i m agree with u ,im modern dancer and i had the honor to spoke with him and he told me that he mixs afro , modern (contemporaneo) and mambo ..but he still lookin for new mixes..like plena bogaloo and funky.. he is awesome.. that style he called afro latin funk..sorry for my english ..saludos
This is so amazing! I saw it in person years ago and Frankie Martinez and his crew are fabulous with so much cool funky flava. I love that he makes it his own.
Johnny Colon's 'Merecumbe' is one of my favorite salsa tunes of all time...and the choreography is awesome as well, Juan Martos and Frankie Martinez together..I don't know the other dancers but they are all pretty awesome!!
wow that was fantastic. so professional. you can dance salsa but the afro-cuban sabor isn't something you learn - you feel it. well done. made me want to dance!
si queridos la Salsa empezo en Haiti y Cuba era una mezcla de jazz y ritmos africanos, luego de que Fidel subio al poder en 1959 bajo un poco la internaciolizacion de este ritmo en Cuba. entonces fue alli cuando NY, Miami y Colombia se convierten en los centros de la salsa. SiSi Cali es la capital de la salsa duelale a quien le duela. Mas Abakua es el nombre que al grupo se le dio la gana de ponerse y que con eso..........y es porque la misma proviene de ritmos africanos.
"The defining element of virtuosity is the performance ability of the musician in question, who is capable of displaying feats of skill well above the average performer." "...the term can also refer to a 'master' or 'ace' who excels technically within any particular field or area of human knowledge-anyone especially or dazzlingly skilled at what they do." There are a lot of good dancers/performers in the salsa/mambo world. There are even some we might call great. Very few have taken it to the level of virtuosity. Frankie Martinez = virtuoso
I wouldve scored this choreography in a 50's palladium zoot style setting. With the guys being zoots or "pachucos" like they used to call them in the 50s doing various complicated footwork and tricks and drops. Now that i think of it. I might do it. Que viva frankie, hes still an excellent dancer.
es latino es afro es contemporaneo es clasico ..es mambo..es una fusion unica...no es colombiano ni un estilo en especial..es el estilo afro latin funk q viene creando franky hace tiempo..otro ej de buena mezcla es franklin diaz..saludos
@AfroMalaya Yes you're correct it is a secret society, which has it's roots in Calabar Nigeria where I'm from! The language is a mixture of Efik,Yoruba and Spanish.I guess within this context, they are taking the dance style from Abakua, and improvising it, hence the 'Abakua School' It is quintessentially an Afro Cuban fraternity, however those non Afro Cubans may have had African Ancestors, and have passed on the tradition, so now colour is not necessarily a big deal. PEACE!
I was checking the salsa wikipedia and suddenly a new entry been made on NY Style -> Abakua School. Did some private research and found out that Abakua is a afro-cuban fraternal organisation, a secret society. How come none of the dance member here are cubans/ have afro roots, or have afro-cuban training from original source? On top of it the music is NY mambo, developed by puerto ricans. I check Abakua website and Frankie Martinez is definitely not afro. Can someone frm Abakua School clarify?
Este nombre Abakuá deveria ser mais respeitado. É uma sociedade secreta afrocubana e não tem nada a ver com o que este grupo faz! O que eles fazem nem é afrocubano!
@latinobwoy69 There is also an issue where the masculine dance moves has been totally eroded. Pls take a look at "Havana Rakatan". See their dancers : huge differences between male and female body motions and movements. Here i dont see any difference. Pls clarify. Is latin dancing turning androgynous now?
i dont really want to separate nothing.... its just that i think the colombians really feel the music, what kind of choreograph is this.. thats not salsa!!!! and yes you are rite.... i cant do a choreograph like that... because i know how to dance salsa!!!
Y donde esta lo abakua?... que chistoso si bailan como puertorros y los abakua fue una sociedad secreta de los afrodecendientes en cuba, desafortunadamente con esta retorica de la "salsa" se ha desinformado a la gente, ademas esto es una payasada... ache para todos Maferefun!
Frankie isn't even trying to do traditional salsa, so it makes no sense to compare it to salsa. As he says in his DVD, he calls what he does "Afro-Latin funk" now.
Otro ejemplo de la mal llevada envidia colombiana. El sabor auténtico de la Salsa es de Nueva York y de Puertorrico. Otras naciones tienen sus músicas como el joropo, la cumbia, etc, en las que son maestras...pero decir que los colombianos interpretan las salsa al bailar como un neoyorquino o un borinqueño....please, nada que ver.
Well, in the mean time Frankie Martinez is off traveling the world spreading his corruption and we are just two (of MANY) typical males on YT wasting our time blasting their opinions. I respect your opinion, and the all of the people stuck in the past too; but, I will just repeat that I enjoyed the piece and leave it at that. Good day.
its not the past. This is not afro-cuban. It is Mambo steps repackaged and call it Abakua cause it is a "cool" marketing name. Because everywhere in every dance community (salsa in particular) afrocuban is the trend. Cheers.
@kenimoli Stop insinuating, i am asking for clarifications. But what i am saying is there is NO link to afro-cuban dances at all but utilize the name Abakua. At least have decency to have the real Abakua dancing or heritage - e.g. pitting kukluxklan looking effigy against oppressed afros, etc. What i see here is NY 2nd Hand Mambo (not even real mambo) masquearading as Afro-cuban dance. And changing the name to Afro-Latin Funk which is is closer to musicality of the Timba than NY Jazz Mambo.
More angry Cubans upset because a music form they (Europeans/Africans/Indigenous) created has been popularized, transformed, and improved upon by other folks. GET OVER IT.
¿Desde cuándo hay tumbao en la salsa caleña? La salsa de Cali es sólo una imitación tocada a estilo propio, nada que ver con la Salsa sabrosa de New York que fue la mezcla primera...la reina del Sabor. Hay que estudiar un poco más. Por cierto, Jhonny Colón, el Maestro, es también Puertorriqueño. ¿Cómo no?
Now that's what I call a Salsa Preformance!!!
i m agree with u ,im modern dancer and i had the honor to spoke with him and he told me that he mixs afro , modern (contemporaneo) and mambo ..but he still lookin for new mixes..like plena bogaloo and funky.. he is awesome.. that style he called afro latin funk..sorry for my english ..saludos
how can it be so perfect?!?! ohhhhh...love it!
wwaaooo frankie siempre impresionante
Esto es Salsa, y no solo los hombres la llevan!!!
This is so amazing! I saw it in person years ago and Frankie Martinez and his crew are fabulous with so much cool funky flava. I love that he makes it his own.
I watch it at least twice a day!
Johnny Colon's 'Merecumbe' is one of my favorite salsa tunes of all time...and the choreography is awesome as well, Juan Martos and Frankie Martinez together..I don't know the other dancers but they are all pretty awesome!!
wow that was fantastic. so professional. you can dance salsa but the afro-cuban sabor isn't something you learn - you feel it. well done. made me want to dance!
Excelent dance group, Clasical song!
I agree, that video blew my mind!
si queridos la Salsa empezo en Haiti y Cuba era una mezcla de jazz y ritmos africanos, luego de que Fidel subio al poder en 1959 bajo un poco la internaciolizacion de este ritmo en Cuba. entonces fue alli cuando NY, Miami y Colombia se convierten en los centros de la salsa. SiSi Cali es la capital de la salsa duelale a quien le duela. Mas Abakua es el nombre que al grupo se le dio la gana de ponerse y que con eso..........y es porque la misma proviene de ritmos africanos.
"The defining element of virtuosity is the performance ability of the musician in question, who is capable of displaying feats of skill well above the average performer."
"...the term can also refer to a 'master' or 'ace' who excels technically within any particular field or area of human knowledge-anyone especially or dazzlingly skilled at what they do."
There are a lot of good dancers/performers in the salsa/mambo world.
There are even some we might call great.
Very few have taken it to the level of virtuosity.
Frankie Martinez = virtuoso
PREACH!!! 🙌🏽
I wouldve scored this choreography in a 50's palladium zoot style setting. With the guys being zoots or "pachucos" like they used to call them in the 50s doing various complicated footwork and tricks and drops. Now that i think of it. I might do it.
Que viva frankie, hes still an excellent dancer.
I realy liked the fusion
por mas cultura latina :)
es latino es afro es contemporaneo es clasico ..es mambo..es una fusion unica...no es colombiano ni un estilo en especial..es el estilo afro latin funk q viene creando franky hace tiempo..otro ej de buena mezcla es franklin diaz..saludos
@AfroMalaya Yes you're correct it is a secret society, which has it's roots in Calabar Nigeria where I'm from! The language is a mixture of Efik,Yoruba and Spanish.I guess within this context, they are taking the dance style from Abakua, and improvising it, hence the 'Abakua School' It is quintessentially an Afro Cuban fraternity, however those non Afro Cubans may have had African Ancestors, and have passed on the tradition, so now colour is not necessarily a big deal.
PEACE!
that's the studio of freankie martinez...one of the best dancers, and former student of eddie torres...dude
I would like to dance with you! For sure...that's awesome.
sorry...REALLY liked it :P
Merecumbé/ Johnny Colon
@lhaire its timba time now. 1,000 timba songs every year. Puerto Ricans are going reggaeton cause its all about selling for them.
jajajajajajaj yo se que es mi primera ves en verla pero es bakana y biendo que la muchacha se callo
the principal girls is Lori Perez.
I was checking the salsa wikipedia and suddenly a new entry been made on NY Style -> Abakua School. Did some private research and found out that Abakua is a afro-cuban fraternal organisation, a secret society.
How come none of the dance member here are cubans/ have afro roots, or have afro-cuban training from original source? On top of it the music is NY mambo, developed by puerto ricans. I check Abakua website and Frankie Martinez is definitely not afro. Can someone frm Abakua School clarify?
omg who is the artist for this song? i need to no
Este nombre Abakuá deveria ser mais respeitado. É uma sociedade secreta afrocubana e não tem nada a ver com o que este grupo faz! O que eles fazem nem é afrocubano!
:O
@latinobwoy69 There is also an issue where the masculine dance moves has been totally eroded. Pls take a look at "Havana Rakatan". See their dancers : huge differences between male and female body motions and movements. Here i dont see any difference. Pls clarify. Is latin dancing turning androgynous now?
i dont really want to separate nothing.... its just that i think the colombians really feel the music, what kind of choreograph is this.. thats not salsa!!!! and yes you are rite.... i cant do a choreograph like that... because i know how to dance salsa!!!
frankie martinez number one
chequen el minuto 4:39. upss se kayó jijii
Why is the word "abakua" in the title of this video? The music and dance it shows have nothing to do with abakua!
si, pobre..se cayò feo pero bailan fantastico!!!
Y donde esta lo abakua?... que chistoso si bailan como puertorros y los abakua fue una sociedad secreta de los afrodecendientes en cuba, desafortunadamente con esta retorica de la "salsa" se ha desinformado a la gente, ademas esto es una payasada... ache para todos Maferefun!
Frankie isn't even trying to do traditional salsa, so it makes no sense to compare it to salsa. As he says in his DVD, he calls what he does "Afro-Latin funk" now.
plx nothing like colombians.... no footwork?
Otro ejemplo de la mal llevada envidia colombiana. El sabor auténtico de la Salsa es de Nueva York y de Puertorrico. Otras naciones tienen sus músicas como el joropo, la cumbia, etc, en las que son maestras...pero decir que los colombianos interpretan las salsa al bailar como un neoyorquino o un borinqueño....please, nada que ver.
Well, in the mean time Frankie Martinez is off traveling the world spreading his corruption and we are just two (of MANY) typical males on YT wasting our time blasting their opinions. I respect your opinion, and the all of the people stuck in the past too; but, I will just repeat that I enjoyed the piece and leave it at that. Good day.
its not the past. This is not afro-cuban. It is Mambo steps repackaged and call it Abakua cause it is a "cool" marketing name. Because everywhere in every dance community (salsa in particular) afrocuban is the trend. Cheers.
@kenimoli Stop insinuating, i am asking for clarifications. But what i am saying is there is NO link to afro-cuban dances at all but utilize the name Abakua. At least have decency to have the real Abakua dancing or heritage - e.g. pitting kukluxklan looking effigy against oppressed afros, etc. What i see here is NY 2nd Hand Mambo (not even real mambo) masquearading as Afro-cuban dance. And changing the name to Afro-Latin Funk which is is closer to musicality of the Timba than NY Jazz Mambo.
More angry Cubans upset because a music form they (Europeans/Africans/Indigenous) created has been popularized, transformed, and improved upon by other folks. GET OVER IT.
No me parece que asi se baile la salsa.
Aunque si estuvieron bien ;)
¿Desde cuándo hay tumbao en la salsa caleña? La salsa de Cali es sólo una imitación tocada a estilo propio, nada que ver con la Salsa sabrosa de New York que fue la mezcla primera...la reina del Sabor. Hay que estudiar un poco más.
Por cierto, Jhonny Colón, el Maestro, es también Puertorriqueño. ¿Cómo no?
I love frankie martinez , i just didnt appreciate this show. If i wouldve choreographed and done customes for this show I wouldve done it differently.
This is not improvements, it is a corruption. On contra tiempo but the beat is downbeat? Wtf.. might as well walk sideways.
Cali es Cali y lo demas es loma :)