Axel Fagerberg - Shaker Virtuosity

[@LukeDanfield]

This audience shows exactly how underrated the shakers are... its damn hard to play as he does!

[@AxelFagerberg]

The only one laughing/diggin' in the beginning is the great Christian von Richthofen! His show from the same evening is on youtube too!

[@LukeDanfield]

Cool, will have a look, thanks!

[@dogspercussion]

Axel Fagerberg Hi Axel, Christian´s Performance was great as well. Sure! But the one who laughed was Detlef Lichtrauter, who organized this festival.

[@AxelFagerberg]

Ah, mystery solved!

[@eliguevarra1362]

Absolute legend! I still come back to this years later whenever I need to show someone the power of the shaker.

[@wtfpercussion]

Time for me to make a video about this video soon

[@maspercusion]

Great performance, congratulations...awesome.

[@eternauta1359]

yo te encontre hoy y es sencillamente fantastico lo que haces. talento puro. felicitaciones.

[@alzepop]

This audience has no idea of the amazing technique they are watching.

[@AxelFagerberg]

Thank you! Subscribe to my channel if you'd like to see more, new HD material in the early summer!

[@TomTeasley]

Congrats! This is really entertaining!

[@wtfpercussion]

Thank you! I've checked out your videos and I like them a lot!

[@findjonmoses]

Jesus!! I only came here for a quick lesson on how to use a shaker...and instead got my puny mind blown!! Those are some pretty epic rhythms

[@wtfpercussion]

Hope you mind is alright!

[@elvergreen5284]

Wow!! Good work!!!

[@taniacheeseman4349]

This is totally awesome!!!!!!

[@wtfpercussion]

Thank you, Tania!

[@tronque]

I'm all shook up! In awe.

[@AxelFagerberg]

Let me know if you're in Sweden, let's jam!

[@RW-uo3mg]

This is art.

[@gm24ace]

Great shaking! I love the deadpan delivery.

[@AxelFagerberg]

Thank you! Make sure to drop a sub if you'd like to see more!

[@AndyConlin]

This is incredible!

[@Incountry]

Napoleon Dynamite lives....!!!

[@bulletfastspeed]

Dear God, that was awesome! As a percussionist (high school), I am floored.

[@AxelFagerberg]

+bulletfastspeed Thank you! I've got loads more on instagram if you're interested! @axelfagerberg

[@bulletfastspeed]

Axel Fagerberg I'm about to follow and show to some of my percussion section haha

[@AxelFagerberg]

Let me know what they think! ;)

[@francoannan]

Superbly done. Artful mix of styles and some comic performance in there too. Smooth.

[@AxelFagerberg]

Thank you for the kind words! I'll start uploading new stuff later this spring so drop a sub if you're interested!

[@adamssanchez7709]

Exelent

[@brenolima6468]

perfeitoo !

[@wtfpercussion]

Gracias, compadre!

[@billy9brugess786]

That was WICKED!

[@AxelFagerberg]

Thank you!

[@mariabelenvallejochavez9697]

This is greeeeeaaaaat!!!!

[@Scorecloud]

Great job! ;)

[@haroldc7218]

damnnnn truely a masterpiece

[@MatthiasPhilipzen]

Suuuuuper!!!

[@ZupDrake]

What’s the best shaker for reggae? :) thanks in advance

[@CaLebHillSmallMt]

what type of shaker does he start out with? the little black one he changes the tone of by using his finger????? i must know

[@dogspercussion]

Good question. I don´t remember. But it could be a short tube with thin skins on both ends. These can sound muffled (= fingers in contact with the skin) or open (fingers spread away from the skin).

[@AxelFagerberg]

They're called Wakah shakers, Meinl makes them!

[@CaLebHillSmallMt]

thanks axel fagerbeg you da man

[@AxelFagerberg]

Right back at ya! Follow my channel if you'd like to see more, I'm going to start putting up videos late this spring!

[@timturner6900]

Does anyone know the name of the shaker he uses in the very first of the video. He gets an open sound when he moves his finger. looks like it has holes in the end.

[@squeakyclean3012]

What is the first shaker he is using called? He gets two distinct tones out of it

[@wtfpercussion]

Meinl Wakah!

[@ELISON.M.A]

10! SHOW !!!

[@echoftw]

Wow that's awesome stuff man. impressive and funny at the same time!

[@wtfpercussion]

Thank you! :)

[@strongangel]

Axel Fagerberg - Shaker Virtuosity

[@willfosterhaze]

he's like the Andy Kaufman of shakers

[@wtfpercussion]

Carrot Top usually comes up...

[@rbaleksandar]

Guy goes to his parents: "I want to be a master of shakers" Parents: "But son...Do you really want to do that...?" Guy: "Yes!!!" Parents: "Okay, guess our hope for having grand children just went out of the window". Of course, this is a joke. This guy is amazing. I love it when someone goes the extra mile and shows that even the most insignificantly looking instrument can be awesome. :D

[@lukasfrostegren8422]

Hahaha

[@wtfpercussion]

Thank you, sir! Made my day

[@carldroot]

Guy's got chops. I wonder if it would be useful to show folks where the time was initially. I wonder how many think we's just making random sounds . . . .

[@gonzo2.0]

Like if andy kaufman was a percussionist

[@wtfpercussion]

He should have done that instead

[@slyphsoldier]

im thinking this could be much cooler if he had a loop station

[@dogspercussion]

My opinion: The simpler the instrument the cooler any effect.

[@AxelFagerberg]

I could not possibly give Mr. Richthofen a run for his money in that department...

[@Jeffreythedrumdealer]

Valter!!!!

[@wtfpercussion]

Love that stuff

[@mfoaf]

¿Por qué el público no lo está flipando?

[@thesickbeat]

YEAH shake it 4 me boi

[@wtfpercussion]

Shake

[@tommyvizzle]

Could he posess THE GOLDEN EGG? 🤔

[@wtfpercussion]

I do

[@Wishmaster994]

Hello Axel! My name is Helen, I am student from Moscow, making a short cartoon about Mexicans. Would you like to be my composer? I like your shake instruments! by the way, do you write music?

[@AxelFagerberg]

+Елена Гаршаули Send me an e-mail! Axel at Percussion.se

[@Wishmaster994]

[e-mail]

[@negrucbakins9319]

zarpado. ..

[@achtertijdtm786]

sounds like snake jazz

[@AdiaforaProductions]

;)

[@mario-ot8im]

hypercube look at you mustache ummm

[@wtfpercussion]

I love it

[@symm8318]

He has an impressive technique, but as a show this isn't that entertaining

[@Hypercube1729]

What's with that mustashe? Facial hair like that is NEVER ok! It's only cool if it's meant sacastically, but he doesn't seem to pull of the 'sarcastically ugly' genre. The shaker-thing was ok-ish, not too entertaining!

[@wtfpercussion]

I'm too cute to be 'sarcastically ugly'? That must be a positive