Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jose Gola & Horacio Hernandez (Full Concert)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Piano & Keyboard)
Giovanni Hidalgo (Congas, Timbales & Bongos)
Jose Gola (Bass)
Horacio 'Negro' Hernandez (Drums)
Recorded live @ 5th Clazz Continental Latin Jazz Festival in Madrid - Spain, 2015.
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Credit given to FivePassion for uploading this video originally.

[@JG-zt3cg]

This is a team for the ages. The musical sounds these four broadcast is otherwordly. Amazing.

[@javila6341]

Giovanni Hidalgo nuestro Eterno Mañenguito Orgullo Boricua Brillando como Ningun otro percusionista de las congas y bongos...en la historia de la Musica Afrocaribeña..Genio Boricua con tambien sangre cubana en su ADN..Estos Maestros Cubanos aqui presentes son de verdad lo Maximo en talento y sabiduria musical..pero mi admiracion mas grande es eternamente para MI Boricua! Mañenguito en especial! Gracias Maestros ..Los Super 4!

[@OMARBLANCAS]

Música de una gran nivel de dificultad y lo tocan con una tranquilidad como si fuera nada... Que gran privilegio poder disfrutar esta música

[@leobell3502]

At the time I viewed this video there were 37 thumbs down. How and Why is that possible? Can any of you 37 play like any of these TRUE MASTERS? Keep your NEGATIVE vibes, and opinions to yourselves and show these GREAT MUSICIANS the RESPECT they deserve. They've EARNED it! Ameruba😎

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

Daymn!! 🔥 It was such an honor sharing the stage with Horatio Hernandez El Negro over here in Uganda, 2006. ♥️

[@salsero3982]

El Rey de las congas BORICUA 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷Giovanni Hidalgo.

[@gabrielfonseca8895]

Gonzalo Rubalcaba es un genio musical 🎵 👋👏🇨🇺

[@elleondejuda4681]

Cuba es un país pequeño pero es líder en historia de alto nivel musical!

[@javila6341]

Cuba es la Mas grande de nuestras Islas Antillanas del Caribe..Puerto Rico la Mas pequeña...pero Que Grandes son en Talento coño!

[@raoulmontano4880]

Esa es toda la verdad!

[@driggerfireon5760]

21minutes in & this is best thing I've ever seen in this genre. Sorry . This is the TOP. Dead ends from there. Somebody else they something else.

[@javila6341]

Noté que el publico alli presente no tiene la capacidad para valorar la magnitud del talento de estos Maestros Cubanos y Boricua! Lastima pero los que si lo hacemos dichosos somos!

[@baterimba]

Por el contrario,creo que es un público de lo más respetuoso.soy músico y la efusividad de algunos espectadores arruinan el show.

[@nestorsalazar9806]

Puerto Rico and Cuba have that "flavor" in their veins..! We bring the dancing beat to the world

[@gerardosemidey2907]

L 1:07

[@renedanielcansecocitalan231]

¡ Totalmente de otro planeta ! ¡ El más alto nivel !

[@palomoshow1]

Maravilloso...veo y veo este concierto...maravillosos seres de luz con música etherea.... Les bendigo ...

[@uncriollodice3329]

Esto es una B A R B A R I D A D. Gracias por tan bien viaje 🚀

[@RaulFuertes]

Por eso soy un Melómano. Thank you so much.

[@TheProfessorWilliam]

The Master's having fun. It's so amazing. The music of my people is teaching me how to be a real musician. Thank you.

[@raulramirez579]

Gonzalito Rubalcaba exelentes musicos.gracias......

[@1marttie]

Wow, wow and wow!!! Just spectacular!!!

[@rolandoribes6758]

MARAVILLOSOS MUSICOS , QUE MAS DECIR, MAS QUIERO DECIR , UNA GRABACION ES PEC TA CU LAR!!!!!!GRACIAS POR MEJORARNOS LA VIDA.

[@nberrios777]

I wonder how difficult it was to write the charts for this performance. Amazing.

[@felixtellez8718]

I would imagine the sheet music was more of a piano lead, a few steps above a lead sheet just marking the different feels/parts of a tune. Everything else seems to be pure improve and interplay. I could be wrong though.

[@JorgePerez-sk4wf]

Ñ

[@driggerfireon5760]

Man I've seen it all, but this waaaay good. I've seen live 20 years ago. Thx for sharing.

[@rusamene]

this is absurdly insane:) I would frikin explode if I was there in the audience

[@r2dege]

The best out there. Believe it or not

[@alejandrolaborde2355]

Es una cosa increíble, menudos maestrazos!!!❤❤❤

[@marioalvarado7916]

Gonzalito, Manenguito,Pepe Gola y el Negro Hernandez tremenda combinación. Latinjaaz sabroso. Fino y elegante

[@kdkdkfkkdkfl2607]

Gracias por compartir, saludos desde Venezuela

[@RaulFuertes]

El nombre de todos sus integrantes lo dice todo!!!!!!!!!......QUE VIVA LA MÚSICA FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!

[@k1dcuba]

¡Que barbaridad! Las orejas me bailan y los pies patinan, y eso que estoy sentado.

[@trowmofi]

Thank you sir!👏🏾👏🏾

[@pswmbp7600]

I don't know why, every time knowing there is El Negro Horacio Hernandes in a group makes me always curious to watch and as always: interesting. Horacio visited Indonesia several times. I hope this band perform at Java Jazz one day. Such a great band, indeed. Thank you for sharing this great video taken by quite a musical camera persons and great latin communicative jazz music.

[@driggerfireon5760]

Jesus! How good can someone be??

[@danielaquinozamora1255]

Lo mejor del latin jazz

[@SrNachoOchoa]

Excelente me gustaría poder colocar esta música en programas de jazz que voy a producir

[@raymondmaynard2438]

Grandmaster congoes 🪘🪘🪘🪘🎹🥁🎸just WORLD 🌎 CLASS pure LEGENDS of music 🎶 Thank you🥝🇳🇿fan

[@philippegobinet2767]

Increíble........No sé donde están.......Una locura..........Si,son locos...........Cuba.............

[@RaulFuertes]

OMG !!!!!!!!, estos masters cayeron de otro planeta!!!!!!!!!

[@palomoshow1]

Maravilloso... Abrasos de LUZ... Estos grandes seres de luz con Medicina que sana nuestras células.... La MARAVILLOSA MUSICA...

[@victortsykunov]

Cuban bad ass quartet for you lovely people!!! Brings back memory hanging with Horacio in London at Charlie wrights. Extraordinary human being and amazing drummer!!!

[@marcogil6665]

Victor Tsykunov that is amazing

[@brainsareus]

I'm Cuban , but Hidalgo es Boricua

[@보리달마-j8g]

Drum fiil no out

[@보리달마-j8g]

No good .

[@ernestomoralesroman2110]

Giovanni "Mañenguito" Hidalgo is from La Barriada La Perla in San Juan Puerto Rico, thank you very much 🇵🇷🇨🇺✌️🏿☝️🏿👏🏿👍🏿

[@conceitomusic1]

Sr. Horacio é um "monstro" !!!

[@marioalvarado7916]

Exelente Nene que buen gusto.

[@nenepiano]

Mario Alvarado Gracias Mario!

[@mexton]

Giants!!Giovanni is a Beast!

[@ReedGratz]

Whew! Some of my favorite guys. What took me so long to find this concert? Fabulous! I wonder what Giovanni's hands feel like?

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Fabulous. Thank you.

[@davidsosa538]

Que combo!!!

[@armandovazquez6255]

!! Pa su Mecha !! Si existen lox extraterrestres musicales de galaxias benditas..que bueno que nos visitan y nos den conciertos de ALTURA... gracias ...yo seguire practicando y estudiando ...je ...

[@tiqueholl8899]

Gios timbale solo at around 18mins is a good example of how Gonzalo has taken Cuban Clave into interstellar space (as he's been always doing!) - masters of time and space still grounded in clave concepts but doing so much with it - it's a study to keep aware. I asked some of his sidemen how they did it (and without charts onstage!) and they said basically 1 word : Concentration! Something not super popular in western listeners but hopefully Jazz fans are a different mindset.

[@TiqueO6]

Well this many years later I came around to this again and I really like how the second tune is dealing with a 7/4 phrase length for the solos especially. And they’re playing something like 3+3/4 Claves over that 7 1/4 notes.

[@tecnologiaypintura5891]

Cuba Cuba y Cuba Olvídalo la isla del talento

[@juanpuigcerverhernandez5237]

Espectacular

[@sailorbluepr]

Super masacote, Mańenguito es un bestia🤙🏻🤙🏻 y Gonza un Master!! Y el Negro, wow !

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Quel niveau !! Virtuosité à chaque instrument 👏😮

[@pietrozaffutomusic]

Che tiro! Bravissimi!!!

[@FrankBatista55]

Extra terrestrial

[@raulramirez579]

Muy Lindo...

[@TheRealG2024]

who the FUCK have this a thumbs DOWN?! Helen Keller?

[@TheNelsonmonteiro]

Masters of their craft !!

[@reneandrade623]

A música Latina especialmente da América Central e maravilhosa....mágica mesmo! E esse jazz caribenho então? Indescritível!!!

[@raoulmontano4880]

Isso não é música da América Central, caro amigo. Isso que você ouve é música de Cuba, ilha caribenha, jazz afro-cubano

[@raulramirez579]

Exelente....

[@andrewyka]

Ya Ya !!! Great!!! Bravo!!!

[@gilbertabaul343]

Tout simplement génial

[@edwinsantana6176]

Giovanni de "La Perla" San Juan P. R. "ORGULLO BORICUA"

[@edwinsantana6176]

WOW LO QUE SE HEREDA NO SE HURTA!

[@orlymoreno6464]

incredible,,majistral

[@luisjoserengel8796]

finally can listen to the base after the first song, beutifull.!!

[@RaulFuertes]

Maravillosos, soy fan de este gênero!!!!!!!

[@LauraTenora]

Qué genios

[@alichamas63]

Total badass!

[@Boikanyomusic]

Oooh lord maaaaaaan 🙌🏿🙌🏿😱❤️

[@CarsonWales]

#1 on earth

[@ignaciocottonaro565]

Cómo me vuela la peluca este recital, animalitos !

[@MC-pl3zd]

One of a handful of supergroups in the world (on my short list) .

[@juancarlosnaterapaez.1404]

La persona que le dio no like, simple, donde nos encontramos pa darte tu galleta. Palomo.

[@albongino]

LOL

[@edyrodriguez3419]

jajajajajaj asi mismo

[@ferssio]

Hay gentes que sus sentimientos son Sordos""

[@kamikazedibujando3582]

Juan Carlos Natera Paez. No vale la pena gastar energia en galletear una cabeza sin cerebro .

[@neocenobyte]

🤣🤣🤣👍🏼

[@bateriayguitarra5032]

Genial

[@hectorgonzales8079]

Best máster concert

[@brainsareus]

This stuff can burn you out quicky, if you are not in the mood for it.

[@TiqueO6]

It takes a small fraction of the concentration needed to play it but it’s certainly worth concentrating, good for the soul and good for the brain. Once you latch onto the rhythm hold on for dear life because they will push that edge! For instance the second tune is in a 7/4 phrase (especially the solos section)and there are about 3+3/4 Clave patterns in that phrase so go figure!

[@julianvalencia7972]

Que le pasa a Giovanno Hidalgo! Nooo es solo imposible como hace sonar esas congas, brutalidad

[@DrakonDrakonich]

Unstoppable music..... Just starting to play the mathematic music and can not stop =)))) Chain reaction =))))))))

[@TiqueO6]

Yeah right on! I caught onto the 7/4 phrasing of the solo section of the second tune, have you figured out how they’re working out the melody in that one? Seems to go over a number of 7/4 phrases or??? The solo section seems to fit about 3+3/4 Claves into each phrase.

[@FivePassion]

Third is Cadete Constitucional

[@tekateman6464]

Sounds like videogame music. I love it

[@FivePassion]

Second song is "Pon la Clave"

[@nenepiano]

Many thanks for this information.

[@antoniomelillo6274]

good

[@gleventhal]

Latin people: playing math rock in 4/4 The level of syncopation makes dirty loops look like tidlywinks.

[@gleventhal]

The bass player got lost in his solo and the Piano player had to help him back around 28:45 no?

[@min8882]

Jejeje...no tenía que solear ahí..y se metió...en muchas ocasiones pretende ser muy sobrador en sus conciertos..con Rubalcaba le toca quedarse tranquilito.. desde joven gola ha sido así.. sobrador... inmaduro.. total

[@andreasfriedli7419]

Is that possible?!

[@kamikazedibujando3582]

Andreas Friedli yes.

[@sonortubelug3853]

No

[@fluxman41]

What is the name of the 1st piece?

[@ЭрнестСаакян-с8г]

Гений

[@yggdrasil9039]

47:00 A ten minute masterclass in percussion

[@uncriollodice3329]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@FivePassion]

1st song is "Volcan"

[@FarhanFarhan-cc7bl]

FivePassion

[@ferssio]

Ponle La Clave 2nd"

[@anamariariverasanchez891]

Farhan Farhan

[@jessemoreira8642]

This one was so boring to me 😓

[@brainsareus]

Hortacio's dancing foot....!!

[@Slamule]

47:00 to 56:45 Giovanni Brillance !

[@TheRealG2024]

I hear ALOT of herbie in how gonzalo sets things up as he is improvising. he's managed to successfully fuse this with the afro Cuban clave.

[@CapitaineBeaudet]

Not much clave there as most of the songs are more of a chacha groove

[@tiqueholl8899]

But when Gio is playing simple cha-cha marcha you've got to hear they're playing underlying heavy duty double and quadruple time in frameworks that are quite complex, Gonzalo and his cuban counterparts take clave and superimposition to the fullest possibilities you're going to hear outside of Africa.

[@TiqueO6]

@@CapitaineBeaudet The second tune, “Pone La Clave” is in 7/4 but there are like 3+3/4 claves over those 7/4 notes, he never forgets the clave, come on bro, he's cubano!

[@博多角帯]

●♪追伸・SinはK社でしたね～と言え「大株主」様は、前述のY社とか・・・？

[@pietrodalloglio]

top top top 💥💥💥💥

[@pietrodalloglio]

io ho suonato con oracio el negro en italia invio mucho saludos

[@davidpickar5571]

Do you have the names of these tunes?

[@nenepiano]

Hi David. 1) Volcán 2) Pon la clave 3) Cadete constitucional And the rest appear at the beginning of each song x

[@BigBlackBe4r]

47:06

[@talariel1]

insane

[@nenepiano]

That's right Tal Ariel; my favourite pianist right there in action !

[@rickgerber8242]

Simply amazing.

[@enkimusichomestudio5674]

ASTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@richardjournomusicvideoarc4579]

Interview with Gonzalo Rubalcaba released on NBC Talkin 'Jazz in 1996 remastered by the producer and director of the programme, Richard Journo kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmezg2eDm9-jpbM

[@Charliedethklok7]

Imagine a piano duo of Michel Camilo and Gonzalo 🤯 Also I hate this bass player, I wanna be able to play that good

[@nenepiano]

That'd be like Messi & Ronaldo playing for the same football club 🤣 🤣

[@TiqueO6]

I asked Jose Gola, the bassist, at one of Gonzalo's shows pre VOLCAN, how they manage to do these without charts..he said "tremendous concentration", understatement of the century! (great socialized education and growing up in Cuba doesn't hurt either.)

[@nenepiano]

@@TiqueO6 Ha ha that's right! Well.. they are just amazing Artists! I've spoken to Gonzalo before and Discipline on your instrument is something he always insists on!

[@TiqueO6]

@@nenepiano I first saw GR and his Grupo Proyecto live at the Hotel Riviera en cuba in '85, changed my life of course! (you might find some of that video on youtube (some with my audio added back in on higher quality than the camera mics, might be up there still)

[@nenepiano]

@@TiqueO6 I think I’ve seen the video you’re talking about in 85’.

[@camilovsky227]

Y dice Giovanni: Almendra...50:19 Oye como va...50:36

[@brainsareus]

A little Monk con Salsa....... ......un Cura salsero ...ja ja ja