Excellent lesson. I grew up on underground metal, punk, hardcore, shoegaze and have in the last couple of years really tried to learn more about this type of music. It really speaks to me and the soul. Thank you!
Hello Isaac. your guitar work is so cool. I am a zambian staying in southern province. I enjoy your sounds man. I really wish I can play like you one day. I am learning how to play the lead guitar. I mostly do church music, Catholic.
Mon frère ta vidéo vraiment m'aide trop. C'est vraiment bien expliqué on comprend tout. Et le conseil de prendre le temps au début pour jouer bien proprement est très important. Merci beaucoup!
You have a wonderful of teaching. Your videos are really practical. I hope after I have watched many of them I will be able to move up crowds of people as you do.
Just found your Channel in 2018. Cheers from Tennessee M8. This style really has everything in one. I can hear every style of guitar in this style. Everything always finds its way back home. Your a lightworker. Guitar is your antenna to the divine.
Thomas Nash so touching thank you very much for your support from Tennessee ☺️🙏🏾 I will do my best to make more and better videos, as you’ve said to show how obviously everything find its way back home 😉
1. Hi Mr. Isaac Sereil. I must believe you are an indigenous Congolese, and in particular grew up in DR Congo, in the town of Kinshasa. Your lesson on playing sebene guitar is very interesting I liked it. But, I enjoy a lot of Lingala music from Congo DRC, and in particular live show with lots of sebene ( Ngwasuma). I would wish to ask you to also do this alongside your video, 1. What is sebene ? 2, What is Gwasuma ? ( key difference between sebene and Gwasuma). 3. On Congolese rhumba guitar, how many styles are there? ( i.e. , Rhythm, Bass, solo, mi-solo, lead guitar,) , with this said, what are the key difference ? 4. Now looking at the guitar you are using. On the divided strips side below the strings, what is the significance of each section? (in simple term, i ask you to explain the whole guitar parts and use of each part. 5 How are the guitar strings tensioned enough for this type of music or it is automatic. 2. Now on the type of guitar or the strings for the guitars, kindly explain the use of each string. 3. I note base guitar looks different from rhythm guitar, explain. Remember to explain the full parts of a guitar, how to tune it, how to make it ready to use. For one to start playing a guitar he must know how to handle it , set it, and make ready for congolese tune of guitar. Many thanks for your voluntary efforts to explain to interested person on guitar. AND PLEASE VERY IMPORTANT, WHEN EVER YOU POST YOUR LESSON DO INDICATE, SAY LIKE LESSON 1 OF 5 ( # 1 OF 5, or like #2 of 10) ETC, SO INTERESTED FOLLOWER MAY KNOW THAT THERE ARE 5 OF YOUR VIDEOS, OR WHAT EVER NUMBERS OF VIDEOS YOU HAVE POSTED OK. CHEERS KEEP IT UP. FRANCOIS . Bonjour M. Isaac Sereil. Je dois croire que vous êtes un autochtone congolais et que vous avez en particulier grandi en RD Congo, dans la ville de Kinshasa. Votre leçon sur la guitare sebene est très intéressante, je l’ai bien aimé. Mais j'apprécie beaucoup la musique lingala du Congo RDC, et en particulier les concerts avec beaucoup de sébène (Ngwasuma). Je voudrais vous demander de le faire également avec votre vidéo, 1. Qu'est-ce que le sébène? 2, Qu'est-ce que Gwasuma? (différence clé entre le sébène et le gwasuma). 3. Sur la guitare en rhumba congolaise, combien y a-t-il de styles? (c’est-à-dire rythme, basse, solo, mi-solo, guitare principale), ceci dit, quelle est la principale différence? 4. Maintenant, regardez la guitare que vous utilisez. Du côté des bandes divisées sous les cordes, quelle est la signification de chaque section? (En termes simples, je vous demande d’expliquer toutes les parties de la guitare et l’utilisation de chaque partie. 5 Comment les cordes de guitare sont-elles suffisamment tendues pour ce type de musique ou est-il automatique? 2. Maintenant sur le type de guitare ou les cordes pour les guitares, veuillez expliquer l'utilisation de chaque corde. 3. Je remarque que la guitare de base a un aspect différent de la guitare rythmique, explique-t-il. N'oubliez pas d'expliquer toutes les parties d'une guitare, comment l'accorder, comment la rendre prête à l'emploi. Pour commencer à jouer de la guitare, il doit savoir comment la manipuler, la régler et se préparer à une mélodie congolaise. Merci beaucoup pour vos efforts volontaires pour expliquer à une personne intéressée à la guitare. ET S'IL VOUS PLAÎT TRÈS IMPORTANT, LORSQUE VOUS POSTSEZ VOTRE LEÇON, INDIQUEZ, COMME LA LEÇON 1 DE 5 (N ° 1 DE 5, ou similaire # 2 de 10) ETC, SI SUIVANT INTÉRESSÉ PEUT SAVOIR QU'IL Y A 5 DE VIDÉOS, OU QUOI TOUJOURS NOMBRE DE VIDÉOS QUE VOUS AVEZ PUBLIÉ OK. CHEERS KEEP IT UP. Send feedback History Saved Community
Thank you for teaching. There ate differences in guitar playing of Congolese music especially in solos. Can you please show us next time? Hope you understand me.
Thank you so much mester.. I think it would be nice if you release some pentatonic lessons. So we can understand what actually happens through the scales. ´cose leaving pathern is kinda difficult in my case..
Hi, he is basically using triads and the scales that surround them. If you look up how to do triads on the various string sets it will open everything up to you. The beauty of using triads as your targets are that they are the chord tones so your playing will sound melodic. Best of luck!
Bonsoir Isaac! Cette méthodologie répond aux conditions d'apprentissage. C'est très intérêssant. Bientot je suis en congé de service et je serai très proche de vous pour me soutenir dans mon apprentissage! Je suis très agité. Si jamais la possibilité de travailler en langue francaise était déjà disponible ça serait super! Bonne soirée mon frère.
Some of the lessons here are for beginners. Some techniques are intermediate, like intervals and double stop play. So don't be frustrated if you don't understand all that is being shown here. Follow his pattern and you will sound good, just know you should have 5 or 6 patterns like this to join up with other players. Cuz you will be exposed as that player who can only play one pattern and if they ask you to change you will be exposed.
Vous rock, frère. Merci à vous pour ouvrir les yeux à beaucoup de possibilités. Je viens d'abonné à votre canal de façon à puiser dans votre riche expérience. Excusez mon français. Tobi du Nigeria. Vous remercie beaucoup.
Isaac upload more guitar lessons please. These lessons have been well explained and can easily be followed. By the way, what effect are you using? Merci beaucoup.
thank you maestro for this really really wonderful lesson. i've been sebene obsessed lately and this is exactly what i was looking for. any album recommendations? i mainly listen to ok jazz, diblo dibala, and dr. nico, but would love to know of more great recordings :)
As a beginner, ive learned like 6 chords so can play like 12 progressions... just guessing the numbers. At what stage should i start the solo lessons? I comfortably strum all through the chords.
Hi Sr Sariel, what is the scale of seben, i learn miself seben or soukous to, but when i try to play the sound like the same. It the scale mixolidian, eolian,..., ¿what is the scale?, svp.
heyo wasup !!! um from Rwanda Kigali...!!! this is great and incrudible tutorial !!! but to make it easy for beginners …. it is better to name the string and the fret you hit ……. in the following tutorials... we love u bro
Bonsour Isaac - Le King! Bonsoir. Vraiment je suis avec attention, toutes tes videos/ Effectivement tu es le King - merci pour toute le travail que tu fais. En fait je suis un debutants 0 a la guiittare. Stp peux tu me faire un schema des case et des touchees que tu fais en jouant cette melodie. Merci beaucoup. Mes salutations les plus fraternelles. Gil
Oh yes man. Im from Mozambique, im following you because your great when you playing guitarra but can you show us your exercise slowly? so sorry for my english, im speaking portuguese...
"Nice lesson, but its hard to understand especial for beginners coz your got to mention the note names so as we can understand which scale concern with particular notes as can see the pattern and position of scale your Playing seems to be like minor pentatonic position 1. Dont your think its hard when we change a key. Think the position also Will change. Em from Tanzania Cheerz.
Thanks buddy, the video is good and helpful, next video can u Pliz get a backing track drum loops to help with the timing of the lesson when ur playing seben. Have seen some seben drum loops on RU-vid. Will try and email you. On the lead can u show the lead progression and chord like 1 4 5 4 progression. Thanks soliste
hi Isaac congratulations for your solo's carrier I would like to ask you to do a tutorial for this song nzambe malamu(henri papa mulaja)the rhithmic guitar,improvisation and the solo's part for my next request"ghetseman"thank you God bless you.
Thanks, I tried to copy your moves but I am struggling with which notes are you exactly playing in each chord! Can you slowly just show us the chord one by one in the piece you played? Thanks
Dr-Ng'umbi Nickson Hassanally I am playing notes from the key so in this case it's from the C major scales. It's up to you to pick the notes that creates the melody you exactly aim to play. Take your time to create that melody.
I suggest Ibanez 24 frets guitars which are pretty good for this African music style ... That’s while awaiting for my guitar brand to be release 🤷🏾♂️😉
I know nothin' of music theory I'm learning by ear only, I learned how to handle on flamenco tried to do some congolese and it is making me mad, it goes beyond scales it's more about feeling the rhythm .right?
Merci frangin...mais j voulais savoir si tu peux montré étape par étape par exemple les accords spécifiques pour les sebenes et aussi les intervalles ainsi que les notes jouer ça va vraiment bcp m'aider merci d'avance
Johnson Oyeniran all notes from the major scale can be played but you choose those who give the melody you realy want to create. The more you will practice the more you will be able to choose exactly which note you have/want to play depending on what you want to express.
Your lessons are amazing bro. I just wished you were slower and actually showed each note at a time and the position of your fingers. It's tough for a beginner to keep track. But I love your videos.
Yes this is a natural reflex when you learn the different scales, and guitar plan. Just try to avoid it. Stay tuned I will explain more about this point later.
Young man. you are seriously mistaken thinking that the young generation starting with Kapaya as you've said uses to play double stop (third, fourth, fifth and so on) while the old school used to play with one string. please take the time to listen carefully dr Nico, Manuaku, Roxy Tshimpaka, Popolipo, Rigo Star, Dino Vangu, huit Kilos, Alain Makaba, and so on. whae you play guitar either in seben or not you have to combine different intervals (double stop) and melody (one string). anyway I liked the way you are teaching.
Yes I wanted to avoid to give more details about the "old school" and the "young generation", that's why I've shortened it meaning "new sebenists generation starting from F.K". But you are right. Thank you for your support.
