West African Music for Fingerstyle Guitar

[@billnmaree]

Some of those tunes really capture the feel of the Kora. Reminds me of Pierre Bensusan in many places. Nice playing!

[@samoryTure]

Hi Just wanted to thank you for your wonderful work. This will not only help me tremendously understand my own father playing (im trying yo learn from him) But also help preserve the Rich west African Music. As you correctly stated in your intro "griot"not only are musicians But also" ORAL" history record keepers. Who knows how much is really lost over many generations . I did order the DVD Hope to get it soon. Again Thank you.

[@FernandoPerezGuitar]

Hi! That is great. I am glad your are trying to keep up with the tradition. It is true that many things must have been forgotten but we still need to keep on. I hope you are enjoying the DVD and many thanks for your comment.

[@hongjohn7]

sounds an open tuning? Would be good to know. I heard a lots of beautiful kora phrases.

[@charlyrb1973]

It's Amazing, the sound and rythm is very similiar to the Ayacuchan Guitar "Guitarra Ayacuchana" Ayacucho is a province in the andes region in Perú (My homeland).

[@FernandoPerezGuitar]

Yes Carlos, it has many similarities. In fact, Ayacucho is one of the cultural capitols of Peruvian music and has received many influences, so here you can tell where some of them come from. I've had the chance to tour in Peru and you guys have fantastic music styles for guitar. If you enjoyed this video you might like many others at my website: www.fernandoperezguitar.com Feel free to check them out.

[@macaroon147]

Slavery possibly brought it there? Or was it there before slavery? Would be interesting to check

[@Cleveland_Chris]

This dude is a beast on the classical guitar!

[@zu0832]

Chris Zano he's playing steel string not classical

[@ninodivino1088]

amazing work, congratulations on your craft and hard work....I7m on my Journey and you7re a great inspiration :)

[@wolfgangk1]

AWESOME!!! I COULD FEEL THE EARTH

[@FernandoPerezGuitar]

Thanks! I totally feel you.

[@119FU]

I find this kind of guitar playing very interesting, could you please recommend some musicians/artists that would be worth looking into, that are related to this kind of style/genre (or even any other genre for that matter). Thank you for your time.

[@rasm0225]

ali farka toure and Toumani Diabaté are the only ones I know but I think they might be what you're looking for.

[@Atananaki]

+119FU There are many..... Ali Farka Touré of course, Afel Bocoum, Boubacar Traoré, Lobi Traoré, Bombino, Baba Salah, Zani Diabaté are some of them who play(ed) the guitar, then you have fantastic kora players like Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko....a whole universe of music

[@josepereira712]

West Africa manecas costa Guiné Bissau kzbin.info/www/bejne/e329aZeLrL2sopI

[@willyrk492]

Very Nice💝🙏

[@kilikdudley]

Been waiting a long time for a good DVD on African styles. Love the guitar music from E Africa - Madagascar, too. You should consider tackling that as well. Thank you.

[@FernandoPerezGuitar]

Brandon Vestal Hi Brandon, Thanks for your comment. Definitely E Africa is a very interesting place for guitar. I am working on it currently so maybe in the near future...

[@BabiletubeAbdulrahmanmmohamed]

@@FernandoPerezGuitar somali and oromo are very good at guitar

[@enolys]

Hello very nice nice Kora vibes like the Diabate brothers whixh open tuning are tou using??

[@yonny1530]

Thanks and Praise!

[@interestedpart2650]

Nice!

[@davidvictor4742]

Groovin High!

[@jed88]

Yes!

[@youssoufaofficiel9494]

you are very good

[@wasumyon6147]

Beautiful. The tune and rhythm really caught me by surprise!

[@FernandoPerezGuitar]

Thanks!

[@adrianlacy3164]

what tuning is that sanu tune in ?

[@taiwan9594]

wow👏👏

[@charlespeterson3798]

why would you not indicate the tuning???????? Odd.

[@BagsyBones]

What tuning do you use?

[@BagsyBones]

My favorite! Incredible! I play mostly blues and just begun with open tunings. This is a great inspiration. Thank you for your response

[@FernandoPerezGuitar]

Hey! I little late reply but yes, you can play this music in D tuning (DADF#AD) as well as E tuning (EBEG#BE). They are great tunings because you can also play with them Blues, Country, etc. So even when you play West African music you can combine some Blues with it. I do explain some of this in the instructional DVD, showing the direct relation between West African music and Blues.

[@BenSures]

What is the tuning?

[@Dragitall]

Open D

[@JODYCARROLL]

Sebastopol tuning

[@nakmaluddinnawir9253]

Very good... #alipbatareaction

[@ibbithegamer4734]

Is that simeone from Gta

[@richardcaulker1017]

This kind of music does not appeal to me partly because it is mostly in minor keys but mostly because it tends to be repetitive and monotonous. As a schoolboy in Sierra Leone West Africa, I used to tune to a Guinean station while studying and use this music as very quiet background music. It was kind of calming without me actually listening to it. It is very different from the highlife and palm wine music of Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria which is mostly in uplifting major keys and less monotonous. However, this tutorial attempts to introduce classical techniques which make the music more complex and interesting. I hope African guitarists of this genre get the hint and step up their game.

[@alainzorba1781]

La technique mais pas l'esprit

[@naalanke]

Entierement d'accord....

[@alainzorba1781]

Technic OK but feeling ??

[@NatureTable]

Nobody fucks with the Jesus.

[@cameronhollis7518]

8 year olds dude

[@sebastienfedele9703]

yu try but you dont play like west african

[@ftcdp42]

Too much space makes it soynd like bluegrass

[@Edouari]

hi, You do play guitar very well but definitly not West African guitar. Who teaches you this songs ? Had you ever listen some West African guitarist ? It looks like no, i'm sorry. it sounds more like Ayacuchan guitar ( and i love it too ) Carlos is right. You should listen to Ali Farka Touré for the malian blues style and to Djessou and Djekoriah Mory Kanté for the guinean part ( listen to the album guitare sèche on you tube ) and if you ever go to West Africa one day you'll be surprised by the level of ALL the guitarists you'll meet. No offense, you play very well but there's absolutely nothing from West Africa in your playing. Please don't call it so and wait mastering it before making a dvd, this is a scam. I'm so sorry cause you play very well but i had to say it. Keep on searching if you're really intersted by this culture and wait before selling a dvd or just say it's your interpretation but you can't say honestly this is West African guitar. Once again you play very well that's not the point.

[@JahNgomba-ir2zi]

I think you didn’t listen to him in the video’s intro. What he is doing is putting all the musical part on the guitar: kora , guitar , balafon , ngoni creating great fingerstyles songs. The title of the video isn’t “ playing like Ali Farka Touré”

[@Edouari]

I do have listen the intro, but still this is not ouest African guitar, sorry, just check out African guitarists :)

[@JahNgomba-ir2zi]

@@Edouari that’s exactly what he said. Most west African guitarist don’t do fingerstyle so that’s why is not like the others

[@klippdachs]

where is the african flow? And, much more important, where is the african passion? Sorry Sir, but this is sheer crap!!!