His work is crucial for any percussionist who intends to take the art form to heart, and perhaps take it higher. I think of the technical skills of many when I watch and listen. As Buddy Rich was to the set, Giovanni is, to most everything "percussion". There is a language here. Freestyle.
Buen alumno de los grande..... El tata guine.... el niño alfonso.... Anga.... Yoraldy..... la diferencia que los grandes tocan con sentimiento.... Este es un gran estudioso pero le falta ese sentimiento trata las congas como una maquina de escribir.... los que saben sabe de lo que hablo... les dejo un video años 70 de el niño alfonso y otro de anga.... para los amantes del cuero.....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jAHZVahc9s4.html y el de Anga ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mrpwGGQrIWw.html
Fabulosa fusión de géneros !!! Lo Máximo el gran Giovani Hidalgo !!! Falto algo de afroperu para que te corones 😄👍🏻 sin duda igual un maestro buen físico 💪🏻
Anyone knows what happened to his fingers ? I see videos were he is missing three fingers and can not play anymore. He is still the greatest of all time!
Firstly, sorry to hear about Giovanni fingers. God bless him. At first i thought Shure SM98's but then i saw those mic clips. Shure makes those shock mount clips but i've only seen them for the MX12 and 18's. I could be wrong but they are probably Audix M1255B miniaturized mics. If they did this in a studio then I'm certain there are also room mics. I also see a mic mounted much lower on his main drum. The 'omni' response curve goes pretty low so thats probably what you're hearing. It also has a boost at 6k & around 10-12k.
Do you know what the drum configuration is? He is playing a Quinto as a main, he has a requinto in front of him. It appears he has a super tumba and a tumba on either side of the requinto and a Quinto and conga on the back left and right. Is that correct?
Before I got my drums, I hadn't even heard of him. When I brought them home, I looked up 'conga' on YT. Clicked on GH's 'At Home in Kissimmee' solo video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KbyIv9n_-d0.html). I nearly threw the drums out onto the street.
Thers is a video out with Hildago and Steve Gadd...It is AWESOME...Any drummer who wants to incorporate conga patterns into his/her style I HIGHLY recommend that video...5*****....
Giovanni a unique conga bongo drummer like myself that loves to do your own style! It is an honor to have his bongos & congas! Oh yeah add into Percussion an antique cash register!
Met him a few times. I actually have videos on my channel performing. IMO he is the best but many others are incredibly great with diff. Styles. Giovanni is his own "style."
Mejor que me de una bofetada que un arañazo , heaaa tu sabes lo que duele tocar cuero afinado con las uñas y el le da como si fueran dedos adicionales , grande jova
