During the 60's when I attended High School, I played in our school's marching band. We admired FAMU's marching style . At the time, our High School Band had the Best Drum line in the state bar none! I also remember years ago , the President of France personally requested FAMU to perform during France's Basitille Day celebration. FAMU was the only marching band from the USA invited to perform.
Omg! So much sophistication, there is something about FAMU that continues to stand out from all other bands. So proud of those men and women. Great job always done!
As a collective, God gave us the greatest equalizers of rhythm, singing, dancing, style, and the undeniable ability to impact culture. Therefore, we cannot be stopped!!!
I was blessed to march for one of the grestest h.s. marching bands in S.C. Our director was a FAMU grad & transformed us into a miniature FAMU in the 80s. We did all of those cadences, and to this very day, when I hear them my feet start moving!
Yusss!! One of the prides of Tallahassee! They performed a couple weeks ago for the district MPA’s for the HS bands and blew all the kids’ socks off. 🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
I am just so impressed with the amount of communication to get over 200 people to move together, adjust to situations( the small road and the bus, and other obstacles in the way ) anddddddd play a instrument, andddddd not f**k up... I can't get a family of three on the same page for nothing in my house. hahah
Gives me chills, hearing the beginning cadence aka "1/5" .... Playing that in high school, and adventuring on and becoming a WILDCAT, this Was and Still is my favorite cadence. The mechanism in this cadence is so on point, especially the breakdown at 49 second 😍 when played right, by none other than the "Z", from the 100 💯💪🏾. Great job 100 Continue to Strike 🐍
@@tonydarren2759 understood. Of course cookman don't play this, but when I got to Jones High, it was called 1/5, if I'm not mistaking, no offense to anybody else or who actually wrote it and where. Just giving praise to an awesome, Well educatedely played cadence 💪🏽💯🥁
I was born & raised in Tuskegee, Al.,so I'm a Skegee Golden Tigers fan.That being said I like HBCU bands & FAMU come deep & they clean with it.Major swag...Oh yeah I like JSU,Southern Bethune Cookman,Alcorn St.Imma stop there I'll b going all nite lol..
I like how at the end when they cut off southern band is warming up but it sounds like before a show fades to black when something dramatic happens or something. Then they just hold the last note out as the camera cuts off. How perfect.
They couldn’t kill sh!t. They book is comparable to high school or pwi books. They no longer playing Hampton etc in meac swac bands no how to entertain. We not gonna mention them measly 6 flags for a thousand person band or how they sat there and played the same song twice once in cadence then actual horns please. I thought this was the entrance to coming to America with michael black son and Wesley
I hope when the head drum major graduates, he comes to Augusta and takes over Lucy C. Laney High School marching band, he would make an instant difference.
Well we definitely need something. Our band program has deteriorated so much throughout these years, it’s hard to watch. I don’t understand why alumni isn’t involved more. LCL 💯
About time, I’m from Memphis and that tuba section in Daytona Beach is unmatched. Them boys made me change my whole approach to the horn the only section we ever take an L to at TnSU I slept on Fl tuba section for a long time until that faithful day in 2013
🐍I Love FAMU💖I Always Will. The Band Was Always AWESOME. They Are Still Very Good. However, The Marching Style Has Become Quite A Bit Relaxed From The Days of Dr Foster; But FAMU Is Still The Best Band Ever❣😇
The Band sounds Great! The Drum Majors are just ok. During the march in, I would like to see more than just waving the capes. The Snake routine is great! Add some movement to the March In Drum Majors!
I thought FAMU band was called the marching 100. What I heard was the marching 100. But what I seen was the marching 11. 6 flags and 5 drum majors. All the members of the band and in the majority of the video is the DM flags or dancers. There needs to be more individuals recording and editing that features the whole band. All the band works to be good. It’s a disappointment that everyone that puts in work isn’t featured. I mean each section should be featured.
I’m not a Fam fan but if you know about marching bands they were the biggest always have been and tables turn. If you keep up their house was cleaned out a few yrs back then of course Covid hit.
You can hear the entire band for the entire video. This is how most people record marching band performances. If someone was right next to all the instruments it would be too loud.
Tradition is holding the Marching 100 back. They need to innovate and improve. Sound quality also needs improvement. You could be so much more impressive and it’s really a shame that such a legacy hbcu band can’t embody how black culture is ever evolving, trailblazing, and setting the next trend.
What do they need to innovate in when HBCU band culture is FAMU? Almost everything as a HBCU band culture developed on the patch. Please don’t tell me you believe they need to play as loud as they can blasting their instruments, picking up more Hip-Hop songs that are poor constructed and pick up weak cadences. Sorry, but that shit is not innovative. And gets no respect in the larger band world.
@@MansaBC what the he|| are you talking about? Clearly you have no imagination if that’s what you thought innovation means. All those assumptions and all you did was waste your time saying absolutely NOTHING that was a great idea.
@@Etpsenior7ohFoe while the numbers are low they need to perfect some things, like sound quality, moving as a single unit in some cases, trying new things while they can manage them without all the bloated volume. It only makes sense, because numbers will come. People are so used to big that they overlook quality!
No banner, no catalogue, took 15 minutes to play and March and please don’t stop the music Chile…….. all I’m gonna say is look at coming 2 America when wesly first comes on screen and u will see the parody with flag staff just terrible they could’ve left that band in Tallahassee
