CONGOLESE GUITAR STYLE SOUKOUS

Soukous Guitar styles series by Joseph Otieno Adamson

[@ElvisMandika]

To everyone that ever wonder why african always happy with all the struggles... this video should be the aswer. Music is our secret happiness.

[@StuLenS_Gaming]

speedcannon69 it really is, no doubt

[@camilouseche598]

Music n weed, son. Happiness right there

[@princemadumetja9475]

true

[@dooobyscoo4569]

@@camilouseche598 Exactly

[@edwardbode5472]

Sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot my login password. I love any help you can offer me!

[@granini2710]

As a half-Tanzanian half-German child, I never could explain why certain music made me feel so safe and sheltered. Now I know, it is the African guitar riff syle that I've known and loved since I was a little child. Asante sana!

[@Nicksteez]

It is funny how i was raised in Curacao but still discovered this style of music in Barranquilla Colombia back in the 80's i felt in love instantly!!

[@otherw1s3]

🇨🇼🇨🇼🇨🇼🇨🇼🇨🇼

[@camilouseche598]

Greetings from Colombia

[@nicsab09]

Yup it's called champeta. As a congolese, I was surprised to see how famous congolese music is in Colombia. I like Colombian music as well. Btw, I was in Aruba in 2018 and loved it. Beautiful island

[@NarenZona]

Greetings from Santa Marta Colombia 🤟

[@ataladin87]

How???

[@LimKaamen]

Congolese (Kinshasa) the most professional musicians anywhere! Their influence extends well beyond the Congo.

[@do-majeurvii4659]

That right

[@chickensalad5591]

amen

[@lawrancecarrerorodriguez5068]

The best rythem music in the world .No two pair of legs can resist soukous music.

[@Godfrey1234-j6b]

Amen 🙏

[@chacesimpson2856]

A LOT OF BLACKS ACROSS THE SEAS HAVE CONGOLESE BLOOD

[@joncollins4214]

"I have been playing guitar on and off....for a while" I wish there was a love button.

[@michaellindsey2031]

I was introduced to Soukous when I saw Diblo Dibala in Central Park, Summer of ‘91. Musically, it was the best concert I’ve ever been to. I have always loved Soukous ever since, and haven’t found any guitarist as amazing as Diblo.

[@jujughostjujughost4758]

Agree! Saw him (Diblo) with Aurelius Mabele and Loketo at Montreux in Atlanta in the summer of '89. Nothing compares.

[@shakajeff9810]

Diblo is the most amazing guitarist I have ever encountered.

[@MrGrasham1]

Love Soukous music love Zimbabwe🇿🇼🇿🇼makes me move.

[@greymuzik]

So proud to be congolese when i hear this. Thank god for for my parents who always played kofi, papa wemba, pepe kale ❤️❤️🇨🇩🇨🇩

[@sindanonegongo1199]

Kofi is a legend anywhere you go in africa

[@greymuzik]

@@sindanonegongo1199 Yes of course my brother but im just saying Kofi is from Congolese🙏🏾

[@sindanonegongo1199]

@@greymuzik mos definitely

[@marlintubbs6783]

Joyful! It's lemon floating in iced tea as dark as the Congo river. With a sprig of mint..... When a guitarist says "this says" you can tell he places human value to his works, which gives them true life. I really dig this.

[@bigjude100]

Greetings from Haiti. I love Soukous and Ndombolo music

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

When I was a boy in the 70s I heard this style of guitar and loved it. I think it's a beautiful melody on guitar.

[@ClTlZEN_X]

I can keep the part where you play on repeat for 48 hours straight and not get tired of it. Awesome!

[@chiedozieugwudike8076]

Congolese soukos gets me everytime. Love from Nigeria

[@rahadyanpuspa3783]

That's why africa is great , greeting from southeast asia

[@ocayaro]

The world's music is great, music connects us all.

[@nathanmabeya9114]

Rahadyan Puspa mmjqklkqsa

[@ryanwilliams4223]

This guy is fucking nuts,the most beautiful style of guitar playing ive ever listen to,I can see how those simple chords can be turned into magic,its kind of like surf rock and punk rock mixed chords to be fair

[@Captain_bernoulli]

He's awesome.

[@felixlindgren4143]

Soukous is the key to a good and happy life!

[@htslogisticsllc8351]

this brother just played the best guitar ive ever heard then proceeds to say "its basic form". God is Great!

[@everettdea]

Listening to this makes me feel like I'm in heaven. Incredibly soulful music.

[@ryanwilliams4223]

I know right,I thought blues took me to heaven but this takes me further

[@imaboy.]

im from ohio!! i’ve played all genres, this one is by far the MOST enjoyable to play

[@CelticSaint]

I have always loved this sound. Even when I was a big metal fan in the 80's! Great playing man!

[@60madidi]

les guitares congolaises sont les meilleures du monde

[@Keep83]

I’m from the U.S. Midwest. Not a musician or anything, but I discovered Tabu Ley Rochereau about 25 years ago when I was only about 23 or 23. I didn’t know anything about Soukous, but it appealed to me instantly. I remember that it made me happy. Still does. 😊

[@gorkenei3257]

I love this style of guitar. oh my god I can listen for days

[@sindanonegongo1199]

That introduction is no a joke. Is a good vibe

[@danieljosejimenezgarcia4845]

Greetings from Barranquilla. North of Colombia alive soukous ..

[@sindanonegongo1199]

Greetings from Namibia

[@SuperKwame1]

A very intelligent brother. a great skill to have, Guitar. I come from Ghana and a family of musicians.

[@EvaluateAssimilate]

Chord tones are key for blending both the rhythm and lead so that they dance on the same stage singing off the same hymn sheet. Here is a great example of music making melody with one another - not just a mindless fumble. Love it.

[@npet6842]

13 years since you posted your dvd to Australia for me . The years keep on rolling ! Stay well 🙂

[@marlintubbs6783]

@ Joseph: You would play blues absolutely fine! Blues is universal. It's something no one can learn, or someone can teach. Blues is passed on from person to person. it's what you experience when you listen to blues. it affects people different ways. Say I showed you some old blues song I picked up from Furry Lewis, (the way you showed me some Soukous) You'd be playing 'Your blues' with a soukous flair, or vice versa, You have now just created a blues for some one to pick up on. Your feelings, your soul is now out there for another soul to connect with musically. Your blues melt with their blues. It's all universal, and it's nothing but feeling what you're dealing to get others reeling. Thank you for sharing soukous with everybody. I absolutely love it!

[@Pumpkeepoo]

i don't really know how to play the guitar, tho i'm in the process of learning in school, and for my assignment ive to write an essay on african guitar styles and im choosing congolese guitar style (soukous) and palm wine! just stumbled across this while doing some research, this is such a happy song!! :D

[@hwung1290]

can you play now?

[@dafrovenom]

ive been searching for this video for some time now brother ..... big love Joseph Otieno Adamson.... Love from South Africa

[@abuidnsampala]

Hmmmmmm i love the way he is picking! Effortlessly!

[@fineststeel]

Jambo Joseph. Asanti sana. Mzuri. I first heard Soukous in Nairobi in 1986 played by a band from the Zaire region. I was hooked.You are right the complexity, the subtlety of it is endless, the beats are so compelling and yet whimsical. God Bless you..Joseph.

[@mzuvendi]

I cant believe myself I'm so blessed listening to this piece for 10 yrs since 2010! Is this Adamson alive?

[@christianhume7618]

I could watch you play guitar whole day man!! LOL... Vibes, soul, spirit....BOOM!!

[@birdmanbl]

I'm slack jawed..and I've played 45 years...this is so cool positive and intricate

[@chartiere8164]

now that's the kind of teacher I need ..u play just the way I love

[@always-stay-positive5187]

+jack beezle That's true. Actually you can learn western blues/rock solos because there they explain loads of theory which will make your life easier when you migrate to soukous.

[@chartiere8164]

i agree

[@polyrhythmatics]

Thank you! I love soukous and I loved learning more about the concepts and technique behind it.

[@maxmiguel500]

I came across soukous about twenty five years back and have always liked how it gets along . I think its a dance hall style . Wondered why the sound has never been taken up in the West .

[@MusicShaddyRaddy]

Thanks to the internet It's ✈️!

[@luismadrid3309]

Waooo, excelente 👍😃 viva el soukous, saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴❤️

[@randythirdsun6751]

Beautiful Intellectual Playing!

[@erastosolomon4554]

Greetings from Tanzania 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿 I like it my brother

[@judelove]

Forget the soukous tutorial. We are here for the intro bit of the video.

[@lebryx7439]

Jude Mukundane thats it !

[@maga3688]

ahaha yeeessssss

[@atwenga]

Lol, me too, keeps coming back to it

[@nado94460]

The way he moves his head on this beat :-) :-) so great. Amazing music

[@youngsapp99]

HaHAHA so true

[@Joelpenda]

I love the confidence in your playing style. Nice

[@victormukembe9740]

as a Congolese, this is the music a grew up listening to sounds.

[@IsaacOgila]

Luo with Swagger!! Omera In ja Kanye? What bands you played in? You sound like you've been in diaspora too much too. This is the music we love here in Kenya-Limpopo Jazz Band (Musa Juma), JaMnazi, Dola Kabarry........

[@Nnfefe]

I have listened to Lokwa Kanza and he blew my mind. There is more to soukous or Congo music than meets the ear. His music is easy listening giving more prove than you people are naturally gifted musicians

[@Lina-hj8bw]

This gets me excited. I am from Barranquilla, with Cartagena background (Colombia)😍

[@ToneLocoNoJokeYo]

what he said about how you can learn a different cultures music, but it just wont sound the same, is soo true. Its just like a person who learns to speak a different language.

[@RDCFemmes]

I might be bias but I LOVE how we play the guitar

[@robstyles2675]

music from the blood

[@ubarhd1]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🕺💃🏼🕺💃🏼🕺✨👌🏼🙏🏻amazing guitarist this is the way soukous and seben done bravo

[@juliusbintu]

No doubt, Joseph is a guitar genius. That intro music.... I just didn't want it to stop! LOL!

[@mohsy4686]

So nice. The definition of calming music.

[@alansibuoroyugi1120]

This great guy sang 'kutangatanga' many years back. Always wondered where he went....I'm happy to see this

[@dynamicdssm3727]

I love the way you people break and organise the music os simple.

[@davidleitman]

wow!!!! I want to play some music listening to this

[@amaurypuche5007]

Saludos desde Colombia caribe

[@afraakori]

This is amazing! Real talent never disappoints

[@anilomd]

I fell in love with soukous the first time I heard it.

[@minzid2010]

Love the way you are feeling it yourself too. Love it love it make more

[@safina1253]

Sweden is with You Always. Respectfully

[@NeryElsalvador]

Nice blessing from El Salvador.

[@montanondongnguemaeyang5904]

Well done Mr. Otieno, you are the best solo player I've ever seen.

[@dorobucci_strngs2115]

Chai...am in tears right now

[@chjadam]

This music comes from the heart!

[@nickysonpiyo4143]

Sebeeenn.... Luweluwe..... Lol... I can dance 💃 this tune the whole day.. Best there's

[@sizwendlanzi8181]

Africa does things differently and very beautifully!

[@BeachChairz]

🌍

[@NatyLola832]

❤love it!!!

[@Dead-Eye]

Great stuff. Nice to see the components of this awesome music explained.👍

[@kingjehosaphat5439]

the sound is amazing !

[@damiano9522]

The words from 6:47 to 7: 42 are probably the most important words I've ever heard about music. Any kind of music.

[@christianhume7618]

So true!!.....there is technique...then there is soul!! Place the same instrument in the hands of virtuoso players from different parts of the world, and different things come out!! Each region, each player brings their own soul into the music...that something from inside them that cannot be replicated in a textbook or tutorial, or even practice.

[@StuLenS_Gaming]

Damiano i strongly agree

[@kubricksghost6058]

I just discovered this genre today

[@GiTwIXx4501]

every so often I come back to this video

[@edgarfigueredo7955]

Verry good. I will like to play that electric guitar so nice. You doite so easy

[@juandrey]

i loved this style :) , SOUKOUS its great

[@TheNagualZone]

my black soul family is so blessed with riddim!

[@StuLenS_Gaming]

Green Greener relax fool

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

@Green Greener I am African, and I'm black and I'm proud.

[@pietropes1322]

Amazing!

[@bongCrescendo]

I am intoxicated, that's for sure, slowly digesting this. I will surely practice. Thanks a lot.

[@izmar]

Lol! "I have been playing guitar on and off for a while." Awesome music, and player!

[@everettdea]

Nothing is more inspiring than an expert who is humble.

[@richierich1283]

You need to start again in the middle of the verse. don’t be to monotonous Play another progression . Richard from East Africa Uganda Ex Drifters. Uganda 1965

[@AfricansinLondonTV]

The DVD will be available in the new year which is around the corner, I wish all a happy new year

[@lumurumba]

I love the little guitar slides in this genre. Sounds amazing. Never gets old even though it’s repetitive.

[@Katabwa]

This makes me want to sing along with it brother.. Safi sana.. Zakwetu hizo..

[@danieljosejimenezgarcia4845]

It is a pleasure for me to hear their genre of music. is our custom here to take your style of music and make them with a mix without affecting its originality .. the sound of your guitar is powerful and heard in the popular neighborhoods of my city with great sound systems .. which we call pick up. (piko) its so good

[@rananjerry6268]

You need to put the full version of the song you were playing in the beginning

[@africanbl00d]

nice work wod luo i liek the sound of what ur playing u should produce me some of these sounds

[@MDefsquad9]

@JosephAdamson1 oh ok i understand thanks..Im simply amaze about this stuff..its incredible..like the melody is so powerful..very intoxicating..yeah you have all genres that are goodd and great sounds..but this stuff is just unbelievable..

[@akins1der]

Excellent! Very good. Akin from Nigeria by way of America

[@ymardtsimba6349]

This the best video ever

[@yaryevason9201]

Come on dad , I'm among some one enjoying the song like this

[@Renwickrobin]

Men I am from Dominica Caribbean and your music is popular Down there and I am also guitar player but I love your Style

[@betterworldok3802]

Well explained in a short video, I would love to learn it. Great rhythm

[@DanielBoakye]

this is a great video /..it was very helpful,As an african from Ghana i have been influence more by foreign tutorials on youtbe.. this makes it difficult when am playing an african song ..this video is a great start for me.. thank you...

[@Hammstah]

Joseph, this is fantastic! Will you ever be coming to play in Chicago! We have a great African community, many from East Africa! We would pack the theater for you!

[@ThaFacka]

it's beautiful.

[@snkafrica1731]

I have heard of Koffi Olomide before. He sang Selfie is an it!

[@florencebenesto8306]

Is there a full version of this solo, I love it, well played, you are a master I keep playing it again and again while I am working, like you said, its intoxicating, i made my American friends listen to it because they kept seeing me dancing in my chair and they also want to listen to a full version.

[@qualitydag1]

The most beautiful guitar style in the world. You are a great guitarist.The spirit of this music opens up my heart. Just bought a guitar so I can learn to play it and Soukous music. Where can I get your DVD?

[@Dakamum]

Very very clean, clean video, everything just nice.

[@TheAmerind]

I love this style of guitar picking, time to practice

[@MDefsquad9]

@JosephAdamson1 thats wonderful i be looking forward for that..I wish you had an instrumental CD of you playing..I would really buy it

[@ayanda8444]

super cours de guitare !!! et super musique !!!