George88 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 This is some beautiful music and I hope you will check out he harp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I can't tell what kind of harp that is. I am familiar with pedal concert harp (orchestral, with steel strings), and for nylon string folk harps: Celtic (which I own); Paraguayan; Mexican (sometimes referred to as Mariachi Harp, but used across the region in many genres). My best guess is that it is some form of Mexican Harp, without the usual fancy head (like a ship-mast, almost, on many models). I don't think I've heard Harp in that context before, and it sounds almost like a Zither in that playing style. The Accordionist is playing a Tango Bandoneon, I think? Paquito D'Rivera is one of my three favourite clarinetists (the other two being Don Byron and Eddie Daniels), and one who has influenced my own playing a great deal. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music Bird Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Youre right about the bandoneon. I think its a Mexican harp too. Quote Yamaha MX49, Casio SK1/WK-7600, Korg Minilogue, Alesis SR-16, Casio CT-X3000, FL Studio, many VSTs, percussion, woodwinds, strings, and sound effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Thats really nice! I wonder if he gets tired of explaining why he has those fingernails. Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Harrison Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Website of Edmar Castaneda Video about his harp: [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Camac is a well-known and respected harp company. So it's a hybrid of classical, celtic, and latin harps. Interesting. The front post definitely looks like a Mexican harp, which was my only initial cue. It does not surprise me that it is a custom design though; this is fairly common with top players. The term "llanera" (more or less "plains") is common in Colombia (where he's from) and Venezuela. It's less literal meaning is just to indicate something as a folk instrument, or one for the common person. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arX Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Amazing indeed. I think I was first introduced to Edmar's harpistry on this very site. [video:youtube] Quote [align:right]## ##[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Harrison Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Hiromi Uehara & Edmar Castaneda - Live in Montreal [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 It looks like long fingernails are pretty critical. That's a problem for me with lots of instruments that I only play rarely due to needing to keep my nails super-short for my bass playing. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arX Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Edmar with Ari Hoenig [video:youtube] Quote [align:right]## ##[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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