Berklee Batá Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Percussion Faculty & Students

The Berklee Batá Ensemble performs "E-lu-Banche" and The Percussion Department faculty and student perform "Conga de Comparsa/Iyesá."
"E-lu-banche" (Yoruba traditional)
"Conga de Comparsa/Iyesá" (Cuban traditional)
The Berklee Batá Ensemble
Rio Longoria: Itótele
Julio Santos: Okónkolo
Mike Ringquist:Iyá
Berklee Afro-Cuban Percussion Faculty and Students
Anne Caroline Silve: timbau
Takafumi Nikaido: quinto
Eguie Castrillo: timbales
Ernesto Diaz: tumbadoras
Sean Skeete: bombo
Julio Santos: Iyá
Rio Longoria: Itótele
Mike Ringquist: Okónkolo
Recorded live in the Percussion Department
Simon Katz: recording engineer, mixing engineer
Chris Geller: assistant recording engineer
Filmed by 21summit Productions:
Joe Barnard: videographer, editor
Emir Cerman: videographer

[@FreedomPrivilege]

Excellent! Nice to see such a variety of ethnic background in the musicians. Speaking in the language and framework of rumba. Sounds very authentic from what I see and hear. The two soloists hit the mark. Keep on keeping on ladies and gents!

[@DivinelyInspired24-7]

Kongo, Nigeria and Ghana, all in one room!!!

[@pangeaproxima3681]

Just amazing!

[@user-kc1tm2tn8l]

this is tough

[@sherihutchings]

Why do I feel about 1 minute in its the opening to the song "One Summer" by Daryl Braithwaite.. lol. These guys are great.

[@kurtpatterson1296]

Berklee students are the best! Very high level of music education and training, plus have real world chop experience. It would be nice if you guys would spread out and relocate all over the U.S./ world.There seems to be an unusually high concentration of Berklee music grads who stay in the northeast area of the U.S.Share your knowledge all around...

[@jesseking6619]

the solo from the lady impressive!!!

[@wbmstrz1]

OMG! Love, love, love it.

[@avatacron60]

My goodness! That was really awesome!

[@frankludwig314]

nice expressive playing and composition...nicely done

[@richardlopez838]

Buenísimo!!!!!!!! Genial!!!!!!!!! 🎵🎶🎵👍🏽

[@fernandofelipe6673]

Impressionante !!!👏👏

[@lionelvillahermosa653]

Excellent beautiful immortal sublime.. Saludos eguie.

[@beethoventico]

Candela! Great GREAT great! This "magic" just goes right through me!

[@fafalinhf8105]

PERFET...

[@goytaguy1410]

Me gusta así :)

[@usergvhhyu1223]

Awesome!.........Berklee should teach Cuban dances complementary and prior to Cuban Percussion. The soul of the music and the ideal syncopation of the beat characteristic of Cuban musicians comes first and foremost from their ability to dance and then from playing the drums. Just a respectful observation.

[@Rahh-Zephie-Gokane]

Wheeeeeeeewwwww yalll should’ve let that girl go offfffff fuckkkkk mannnnn jumped me out my bed whewwwwww

[@joselacera8716]

EL CONGUERO RAY BARRETO EL JAPONES BUENISIMO TOCA

[@almc-wi5vo]

Sabor. (which means awesome for you rebels.)

[@kjsrocky]

that chinese jack black dude is dope