The Prieto Madness - AMAZING

[samnmax203]

I just read in MD that he won the John T and Catherine D Macarthur foundation genius grant ($500,000)! He said it should finance a book and a few albums. Wow!

[amoergosum]

"Jazz percussionist & composer Dafnis Prieto was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2011.
The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown
exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.
Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/fellows"

[circh bustom]

Dafnis' playing is fine, and all, but man, gotta give big props to the guy rapping. His time and phrasing was outstanding.

[DeeP_FRieD]

He's sick, there was a part in that first vid where he superimposed a 6/8 feel clave over the clave in a 3 over 4 relation...

I think people don't dig him, because he doesn't give them the instant satisfaction people seek.

He doesn't play a huge setup like el negro, so you have to real listen into what he is doing, because there isn't so many unique sounds sticking out. On top of that his chops stuff isn't packaged like Weckl's or Vinnie's. It has more of an underlying thing that it relates to rather than being a huge fill for huge fill's sake.

[Jim Richman]

He's sick, there was a part in that first vid where he superimposed a 6/8 feel clave over the clave in a 3 over 4 relation...

I think people don't dig him,

He may not have that many people who dig him, but some people dig him enough to give him a half a mil. Quality over quantity digs.

[Julián Fernández]

Drumeo keep uploading great stuff... Way to go, guys!

[gretsch-o-rama]

I'd rather hear this guy with Pat Metheny than Sanchez...

[sjj123]

I'm with ya on that gretschorama...

I cant begin to get my head around this guy....wow

[gretsch-o-rama]

There's something about Antonio Sanchez's playing that really ruins the music for me...and that's saying quite a bit given Metheny's epic compositional style. His presence in the music is almost menacing...at least, to me...

[sjj123]

I completely agree...menacing is a good word. He never makes drums sound like drums to me...