I learn best with TAB. That allows me to figure the repeated structures in the melodies. I REALLY struggle to figure things by looking at fingers and spoken TAB , so a downloadable PDF of the TAB of the lesson is essential. Rhythmic notation above or in the TAB would make a serious difference as well.
@@jeremyacton4569 Hi Jeremy, for the next videos I'll have a more zoom-in shot of the left hand/frets. Tabs at this point in time aren't in my plans but will make an announcement if they come out! I went slow step by step verbally in this video, hopefully this will be a good starting point. Thank you for your feedback!
Don Keller, congratulations man. That is the song is from my country, The Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 was played by Luambo Franco. Love it my man.
Merci Mr Keller d'avoir Immortalisé ce géant de la musique rdcongolaise en particulier et africaine en général qui est le Grand Maître Franco Luambo Makiadi . Ceci prouve sans équivoque qu'il fut GRAND .
I’m not trying to be a bragger,but I was there at Melkweig,I am in the audience on that album,and Mario was an avalanche,it was an earthquake,I saw his fingers glide,to make that sound. It was a moment of angels. It was!!!
Love your playing, what a great surprise to find a tutorial! Soukous music is a ray of sunshine. Thank you for taking the time to make this and I hope there is more to come!
Hi Don - My guitar has been in the shop for the last month - watching this tutorial makes it harder to be apart.... To my knowledge no one else is posting tutorials from this era of West African music - I hope you continue.
Thanks Don for resurfacing in a great fashion.Again much love from Kenya.You actually inspired me to buy a bass guitar cause I figured playing rhythm and lead guitar was beyond me but probably would manage the bass line for you.🙏
hello Don thank you for this excellent work and I greet all the fans from all countries who follow you and love this fantastic music and the fantastic artists who created it. Well it's not an easy song and it took me several days well I'm French and the translation of the video is not obvious but it does it in full screen thank you very much. well the piece is in C - CFGF but with a very special rhythm of the chords for soukous thank you take care of you all !!
Very nicely done, you explained everything clearly and will definitely stay tuned for the next instalment. Chapter markers also made it easy to navigate. Your playing is top notch Don!
tokoss!..more of these videos ..am a die hard congo rumba fan and am about to buy my first guitar...always enjoyed the videos...deeply..salaams all the way from kenya
...I kept expecting Francos voice to kick in...!! Great work bro! Thank you for the lesson...still so so complicated for a newbie like me... but am inspired not to give up learning!!
Thanks Don for this installment. Was waiting for this for a long long time. I would like maybe an indication of the guitar playing level requirement that the tutorial is for : Beginner or Intermediate. This is awesome work Don.
I would classify this as "intermediate" to play it properly in time but that's just my opinion. The reason I don't classify this explicitly is that I don't want classifications to limit anyone's playing. I hope this helps. Thank you for your compliments!
We need more tutorials like that. I would love to see you play others classics like Mamou, Parafifi or Tabu Ley’s classics like Mokolo nakokufa or Kelya. I hope you’ll be back ! Thank you for your amazing dedication
Hi Don! Congratulations! You did it, the first tutorial approach😊 Sitting outside in the night with a beer, the kids are sleeping and I'm following your project. Good understandable explanations on the chords and the theory. Quick feedback, maybe a close up view of your left hand would be helpful. Keep it going! Pat from Germany, or beberu kichaa as I am known of in Tansania 😊
Great tutorial! Thanks. Keep 'em coming, please. I am certain that the pick up is on the and of 4, not 3. Had me really confused whilst laying down layers with a loop pedal, until I realised.
Bro, you took long to get started on these tutorials.. Good that you finally came round to it. We need a tutorial on Guitar Amp settings for both the Rhythm and Solo guitar for the general Soukous Sound, such as the Bokelo Sandoka cover you did.. Would not hurt also to know how you hold the pick and how you position it on the guitar body for the crisp and fast picking notes
Muy buenooooo... Soy de Argentina. Se entiende la explicación... Pero la tablatura en el vídeo ayudaría muchísimo más. Te agradezco lo que compartis que nos ayuda a mejorar como guitarristas.
Hi Sylvester, you can to a certain extent but it will be more work for the hands. The best thing without a capo is to slightly modify the playing so it's easier on the hands. Knowing the basic melody and rhythm and how it falls in place with the other parts is key. That's my two cents. If someone else has a better solution, I'm all ears :)
Much appreciation Don! I have a question. The rhythm guitar no.2 seems to be different than the part you are playing in your cover video from 2011. If you know that part will you teach it to us please? Also, Massu would be another great tutorial!
You're welcome. The 2011 version I did had a rhythm part that was my own. In the tutorial for this song, I wanted to be as close as I could to the original. I think a tutorial for Massu as well!
9:21 so the first pick up starts at low C. Are you saying the second rhythm is another octave higher (middle C)? Does not sound anything like yours on my piano. I know nothing about guitar and just learning piano
The first note should be C for both in this example. I believe we are thinking of the same part 9:31 that goes over the octave change. If it sounds off, feel free to reach me through my website: www.donaldkeller.com/contact
What did you like most about the tutorial? What would you like to see done differently?
Entertaining, helpful...but can we get a zoom in on the frets
@@nathannavachenja3513 Great feedback! I will do that for the next tutorial!
Lots of respect and love from Kenya big up
I learn best with TAB. That allows me to figure the repeated structures in the melodies. I REALLY struggle to figure things by looking at fingers and spoken TAB , so a downloadable PDF of the TAB of the lesson is essential. Rhythmic notation above or in the TAB would make a serious difference as well.
@@jeremyacton4569 Hi Jeremy, for the next videos I'll have a more zoom-in shot of the left hand/frets. Tabs at this point in time aren't in my plans but will make an announcement if they come out! I went slow step by step verbally in this video, hopefully this will be a good starting point. Thank you for your feedback!
This made my Congolese heart happy ❤️🇨🇩
Franco for ever, thanks for keeping him alive!
I'm Congolese and I feel so proud seeing you explaining the OK jazz music. Thanks
Don Keller, congratulations man. That is the song is from my country, The Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 was played by Luambo Franco. Love it my man.
Woow this guys I can’t believe I was singing to how he was playing instead of learning the tutorial
Thanks man
Merci Mr Keller d'avoir Immortalisé ce géant de la musique rdcongolaise en particulier et africaine en général qui est le Grand Maître Franco Luambo Makiadi . Ceci prouve sans équivoque qu'il fut GRAND .
Reading through the comments, 40% are from Kenya, one would expect Congo to lead, but Kenya seems to have the most fans of Luambo
Most Congolese can't speak English that's, I am one
I’m not trying to be a bragger,but I was there at Melkweig,I am in the audience on that album,and Mario was an avalanche,it was an earthquake,I saw his fingers glide,to make that sound.
It was a moment of angels.
It was!!!
Thanks a lot Don Keller! We waiting a other tutorial for Massu!
Thank you! Great suggestion!
Love your playing, what a great surprise to find a tutorial! Soukous music is a ray of sunshine. Thank you for taking the time to make this and I hope there is more to come!
Tremendo clásico de la música africana.... Usted lo hace ver tan fácil... Genial....
Woooow. Legend 👌👌
from kenya ..I always enjoy you playing🎸🎸🔥🔥
Thank you for trying to teach us this. As a beginner I was lost.
You're welcome. I definitely see an opportunity to provide more videos that help beginners :)
Keller tu es un vrai grand Champion !!! Je suis vraiment d'accord !!! Je me lasse jamais de l'écouter.
Je suis un vrai fan et j'écoute tous les jours depuis Abidjan ( Côte d'ivoire)
Franco lives in this guy,,
I dont play guitar but I really like the way you teach. You are so talented. Thank you
Whouuuuuuu très fort vive la musique congolaise kinshasa. Kinshasa eloko ya makasi. Tokosssss 💋💋❤❤✌✌💪💪💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi Don - My guitar has been in the shop for the last month - watching this tutorial makes it harder to be apart.... To my knowledge no one else is posting tutorials from this era of West African music - I hope you continue.
You are just simply the best
Thank you so much 😊
Hello Don Keller es genial verte tocar y creer q es fácil tu lo haces tamb q pareciera q es fácil t.q.m desde cartagena Colombia
thank you
You are strong my little Don Keller. Congratulations
Thanks alot brother. Your fingers tips has a very sweet tone
Thank you for this! I love what you are doing. This song was my intro to this music too and I fell in love immediately.
Don keller merci napelaka.na.ye.makasi.merci
You are doing an awesome work Don. Lots of love from Kenya.
Thank you! It is great hearing you from you all the way from Kenya!
Your the best 🤝🏿👍🏿💚💚🏆
Thank you very much!
Wewe ni genius... how do you manage to break down makiadis' guitar wirh such precision! Njoo Kinshasa hii league ni ya Kinshasa kaka
Mr Don Keller welcome to my Congolese music 🇨🇩, thank you so much for the tutorial be blessed, we're waiting for more
Thanks Don for resurfacing in a great fashion.Again much love from Kenya.You actually inspired me to buy a bass guitar cause I figured playing rhythm and lead guitar was beyond me but probably would manage the bass line for you.🙏
hello Don thank you for this excellent work and I greet all the fans from all countries who follow you and love this fantastic music and the fantastic artists who created it. Well it's not an easy song and it took me several days well I'm French and the translation of the video is not obvious but it does it in full screen thank you very much. well the piece is in C - CFGF but with a very special rhythm of the chords for soukous thank you
take care of you all !!
Thanks Don. My favorite song. I can finally learn how to play it on guitar!
Excellentissime !
Very nicely done, you explained everything clearly and will definitely stay tuned for the next instalment. Chapter markers also made it easy to navigate. Your playing is top notch Don!
Thank you very much for going into what you liked! This will help me with future videos.
Well done Don Keller
Loved the tutorial. I've been following your work , I hope to see more of such and more!
tokoss!..more of these videos ..am a die hard congo rumba fan and am about to buy my first guitar...always enjoyed the videos...deeply..salaams all the way from kenya
I just subscribed to your channel today. Kudos for doing justice to Mario from Franco Luambo!
That was awesome. That well-done step by step approach. I'd been trying to play this since I was a kid in Africa but never got it right. Thanks.
...I kept expecting Francos voice to kick in...!! Great work bro! Thank you for the lesson...still so so complicated for a newbie like me... but am inspired not to give up learning!!
It really touched me.
i am a big fan of your music from Rwanda🇷🇼
I'm one of your fan now... Congratulations
matondo mingi na yo....(lingala)
thank you very much...(English)
it's difficult to find such a tutorial on internet.
This is absolutely beautiful! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 i wish to learn how to play the guitar some day! Thank you so much for this tutorial!👏🏾👏🏾
Awesome.
Thanks Don for this installment. Was waiting for this for a long long time. I would like maybe an indication of the guitar playing level requirement that the tutorial is for : Beginner or Intermediate. This is awesome work Don.
I would classify this as "intermediate" to play it properly in time but that's just my opinion. The reason I don't classify this explicitly is that I don't want classifications to limit anyone's playing. I hope this helps. Thank you for your compliments!
We need more tutorials like that. I would love to see you play others classics like Mamou, Parafifi or Tabu Ley’s classics like Mokolo nakokufa or Kelya. I hope you’ll be back ! Thank you for your amazing dedication
this is what i always was waiting for thank you !
Wonderful! You're welcome!
Very nice tutorial ! I am a big fan of Franco and I've followed your tutorial and it made me learn this tune more deeply. Many thanks !
Hi Don! Congratulations! You did it, the first tutorial approach😊 Sitting outside in the night with a beer, the kids are sleeping and I'm following your project. Good understandable explanations on the chords and the theory. Quick feedback, maybe a close up view of your left hand would be helpful. Keep it going! Pat from Germany, or beberu kichaa as I am known of in Tansania 😊
I will definitely have more close up shots in the next tutorial!
@@donkellermedia 👌
Your talents can heal so many people in congo 💯 %
Thank you so much for tutorial
Oh boy what a wonderful tutorial. Don ...is soo talented.
Don, you are really a´´Don``!
Don in french means: Gift. That you are.
You are great!
Great
Felicidades desde 🇵🇦👌te sigo. Excelente guitarrista y maestro
Hello man your the best 👍 that is a good idea to give out the tutorial keep it up like that
You’re are simply awesome
Don you are so good at this. You should give classes. Mario is one of my favorite all time Franco songs
Thank you for your compliment! I'm glad you love Mario as well! Incredible song :)
@@donkellermedia you should John Bokelo - Sandoka
Beautiful
You are doing a great job 👍
Man we need more videos from you brother.
Keep going bruv. It’s needed
Great tutorial! Thanks. Keep 'em coming, please. I am certain that the pick up is on the and of 4, not 3. Had me really confused whilst laying down layers with a loop pedal, until I realised.
i will loooooooooooooove it if you made a tutorial on " Massu "
Great suggestion!
Incredible. You are amazing
Thank you so much 😍😍🇨🇵
Talent
More, more, more!
Haha :) I appreciate your enthusiasm! I look forward to getting more videos out!
Great job my son
Thank you very much!
Bro, you took long to get started on these tutorials.. Good that you finally came round to it. We need a tutorial on Guitar Amp settings for both the Rhythm and Solo guitar for the general Soukous Sound, such as the Bokelo Sandoka cover you did.. Would not hurt also to know how you hold the pick and how you position it on the guitar body for the crisp and fast picking notes
Muy buenooooo... Soy de Argentina. Se entiende la explicación... Pero la tablatura en el vídeo ayudaría muchísimo más. Te agradezco lo que compartis que nos ayuda a mejorar como guitarristas.
Franco was a guitar wizard, how did you get it right? God bless you man
Awesome
More tutorials please!
Good music
YES!
Congratulations Don. I like your style. Can you write this on tab? It will make things easier.Thanks.
🔥🔥🔥
Franco was a musical genius
Can you please do a tutorial video on pessa position by T.P.O.K Jazz's greatest hits.
Thanks for the tutorial. But on the last part, how did it feel playing the guitar like the King of Rhumba, Franco.
Don, keep on keep on... This one guy who disliked mush have been somehow insane.
Trying to transcribe for piano in F. Will share score here. Great. Love the channel 😀😀😀
Thank you! Feel free to connect with me regarding that score here: www.donaldkeller.com/contact
ua-cam.com/video/h5zpbjnK84E/v-deo.html
I would like see you to play the guitar the music of conjunto Africa Negra. ( carambola, May muê, ect
Thanks for the tutorial. Can you play the rhythm part without using the Capo?
Hi Sylvester, you can to a certain extent but it will be more work for the hands. The best thing without a capo is to slightly modify the playing so it's easier on the hands. Knowing the basic melody and rhythm and how it falls in place with the other parts is key. That's my two cents. If someone else has a better solution, I'm all ears :)
@@donkellermedia Thanks a lot Don.
Don please I would like you to do a tutorial on "Sai" done by Kanda bongo man/Diblo dibala. Thanks in advance.
Much appreciation Don! I have a question. The rhythm guitar no.2 seems to be different than the part you are playing in your cover video from 2011. If you know that part will you teach it to us please? Also, Massu would be another great tutorial!
You're welcome. The 2011 version I did had a rhythm part that was my own. In the tutorial for this song, I wanted to be as close as I could to the original. I think a tutorial for Massu as well!
❤❤❤❤
Even if franco was asked of the chords,hed no idea bt gave you ,a& orhets ths task.created oportunities thougg
lelo makambu lobi koswana, Mario....nalembi ehhhhh
Practice Fastinas les kilimambogo available you tube
You've aged Don !!😅👍🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉
Hi Don, do you have de notes. I want to play them on my piano. Thx
9:21 so the first pick up starts at low C. Are you saying the second rhythm is another octave higher (middle C)? Does not sound anything like yours on my piano. I know nothing about guitar and just learning piano
The first note should be C for both in this example. I believe we are thinking of the same part 9:31 that goes over the octave change. If it sounds off, feel free to reach me through my website: www.donaldkeller.com/contact
Mi najua wakenya wako hapa wamekondoa macho kama mafundi wa saa, wamejaza midomo mate
thanks bro can you make a vidoe for infidelite mado as well?