drummer Brendan Buckley (subscribe to RU-vid Channel) performs the song "Waka Waka, This Time For Africa" with Shakira and Band live in Barcelona on July 6, 2018. www.brendanbuckley.com
This is a professional drummer. Not the overplaying amateurs you see at club shows. This dude has insane skill and timing and he knows how to make the artist shine.
@@Jump-2-the-moon ....? The "basic" playing is exactly burt's point. Brendan Buckley is insanely good and he knows that he plays drums to do what's best for the music at that moment. Shakira is who they came to see at this concert. It would be unprofessional to take away from letting her shine.
burt turdison totally agree, he said in an interview for gear goggles that his job is to make everyone else as comfortable as humanly possible and he kicks ass at it.
Clean grooves, nobody overplaying, clearly a well rehearsed band. This is how one plays behind an act like Shakira. Thanks for the unique perspective of your awesome career Brendan! Not a pop music fan, but I've always had an appreciation for the Latin influence Shakira's music brings to mainstream music. Drums are about the most important factor in that. Brendan nails the transitions between common pop beats and those syncopated clave grooves like a boss. Fabulous to watch, you can learn a lot by closely paying attention to how a pro drummer performs.
Wow, I'm blown away. after watching his gear walk thru then watching it in action, this is pure eye candy! Brendan has vastly just become one of my favorite drummers. so professional!
Damn! Ok, this dude has had the Shakira gig for 20 years! Yes, 20. Wow. Brendan, your striking consistency is top notch man. Love it. AND that splash/crash on the ride is just genius! Keep inspiring us!
Brendan, watching this puts a smile on my face. You're such a mature, professional musician. No wonder you are traveling around the world with that studio-like quality musicianship.
This is a true professional right here, playing perfectly to the song, never overplaying or showing off whilst still utilising the whole drum kit and maintaining a great groove. Props to you sir!
Dude, thanks so much for pointing that out. At first I couldn't figure out what it was and thought it might be a percussion player or something. I need to try that! Thank you :)
Brendan, HUGE props to you for all the thought, preparation and time that's gone into being the backbone of this kind of tour. Just watched the DRUM mag overview of your setup, and all the backups and redundancies you've put in place are really impressive. THIS is what a drummer SHOULD be...someone who is there to drive and help lead the band through any situation. Very impressed.
The worst thing about guys like this +Jamis is they're about hate and putting people down. While the successful ones continue to soar. Stop dragging us down with your negativity and bad attitude. Get a life!
okay, I respect your opinion. That is yours. Mine is mine. Moving on, I had the same initial impression when watching Jonathan Sagarfoot Moffett on Drumeo. I found his fills boring. But then I realized he is just playing his parts for MJ's songs. Quite a veteran drummer though.
Good for you for thinking you are better than him. Not everyone is Dave Weckl, Buddy Rich or Dennis Chambers. He got this gig playing for one of the biggest acts in the world and you did not. He is nice enough to post videos showing us what it is like sitting from behind the kit with Shakira. I think he does a great job. That is my opinion, and obviously (more importantly) Shakira's. Good luck to you in getting the gigs by telling everyone that you are better than they are. I hope that works for you. Thank-you Brendan for posting. Not the type of music I would listen to but always interested in how people cover all the sounds in pop music like this. Keep up the great work!
The development stages of your typical drummer: 1. Speed is all (look at that guy) 2. Rudiments and fills is all (look at all my chops) 3. Timing is all (turned out speed and chops sound terrible out of time) 4. Music is all (I’ll play what fits the music) I’m still at 3. Brendan is at 5.
@@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330 Travis Barker? Even when he plays complex patterns, not only he keeps the beat amazingly but also uses his drum set in a very musical way. In fact there's a lot of videos explaining how he relies more on the instrument he uses than on the dynamics to create different musical landscapes
Niklas Karvonen I started a couple months ago I practice daily for an hour or two during this break and I’m definitely on 2 but I’m starting to chart songs and work on theory and my timing is still terrible I hope to become a legend like Brendan one day
Amazed how simple the drumming was, not flashy. Yet the drumming is so in charge of the song and tempo and feel of the music. Every movement matters and needs to be so in tune with the performer and the music. Very impressive. These views of individual band members give so much more appreciation for the talents of all the band members.
The spiritual bromance between a drummer and singer is so pure. I will float on the beat so you can fly on the melody. same can be said about about guitarists and drummers for heavier music
If you think this is simple, you'd be correct. Welcome to not everything is a drum solo. Live drumming, studio drumming, small gig drumming. All VERY different animals. Learn to be a drummer and you can appreciate what Brendan is doing
I've been drumming for over 7 years ruthlessly. I can rightfully say that he is a true professional. To play as tightly and consistently as he does takes ages, to be able to play these beats with this ease also means that you are able to play much more difficult pieces as well. Cause Brendan can play incredibly complex rhythms from African tradition and such. He never really plays them but that added skill makes the songs he plays that much easier and fluid more wiggle room for error's and have them be totally unnoticeable.
Great job Brendan. This is exactly how you approach playing for an international star. Stay in your lane, serve the songs and collect flawless shows night after night. Anyone saying you need to play more notes clearly doesn’t get it.
Despite not being a fan of pop music, I find THIS is how you do it right. With a band. Not programmed. Sure, this stuff may be simple in terms of beats, but damn, the timing and skill is ALL there! Much respect.
A pro musician is the one who blend with other musicians. No need to show off... He is in the right spot. And this is why he is on stage and the others are looking from a phone or something else.
Hey look at who got the gig and all of the complainers and jealous armchair warriors who couldnt even get to the audition, man people are sore. Classy musician, playing for what is needed, thats what gets a gig! Proof right here.
On stage even the simple beats are hardest to play...this guy is the one who can rule the whole stage if he plays solo drum bt here he is playing how much it's required 🙏🙏🙏
it's easy believe! Because you don't see persons! You see just a crowd! Personaly, i think, playing in small clubs is more difficult because, I can see each one of them! But sorry to interupt! Τhe man himelf replied, but couldn't resist to comment :D
I see a load of people commenting about haters but no actual hate comments lol? Maybe all the nasty stuff got deleted, but mostly I just see a lot of love for a great perspective of a class drummer backing a huge concert artist. Great watch and listen.
I love the cleanliness,control and Professionalism here When im the one who played there i might double pedaled this and turn waka waka into a metal song.
I love drums, I never took a course and I don't even know how to play but if there is one thing I learned by seeing it is that the person does not need to be showing his gifts of agility, do like this guy, the simplest thing was the biggest thing Congratulations
I don't see why some here are negative? This is Shakira, the main focus is HER. In rock there will obviously be more attention to/room for the drummer to show of but here it's mostly a background instrument that makes the audience dance. Brendan is awesome! Good grooves, nice well placed fills, good timing and overall very musical playing of him.
I didn't even know who Brendan was until I saw his Drum Magazine Video. Don't be fooled, this is harder than it looks. Ive been playing drums for 25 years self taught, and playing for the song and staying on time is not easy :)
@Arthur Donjuan Song is not complex....at all. Trust me, this does not weigh on me in the least. Also, you're name is not "News20" and, I reiterate, if you have trouble staying in time after 25 years of playing....well....
As a Drummer for 20 Years....I love this Video...Because, Simplicity Is Key, The Average Joe Never Cared about you being able to do Fancy Guitar Sweeps or Speedy Blast Beats Anyway. And the Crowd Loves it! So yeah! The Proof Is In The Pudding!
Great performance of a trully professional and gifted drummer. Perfect compasso and tempo, good balance and sound splash, correct posture. The performance is the right one for this song. No wonder u play with Shakira for so long.
I've loved Brendan's style since the the first time I saw him play with Damien Rice back in 2007. Great charisma too! It goes a long way for a drummer to have a unique personality in the bottom groove. Keep up the great work BB!
This is a glance at how different a working situation actually is from what we probably think. There is much more electronics involved, and basically it's about being solid. Great.
Now there are a lot of drumming lessons on RU-vid. Many people make drum covers. But this video allows you to look at the show from a different angle. This is exactly what I want to see. How often it happened that when you watching performance, you can not choose which musician to watch. I want to see the drummer, I want to see HOW he played it. But at this point they show me the guitarist)) Thank you, Brendan! Keep making such videos. Greetings from Russia ;)
Solid. I like the way he switches his grip and he seems totally relaxed, which is the way to go. The little splash on top of his ride is cool, but he has at least three stacks. I would leave the bell open, but hey … it's whatever the client wants! I notice also that he has two laptops - one must be a back-up. Very professional.
Reminds me of watching Bill Gibson with Huey Lewis and The News. Stay in the pocket, don't overdo it, kick off whatever part needs a launch (Bill always said his fave part was kicking off the Tower of Power horn section), and know that I'll get my time to do my thing. And once I've done it, I'm right back in that pocket. Smooth.
This is my dream, man! It's perfect! The big hall with really good equipment... oh ..I'm in astonishment... Keep it man! Shakira is really good singer! And you are really good drummer!
