People who label him as a culture vulture are uncultured. Bruno has been performing since he was a toddler. He was raised listening to soul music because his entire family was in show business. He is a true musician who plays multiple instruments and is involved in the writing and production of all of his songs. His music transcends culture. He always shows respect and honour for those who he grew up listening to and performing their songs in Hawaii for local tourists. I think soul and music is just deeply a part of who he is... can't fake that. I'm a black woman and I go hard for my people, but anyone who thinks that about Bruno is reaching.
Bruno Mars is far beyond the cultures or any kind of concepts. He's a gift for the world of art, and art's for the people. Especially if we consider the present music market, he's an ocean in an endless desert. Terms such as culture or ethnicity are irrelevant next to his talent and musical knowledge. He's not just an amazing vocalist, but also a fantastic composer, dancer, showman and instrumentalist. A true and whole artist.
With you on that desert reference! How many "musicians" are there really on today's charts? What we've mostly got today is autotuned algorithms using samples, masquerading as music. I remember 8 or 9 years ago the closing act on the Grammy's was Barbra Streisand with a 30 piece orchestra. You had acts in the audience like Kanye, Bieber, and the likes listening in awe. I imagined by the looks on their faces that they were thinking thoughts like " Is that a violin, is that a trumpet??? I've heard about those!" I can imagine in that in 30 years someone like Bieber, or whoever lying on the couch picking lint out of there belly button saying "let's get the band back together" , then running to the next room to grab the laptop!!
Well said. The closest I would say really as far as talent & musicianship might be Jus Timberlake, as far as variety of skill, instrumental, vocal, dance, & in his case, acting. Bruno May be a more profound composer/lyricist, but this combo with Paak is like gold compared to what’s accurate today. This is exceptional , no doubt! They’re both great collaborators as well, willing to compliment & support, & shine when it’s time.
Bruno Mars wrote all of stuff on this albums , and also all his albums before . He ghost wrote a lot really hit songs that you probably didn’t know that he wrote.
Facts, He’s from Hawaii where I live and he used to impersonate Elvis, Michael Jackson and everything as a 4-5 year old kid, he’s and talented. My cousin went high school with him. And he said Peter/ Bruno Mars was always a class clown and could sang his ass off. Love the reaction, you women are a hoot.
Bruno is a musician period. And does all forms, r and b, pop, rock, reggae etc. You don’t know what you’re talking about the Hooligans is his band and they aren’t props but musicians. His brother is the drummer and the rest happen to be black but most importantly they are his friends. As far as pairing up with Anderson to create Silk Sonic is his celebration of Soul music. He paired up with Ed Sheeran to celebrate rock music. So again he cant help that he is a talented musician they cant be put in a box. He is a testament that real music is truly universal
He’s been writing his own music since he’s came in the game. Even before he came out he was writing songs for other artists. People say he’s a culture vulture because he profits off of a sound created by black artists but if you listen to his interviews and even when he wins awards he always bigs up the artists he’s been influenced by like Prince, MJ, James Brown, Stevie Wonder etc. At the end of the day he’s up there as the one of the most talented artists today. His voice is amazing, he’s a good dancer, he writes and produces his own music and he’s a real musician who can play several instruments so all that culture vulture talk from other people is BS to me.
Facts. Bruno is a musician, songwriter, producer, singer and performer who happens to love R&B that requires real instruments and (real) vocal ability. He was influenced by R&B just like the rest of us, it just so happens to he is of Filipino-Puerto Rician descent. To pay homage to this soulful genre is a compliment to the artists like Earth, Wind, & Fire, Stylistics, The Dells (and the list goes on and on), so don't hate because he can nail that genre better than anyone else in the game. The genre is open to anyone that can master it. It just so happens that for right now, for his generation, Bruno is slaying and leaving no prisoners.
Exactly! I just do not understand what is it with black people, it has to be always about them! Even in music they still have to inject “racial appropriation, cultural thief and all that drama” why can’t they just appreciate that both artists came together to come up with good music for us to enjoy regardless of race. It doesn’t have to be who’s better or best. If you’re too selfish on sharing your sound then how come I don’t hear a 100% black who can come with good music for a long time? In fact you should be flattered at least. Shame!
Bruno ain’t even a culture vulture to black peoples standards but what is a culture vulture man like people nowadays can’t embrace each other cultures without being labelled a culture vulture like it’s a jk really, if I’m wrong lemme know why please
Anderson is African American and South Korean Bruno is Puerto Rican with filipina and Spanish ancestry They are both really talented artist I've listened to for years
All of you might be right. As far as i know Bruno's dad is Puerto Rican and multiple ancestry but his mom is a filipino who was born and raise in the Philippines before she came to Hawaii and their family. His mom is partly Spanish (well technically base on philippine history) some of the filipinos has a Spanish ancestry, Chinese and American. If y'all wanted to know if this is real or not there's a documentary of his family uncle and his mother before she died when they visit the Philippines during Bruno's World tour
This is bridging the gap between yesterday's and today's music's. Literally music anyone can listen to, regardless of generation! Song has been on repeat in my car for a week now.
I'm 52yo. I heard the groups from whom Bruno Mars is inspired by. I heard them on the radio with those classic songs that are on just a few radio stations or at a local karaoke bar every now and then. His name is Peter Gene Hernandez. In my book, he's a Black man. He has full rights to bring back the classic sounds that my ears have been yearning to hear for at least a few decades now. Bruno Mars isn't a Culture Vulture. He has been making retro music for years. Besides that, he has credited Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis, LA & Babyface as well as Teddy Riley for his inspirations. It's obvious that he has many other inspirations, which have shown in his studio work and live versions. The old school respects him and what he's doing. For example, Smokey Robinson has given him a stamp of approval. Single-handedly he's revived the music of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s! He constantly uses Doo-wop in his vocals. Look at his tribute to Amy Winehouse when he sang Valerie. That was a track inspired by the music of the 50s! There's a break where he and 4 bandmates gather around a mic to sing harmonies. That's classic Doo-wop form and vocal style! He captures the old musical art forms, freshens them up and does them justice in his own way! That's no easy feat! I'm sorry that Michael, Prince and James Brown aren't here to see this. Personally, I think that he's channeling Michael in this song with his movements. The Spin and the slide is a trademark move that Michael would use when he was with The Jackson 5 and with the Jacksons. The collectivements of the group reminded me of The Jacksons of the 70s and some others like The O'Jays, The Chi-Lites, The Spinners, The Temptations, The Dells, The Originals as well as Little Anthony and the Imperials.
The Hooligans are Bruno's band and have always been right next to him in his videos, and every performance and on award stages. Bruno wears his inspirations on his sleeve and is never shy when giving artists their flowers.
See, this reaction right here is exactly why Bruno should never stop doing music. Yall were smiling heavy and snapping like it was live. He just has that effect. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Bruno (Peter Hernandez) Mars is Filipino/Puerto Rican/Jewish, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i... All of Hawai'i is so proud of him! He is a respected musician and writer, and earned his stripes in the business long before he became a internationally known artist... 'culture vulture' is so dumb. do you really have to be of a specific ethnic background to enjoy and/or perform that kind of music? Where does it end? cooking (only Hawaiian people can cook Hawaiian food)? sports (only Scottish people can play golf)? Music should connect the world, not separate it.
So my question is: Since Bruno is Puerto Rican and Filipino, should he only do Puerto Rican and Filipino music? Should he be pigeon holed into that specific ethnic genre of music? If he did, that would be a disservice to the music world 🌍 no more “Uptown Funk” no more “24K Magic” no more “Leave the Door Open”? Next question: Would these people who are so deeply offended by his music be so up in arms if he were less successful than he is? Or are they just hating on the man for pure jealousy? 🤔
On black music's impact on his career Bruno has said: “When you say ‘black music,’ understand that you are talking about rock, jazz, R&B, reggae, funk, doo-wop, hip-hop, and Motown. Black people created it all. Being Puerto Rican, even salsa music stems back to the Motherland [Africa]. So, in my world, black music means everything. It’s what gives America its swag.” So I’d say Bruno has earned the right to sing whatever he wants. Background: Bruno’s father is Puerto Rican and his beautiful mother was Filipino. Bruno first performed & was in a movie as “Little Elvis” in Hawaii starting at 2 or 3 years old. Then when he was still a young kid singing rock & roll, doo-wop and soul music in his dad’s band called The Love Notes in Hawaii. In that band, even then he was exposed to throwback rock & roll and black music, from the 1950’s on up, by black artists like Jackie Wilson, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers and many others. He was the lead singer.
Songwriters: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile, and Brody Brown Producers: Bruno Mars and D'Mile Music Video Directors: Bruno Mars and Florent Dechard
The people who accuse Bruno Mars culture vultures are the same ones that cosign 6ix9ine, Cardi B screaming the N word thousand times a song, Iggy Azalea etc...LOL makes no sense, he's actaully doing rnb favor cause this current vulgar trap "rnb" aint been working for me. Yall have great energy, nice reaction.
Cardi b is Trinidadian and Dominican.... 69 is Puerto rican, who are African, Indian and Spaniards... it's more of a NY thing our Latinos bro and sis say the N word In the same way we do... Bruno is Hawaiian and it was more to that... but 👌
Bruno Mars has never failed to acknowledge the effect that Black artists have had on his career and always gives credit. This is why I’m so glad that Anderson.Paak sang lead on this song. Maybe some of this talk about “Culture Vulture” will come to an end.
I was *REALLY* hoping you ladies would react to this... Thank You!🙏🏾 Anderson Paak, the guy singing and playing the drums, is a 4 time Grammy winner himself and he and Bruno together form the group Silk Sonic and both write the songs.... *Please* react to their Grammy performance if you can...
Nice reaction ladies!! Anderson Paak check him out his solo work is sick!! Together with Bruno and the band they are Silk Sonic. The Grammy performance was just amazing, outfits, back up singers dancing, too good. Anyways have a good one l!!
Ladies, I enjoyed your reaction and commentary, but you mentioned some topics that I feel need to be addressed: 1. Bruno is a cultural appreciator, not a cultural appropriator. Like some other people in the comments already mentioned, he's been singing since he was two years old, and nearly all his life, he's listened to---and performed music from---people such as James Brown, Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Frankie Lymon, Prince, Next, R. Kelly, Silk, Little Richard, etc. The list goes on and on. Bruno doesn't sing R&B to make a quick buck; he does it because he loves it, and he's successful because he's one of the best out there right now and he isn't fake. Bruno's always had the utmost respect for the music and the culture; he always gives his influences their props and has even shown activism when it comes to black issues. If anything, Bruno should be categorized with Teena Marie and Jon B. 2. With the exception of Anderson .Paak, the other men in the video (also known as The Hooligans) were never "props." Those men have worked with Bruno for years, and they're not just co-workers. They're all really close friends, and Bruno considers them his brothers. Not only that, Bruno always lets the guys have a chance to shine on their own, whether it's during one of Bruno's shows, or to pursue their own separate project(s). One of Bruno's best friends, Phillip Lawrence, was also part of the group, but he ended up leaving for family reasons. Anderson (or "Andy," as Bruno affectionately calls him) is also a good friend of Bruno's. They became close in 2017, during the 24K Magic tour. 3. Bruno writes and produces all his music. If it's an original song, he had a hand in the songwriting process.
I don't consider him a culture culture because a culture vulture is someone who appropriate another culture without any credit or homage to that culture. Bruno not only pays homage, he said plenty of times how ALL music is black music. Black people created all these genres so he understands that and respects that and is inspired by that.
Both Andersen & Bruno are of Asian Decent. Andersen is part Korean his Mother is Korean and his father is Black. ( his wife is Korean). Bruno is Puerto Rican and Filipino. His mother is from the Philippines his dad is from Puerto Rico he grew up in Honolulu Hawaii started singing at two years old was the youngest Elvis Presley tribute artist at four years old he is one of the greatest performers of this day and it doesn’t matter what nationality they are , they are blessed by God with talent to bless this world. If anybody got a problem with that ...... needs to shut up and check out!
He is a "Solo Artist". They are hired musicians in fact he can hire anybody to be part on his crew. It just so happens that they already have a bond and that bruno likes them that's why he always brings them around. They did not bring bruno to where he is now it's the other way around. So, being hired by a solo artist to be on a band and appear on every MV and big events and always gave them spotlight was already a big deal. Name me a solo artist that always gives a spotlight to their bandmates like bruno even include them on MV.
He did not hire them it was a collaboration. Brandon Paak Anderson, known professionally as Anderson .Paak, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Oxnard, California.
@@beysang9147 If you read my comment properly and watched the video of which why i commented this. The topic is about Bruno's crew and does not include Anderson and i know that he is also a solo artist.
This Culture vulture conversation is stupid, tired and annoying, so drop it already. There was never any merit to it. He pays homage to many of the greats that influence him, than those who've been doing r&b for years. The man is talented period. You spent more time talking about that than you did about the song and Anderson who is his own star, but will become even bigger after this exposure. 😒🤡
If someone watched this video without audio, they could see how incredible this song is. The music is transformative. Ladies, your faces, your movement and your joy says it all. Thanks for your reaction video!
The guys on the video except for Anderson Paak are always part of everything that Bruno did/does. You've got to be a Hooligan since 2010 to know that. And they're not just there as props. Each band member are handpicked by Bruno because he saw how talented they are, for example, Jamareo Artis, his bassist who won a competition organized by P. Diddy was approached by Mars when his single Just the way you are came out. Same with the rest of the band. They're not just his band members but his best friends as well and you can tell that when they're on stage performing.🤷♀️
IT Does so much MAKES ME miss the 1970s EVEN more now , For a song from the 70s . TRY The song HAVE YOU SEEN HER, By the Chi Lites From 1971, You will here this song in that one . LOVE THE 70s
They were on the Grammys this past Sunday. They played live. Look for that to see just how awesome they are. Plus also on the Grammys they did a tribute to Little Richard. Check that out too
Girls all the comments coming from KB, Paranoyak, and endless others are so true. Even all the great artist like stevie wonder and the whole community of producers, music writers, and performers agrees that Bruno more than anyone honors all the great artist musicians and sounds of the past, also constantly giving props to all greats of the past. Just because of one jealous girl opinion who is such a fake is very dillusional. Bruno Mars has always been positive, generous, and gives credit to where credits due says a lot about where he gets his inspiration from and there is where he starts creating quality music from his soul at the same time promoting nothing but love and value to the public. Your reactions and comments were so on point! You three are awesome!
Maaaaan! Watching you ladies took me way back to when I was a kid and a new Jackson 5 record would come out and the older girls would gather round the radio or record player and listen to it for the 1st time. Such a great reaction, love the spontaneous BG vocals and harmony too. Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak have made a classic Soul song. Never really been a fan of his but props are due on this one.
In the sixties, there was a girl group that I thoroughly enjoyed. They were called the Ronettes they were Filipino. One of their hits was: "Be my be my baby". That was my song. They were gorgeous . They were cool too! There was a male duet group I also enjoyed during the Sixties they were called the "Righteous Brothers" they sang : You lost that loving feeling. The generation of that time didn't make a negative big deal about them. They were more amazed that White Guys could sing that good. Just settle down and enjoy the music. Let your ears receive the flow of amazing sound! Peace out. The Flower 🌹
Anderson .Paak is an extraordinary musician, song writer, and singer. Anyone that can play drums like that while singing has my utmost respect-I can’t even walk and chew gum at the same time. He is not as well known as he should be-even before the collaboration with Bruno Mars and that’s a shame. If you have money to spend, spend it on one of his brilliant albums. I just did and it is well worth it.
Among other stars, Smokey Robinson, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bootsy Collins, L.A. & Babyface give Bruno Mars a lot of credit for what he's doing. No vulture is recognized by the classic contributors. I only wish that James Brown, Prince and Michael Jackson were alive to see and hear what he's doing.
I just loooooved your reaction....the way you got all started catching the vibe soon after the song started 💖 I suspect you're singers?? Tell me! 😄 Had to watch this twice! XxX
@@SHiiKANEReacts @SHiiKANE Reacts! I KNEW it! I am too, I think there are subtle "tells" among us! 😂 The credits sound exotic/afro-centric +rich 👏🏽👍🏽. Have you got complete tracks anywhere else/other channels? xx
Hmmm you ladies should do more research on Bruno Mars and how he grew up. He came from VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, he is Filipino-Puerto Rican American.. he Puerto Rican side is from African descendants. His family was all into music and was struggling to make ends meet. Bruno has always been so proud of his Filipino/Puerto Rican roots as well as being a native of Hawaii too. Growing up he was inspired by many artists from a wide spectrum of music and it shows in his albums. He is a genius composer/producers and been doing it on his own way before he became famous. He has always showed appreciation and RESPECT to all the legendary musicians/artists who inspired him. When he does tributes at awards shows to honor the late greats or give flowers to those who are still alive, Bruno does it with so much class, heart, and soul.
[Bruno & Anderson each have separate bands] On the Leave the Door Open video, the other four guys in the video are current or past members of Bruno’s band, the Hooligans. They have been together for years.The base player is a former member, who for the past 10 years solely produces and/or plays on the recorded songs in the studio. Anderson Paak was the opening act for the first European leg of Bruno’s 24k Magic tour, that’s where the met,I think. The amazing piano player on the Little Richard Tribute is in the band The Free Nationals who, acting as Anderson’s band, frequently accompany him and also serve as backing vocals.
I love this song so much and as a Huge Anderson Paak fan I'm glad Bruno used his own Platform to help shed more light on an already super Gifted Musician! This man is signed to Dr Dre, He was on a 3rd of the Compton Soundtrack, He's worked with the Legendary Smokie Robinson, he's worked with Kendrick lamar and a buuuunch of other rappers and he always laces their tracks with nothing but HEAT! He killed tiny desk, his performances are always stellar and he's even been on ELLEN multiple times and yet he was still slept on! I dont wanna live in a world where Musicians that talented and consistent dont get their proper due so once again shoutout to Bruno Mars for playing his part
Y'alls reaction was awesome, at one point yall blended in as back ups when u all started singing with the mood. 💖😘😍 I loved it.! Yall rhythm is exactly how I felt watching this performance.
