ele acha que foram os russos que introduziram essa corda a mais.

  • @giovannimesquita9232
    @giovannimesquita9232 14 дней назад

    Não se faz polca no Brasil, mas no século XIX ela era constante nos nossos salões. Mas, como tudo ´que é estrangeiro ela foi canibalizada e se dissipou em vários ritmos brasileiros.

  • @edmilsonandre3802
    @edmilsonandre3802 14 дней назад

    Yamandu é um gênio do violão assim como João Bosco

  • @lisarbjn
    @lisarbjn 12 дней назад

    While you mention Polka, something reminds me of Fado, and I imagine that due to the "geographical proximity" [Portugal Russia], there's a chance that this interpretation by Yamandu may be influenced by it, as Brazil also has some distant heritage. Another possibility is Yamandu's geographical closeness to Brazil's neighboring countries, where Tango plays a role, and the style carries a character of overwhelming passion mixed with deep melancholy.
    These influences may implicitly appear in Yamandu's performance. Despite the apparent distances between the genres, they all share some similarities in language and emotional depth, which can also be perceived in the melody of Russian music.

  • @alexandreveloso5592
    @alexandreveloso5592 13 дней назад

    Olá. Parabéns pela sua sensibilidade. A música mexe conosco em todos os sentidos. Os documentários do Yamandu Costa que estão no RUclips são uma busca de mostrar esta sensibilidade musical em algumas partes do mundo. O vídeo Herança Russa é lindo, pois mostra a ligação direta de parte da criação da nossa música brasileira o CHORO e o violão de 7 cordas é fundamental nesta formação. Nós brasileiros somos feitos e nascidos para sermos um coração repleto de artérias que recebem sangue oxigenado de várias regiões de um universo já totalmente plural. Pois é…um certo caos…Quando você puder, visite o Rio de Janeiro e você entenderá um pouco desta nossa forma de viver. Tudo está ali como um mostruário do que somos e podemos ser- um coração que bate, bate e bate sem parar…misturando diversas origens, formas, tons, necessidades, forças, belezas, dores, ritmos e acima de tudo: nossa raça humana. Um rico caos. Yamandu Costa é uma pessoa que representa isto tudo. Parabéns a todos pela sensibilidade- coisa mais valiosa em nossa espécie humana.

  • @afraniowilliam412
    @afraniowilliam412 15 дней назад +2

    React too BREJEIRO. "Brejeiro - Yamandu Costa.

  • @Pechalno-j6f
    @Pechalno-j6f 6 часов назад

    Сегодня прочитала, что единственный вклад России в мировую культуру - это аниме " Маша и Медведь". А Вы получается, нашли ещё эту музыку. Хотя конечно Соколов был цыган, а не русский😂❤ Но все равно приятно.

  • @bartonbagnes4605
    @bartonbagnes4605 15 дней назад +1

    He is definitely a great guitarist. I don't know if you are familiar with Marcin Patrzalek or with Alip Ba Ta, I only know you haven't featured them on your channel. For Marcin Patrzalek I suggest "Kashmir" and for Alip Ba Ta his fingerstyle "Bohemian Rhapsody". Enjoy.

  • @Pedrobdantas
    @Pedrobdantas 9 дней назад

    He does all that with his eyes closed hehehe

  • @gailseatonhumbert9199
    @gailseatonhumbert9199 15 дней назад +1

    Very nice. Perhaps sometime you will listen to Justin Johnson? An American Blues guitar player. Quite extraordinary but a completely different style from this artist.
    He does use primarily a slide guitar style which I don't know if you have heard yet.
    Most famous for his ability to play anything that is close to a guitar configuration.
    Try his most popular video of playing a shovel guitar.

    • @oberladyElise
      @oberladyElise 14 дней назад

      I love seeing recommendations, yours is a great one. Really enjoyed listening to him play! Many thanks….

  • @guitarrero2436
    @guitarrero2436 15 дней назад

    Um dia, um sonho - Nonato Luiz

  • @luizarino1879
    @luizarino1879 6 дней назад +1

    please react to Baden Powell Prelude in A minor

  • @renatadelduque9064
    @renatadelduque9064 12 дней назад +1

    Que delícia...!

  • @carlosalberto-sp4eb
    @carlosalberto-sp4eb 12 дней назад +5

    ruclips.net/video/xpRgR-tZEpk/видео.html

  • @arilson.santos
    @arilson.santos 7 дней назад

    Brazil has talent at this level, but the recognition is minimal compared to the MCs here, OMG!

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  7 дней назад

      What is MCs?

    • @arilson.santos
      @arilson.santos 7 дней назад

      @@SirHairless Something like this: ruclips.net/video/25GrzX4hC8M/видео.html, it's "unfair", but it is true :(

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  5 дней назад +1

      @@arilson.santos Ahh like a rapper MC. I know - recognition isn't necessarily correlated to talent

    • @arilson.santos
      @arilson.santos 4 дня назад

      @@SirHairless I'm absolutely sure of that, I see a lot of that "here"

  • @vtp1138
    @vtp1138 15 дней назад

    Please react Caamaño & Ameixeiras with Rodrigo Cuevas. Catro cousas.

  • @jscoponi
    @jscoponi 8 дней назад

    I always recommend this documentary about the seven-string guitar. ruclips.net/video/oLKpj-0_CEU/видео.html&ab_channel=YamanduCosta

  • @arbast1
    @arbast1 7 дней назад

    ruclips.net/video/LszguemwH9k/видео.htmlsi=7oxqOxvva1xikQiJ
    Another brazilian genius musician : Hamilton de Hollanda and his bandolin. I saw a jazz concert with him and Gonçalo Rubalcaba, another genius with piano. The best in the world !!!!!!

  • @daleenengelbrecht4861
    @daleenengelbrecht4861 15 дней назад

    SIR HAIRLESS I REALLY REALLY HOPE YOU READ THIS.
    WILL YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SONG DISONANT HARMONIES BY ALEJANDRO ARANDA.
    YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND KEEP IN MIND HE PLAYS THE GUITAR MUSIC IN THE SONG. PLEASE PLEASE.
    I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I WANT YOU TO EXPERIENCE THAT.
    GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  15 дней назад

      Thanks for the recommendation Daleen!

  • @josejoaoaiex9106
    @josejoaoaiex9106 10 дней назад

    A polka é uma das matrizes da música brasileira. A polca, a valsa, o schottich e a música negra do período da escravidão. A música brasileira é miscigenada como é o nosso povo.

  • @martosveniciomendesdefigue9651
    @martosveniciomendesdefigue9651 6 дней назад +1

    ruclips.net/video/aRXqzrqnXD8/видео.html

  • @viniciusassumpcao7432
    @viniciusassumpcao7432 15 дней назад

    Polka is definitely not popular over here (Brazil).

  • @DearloveD_imas_H
    @DearloveD_imas_H 14 дней назад

    Hi Sir, if you now like reacting acoustic guitar players, try reacting ALIP BATA he is an extraordinary figerstyle guitaris from Indonesia 🇮🇩, try watching the video "Sweet child O mine" Gun n Roses by ALIP BATA figerstyle cover
    ruclips.net/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/видео.htmlsi=-GlhusfM1CUbpzug
    Greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩🙏🏻🥰

  • @Jaysen6740
    @Jaysen6740 15 дней назад

    So is this dude referring to himself as a guitar genius? If so, talk about some narcissism.

    • @SirHairless
      @SirHairless  15 дней назад +6

      No - I am talking about Yamandu 😂 I think Yamandu is a guitar genius