Senri Kawaguchi: STRATUS - Rocking the Castle in France

Filmed by Bernhard Castiglioni and Ron Sternlicht (Drummerworld)
ROCK AU CHATEAU at Villersexel, FRANCE on August 7, 2015 - Hassan Hajdi (Guitar) - Jean-Christophe Bauer (Bass) - Séraphin Palmeri (Keyboard) - Senri Kawaguchi (Drums) ...more Senri Kawaguchi Videos here at DRUMMERWORLD: www.drummerworld.com/drummers...
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[@tcwild100]

In the intro, Senri is 100% improvising every move, with an ear-to-ear GRIN on her face. Gotta LOVE her! What a show!

[@int53185]

She plays at level 11 at all times. A marvel to watch. Those sticks are flying!

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

Senri's concept of time is different. She is always on top of it. I think that might be what makes her so special.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

I love the way she plays drums. To me, it is a sign of a good drummer.

[@carbonc6065]

The opening solo is just fantastic!

[@georgemorley1029]

It’s like watching a lion playing with three kittens. Senri is the lion!

[@cypan1]

wait if shes the lion ....and we already know she is the Queen of all lady Drummers ..in a lions Pretext ...and the kittens ..are all wanting to be like Mommy ...Senri what will we have then lol??

[@GorgonFreemanPhD]

She is incredible. A fantastic and inspired performer.

[@FushaStrat]

Senri is so very good. She never misses a beat nor does she over do it or crowd the other musicians. She is one of my very favorite drummers..

[@larrygraham5765]

There is good, there is great and then there is Senri! She is in a class all by herself. The Senri class!!!

[@EMTdrummer]

This young woman is about as good as it gets. I have watched many of her videos and she can play anything with any hand or any foot for that matter. She can tone it down at will, but most of us could never reach her speed and accuracy. To me, just a marvel to watch.

[@jaydoode15]

EMTdrummer a lot of practice will fix that, clearly she has the time to devote herself to drumming seeing as she is being looked at as a prodigy. However, if you can break down what she is doing you will notice it is not incredibly technical or extremely hard to do, it is just that she is very accurate in her approach. If you practice those kinds of fills consistently you too will reach her abilities.

[@jaydoode15]

***** She is fantastic no doubt, and a pleasure to watch. But again, there isn't too much about her playing that has me rewinding over and over again to figure her out. Ronald Bruner Jr. has me doing that, but I won't compare beyond that.

[@chriswilliams2305]

+jaydoode15 - why must she be compared to anyone? I mean, she is a pretty good drummer in her own right. pretty incredible actually. I go way back to Billy Cobham, Nrada Michael Walden, Neil Pert, and many other greats and I don't compare them. they're all great in different ways. I just enjoy listening to them and appreciate their talents. you can't deny that she's very talented and definitely has that it thing that defines great drummer and musicians in general. I, personally, don't compare her to anyone. I just really enjoy watching and listening her play

[@jaydoode15]

Chris Williams Yes, and that's how it should be. I only briefly compared her to Ronald Bruner Jr. because he absolutely nuts behind the kit, what Kawaguchi is doing I am able to understand right away as she is doing it for the most part, some of what Ronald Bruner Jr. does has my mind boggled. But art is subjective and we all have different tastes, we all approach things differently and we have different styles. I am drifting from my point made earlier in this thread, and that is that no one should be discouraged from thinking that they'll never be able to play like this, we should be empowered and wanting to learn more.

[@dwightb]

She does make me think of Neil Pert. Her fills are spot on and still subtle. Very nice indeed!!!

[@FrankieBag0donuts]

That monster one-handed roll @ 6:49 - She just kills it!

[@Mad_maxman]

素晴らしい・・・聞きほれてしまう。間の取り方がなんとも渋い。彼女の音楽性とセンスは普通ではない。

[@stephanedeposseldeydier9885]

Senri est sans cesse en avant dans le tempo. C'est formidable ! Bravo Senri !

[@boneheded2819]

It's good to see someone with this much talent just having fun. Maybe we can all learn from this and try and remember not to take ourselves to serious and just have fun.

[@lolaxo5971]

Senri the Queen Please come to London soon!

[@davidgomersall7185]

Always an absolute joy to watch Senri 🙂 By the way, those of you being all negative about the rest of the band are kind of missing the point. Drummers just love to play, it's not about egos or showing other musicians up.

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Classic Cobham tune! To me, this is real fusion. It rocks, it has skills, it's fun to listen to.

[@georgemorley1029]

Dave Lanciani yeah.

[@sticktrik]

Dave Lanciani And she had no fucking dynamics!!!...No emotion in her playing!!!

[@deuceg6913]

Absolutely awesome!

[@dagostinoification]

En plus Senri créé un nouveau rythme sur le thème...Très douée cette jeune fille ! Superbe prestation !

[@robertsalanon2909]

Grosse présence de Senri !! une mitrailleuse ....Super

[@Bronzebk]

Senri rocks! Atop my favorite.

[@Gooddog1]

Straight up talent and hard work at her craft.

[@hawaiidoves]

Awesome!!! Doesn't miss a beat.

[@sfundawge]

wow!!! stunning!! amazing!! just perfect. enjoying every second of it; talk about reasons for wanting kids.

[@tonyroyal2958]

Wow that's all I can say. Senri can play some damn drums

[@FrankieBag0donuts]

Check out that one-handed roll at 6:47 Killer!!!

[@crimsonking214]

A teen playing Cobham!!! Outstanding!!

[@sticktrik]

Anthony Perri Don’t even go there man!!! She may be playing his tune but it’s an insult to put her in B.C.’s league!!!!!

[@dragonfly6340]

Only 19 years old here. Most drummers never reach that level.

[@Thalarctos.]

EXCELLENT SENRI ;-) !!

[@Al_Gorithm2]

Fantastic!

[@vabtho203]

Incroyable !

[@oozeoozing820]

awesome....Senri

[@zenchan332]

AMAZING MIRACLE

[@bad_keyzi]

two words: Blown Away.

[@markkuniilo7374]

Her double bass drum work is especially good.

[@goldenorange5854]

ohh hooo she's good.. talented.. .. the tune.. she's perfect

[@StartdrummingDe]

Stratus spielen in dem Alter? Genial! :-)

[@gangstanigga7280]

AMAZING

[@caribousale]

She's very good. It misses feeling, it will come...

[@extremadrummer]

Extraordinary

[@tonyfacey7734]

Amazing

[@abbdrums]

That feel when you realize you're an amateur compared to this girl 😒

[@dks3982]

Tell me about it... I feel like selling my kit now, want some Sabian AAX cymbals? because I quit lol

[@DAGDRUM53]

+Austin Burcham You gotta love that big grin she gives you just before playing a fill that will stagger a man.

[@sammccue500]

No, no, no... stay at it. Play what you like. It's supposed to be fun, remember? Check out Hiromi Uehara.

[@cypan1]

shes a child Prodogy phenomanal player

[@federov100]

Senri is an elite drummer, but she’s still young and has a lot of room to grow. She’s not yet Cobham, but watch out. Moving from .98 percentile to .99 percentile takes a better part of a lifetime.

[@vincentgallagher7562]

She's a teenager in this video. Check her out with saxophonist Miku Yonezawa, composition: Abyss, at Clap's.

[@DAGDRUM53]

Check that right-handed fill she plays on the second and third rack tom down to the floor tom at 6:47 ---- absolutely monstrous!!!

[@TestDriveUnlimited1]

It's easy for her - 4 x two sixteen notes ( with one sixteen pauses of course ).

[@bert5209]

She's on 🔥

[@4beatsti]

6年も前にこんな凄いビートを叩いてたのか…… 凄いドラマーになったね。

[@simmo1863]

This girl is one of the very best around, along with Kanade Sato imo, forget they are females, they are just 2 of the best out there at the minute. Incredible talents both of them

[@RayyMusik]

Frankly, I find Kanade Sato musically more mature, despite she‘s even 5 years younger. It makes more sense to me what she plays. Senri K. just seems to play solo regardless of the music around her. And sometimes her timing isn’t as tight as that of the true masters.

[@danjtomlinson]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@teddys3558]

Phenom!!!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@chriswilliams2305]

she is truly amazing. I personally would like to see her play with some musicians that match her skill level and perhaps various other genres like progressive jazz. maybe she's doing that and I just haven't heard it yet

[@bluedoober9194]

Check out "lay it down" with Senri in a jazz trio. She's just amazing.

[@georgemorley1029]

Chris Williams That's when she's arguably at her best. Check out buena vista and a la mode.

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

I know the comment is old but, she leads the Jazz Avengers. They have their own page and so does she.

[@Lonelyandsadhuman]

shes a fucking beast

[@user-ej2ow7ls7q]

Молодец!Супер!!!

[@frankyk9491]

yeah Senri.....so great *

[@khairilanuarothman3869]

Never listen to Senri with your headphones. Life will just zip by in a haze!

[@lazyslip2962]

bravo

[@wingchun-simplekungfu7584]

She’s fucking fantastic. 😮😳😳😳😳❤️❤️

[@l8tbraker]

Woe to the band that can't keep up with Senri.

[@osmansultan1340]

WOW!!! Thats all I have to say :)

[@jayvancamp6137]

Senri********* STOP IT!........ Come on! So incredible! JAY** 7z

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

This is the new generation.

[@MateuszGawronOfficial]

That snare... Anybody know what is it?

[@SuperRedorchestra]

Good performance ! But can she plays seven nations army?

[@Gretschnut]

Haha Come on, she's just a kid. Give her time to work up to the more complex stuff.

[@ericchapot7080]

Billy Cobham and Terri Bozzio have got to be Proud.

[@MisterFiddle]

Haha. Those guys are in way over their heads.

[@lendi90]

Hahaha pretty beast.. Good job..

[@artwalker8812]

That Senri can make that disaster listenable is a testament to her amazing ability.

[@videofuel]

Even Billy Cobham would be proud of this one.

[@edwinvanderbeek9534]

Senri has all my favo drummers in her body and mind. Unbelievable, I'm gonna sell my drumkit and buy a simple cowbell, also much easier to carry. ;-)

[@bert5209]

She definitely has "POWER"

[@mrlatino1964]

WOW

[@romaonetto]

Toca muito (Y)

[@MaruNoNamae]

SENRI が ドラマーの MONSTER MUTANT です。やばい　すごい　！ ;-) Roma kara konnichiha

[@dimitarkanev8910]

OMG did Danny Cary made her ?

[@Mao-max454]

菅沼孝三さんっぽいドラミングで凄いですね。＾＾

[@dwightb]

I believe the measure of a great drummer is not to lead a band but to play off of other band members and lead from behind and to do the fills where needed. Senri is more than capable of leading from behind or in front. Good call on the Billy Cobham reference. If she has heros like that she will go far. Amazing!! She can play soft and hard when needed.

[@inthapocket378]

Dwight Burchak ....and its a Cobham tune: stratus

[@fukhue8226]

Senri is one of the best drummers I have seen anywhere. Wait till she gets a little more experience and combines it with her natural talent. Unstoppable.

[@georgemorley1029]

Fuk Hue I think that's already happened. She's an ex-prodigy, now firmly established genius.

[@francoau9944]

FIRST CLASS ..... MVDP ......

[@phillipnormanlane9546]

RUSH needs her.

[@tylerhagerty4692]

she's so good anyone know how old she is?

[@buggi5389]

+Tyler Hagerty Senri is born in Jan.1997 - she's 18 now.

[@FrankieBag0donuts]

She was 18 at the time of this video.

[@robertsalanon2909]

Les petites, c·est du concentré ...Bravo

[@marc2397]

Whatever happened to traditional grip?

[@hocheye]

The best drummer in the world seven years ago!

[@user-iw4nm1cz4i]

こちらこそスパシーバだよ！　どんだけカッコイイんだよセンリは・・・

[@yoshimitsu380]

I love that drum pattern, with the rolling snares, I don't know the correct terminology.

[@crazydescent]

"Awesome"

[@yoshimitsu380]

@@crazydescent lol yeah that works

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Great, but can she play a Viennese Waltz?

[@georgemorley1029]

At approximately 0:15 every other musician on the stage realises, we’re out of our depth here, let’s just try to stay afloat and hang on!

[@eleluku29]

...ou Billy Cobham?

[@rucyenpunk]

cool....girl drum

[@seraph82]

Pardon me while I pick my jaw up off of the ground.

[@eleluku29]

Ca ne serait pas un morceau de Weather Report?

[@buzaldrin8086]

Billy Cobham

[@TurtleKang]

Fucking awesome!!!! Lol

[@kennethkunie4978]

this is enough to make Billy Cobham jealous.

[@panorama4526]

She should find musicians who can keep up with her. I can imagine that´s not easy...

[@sophieKal1602]

Stratospheric drummer

[@Panthercholo]

"Show me your rudiments..."

[@spooky3669]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYirpJJ6eJqAhdU

[@AttilaLehel]

Zseni....

[@elnazareno2125]

billi cobham joue la main gauche sur la charleston !

[@blackcatboogie]

el nazareno étonnant pour un gaucher !

[@francoisgrenier4919]

千里は女神です。Those three clowns don't belong on the same stage as Senri!

[@didiervan4204]

Billy Cobham

[@roku_nine]

what the faaaaaaack.... holy shieeeettt!

[@blizzbee]

I know

[@wbutrico7627]

well put Austin... but don't feel bad, most of the so called pros, would sound like amateurs next to this girl, who is all of about 18 in this video, and by the way (in my humble opinion) way out of this bands league that she is drumming for.

[@amapon1969]

素晴らしいが… が…個人的に聴いた感想は、…千里さん、Snarky Puppyに入ったらどうかな？