Cindy Blackman Santana Drum Solo - Drumeo Festival 2020

Get the full Drumeo Festival Video Pack for just $1:

Cindy Blackman Santana dominated this 12-minute solo at the inaugural Drumeo Festival. Watch how she expresses herself on the kit and how the conversation ebbs and flows between the snare and toms. You can hear the freedom in her playing – it’s an almost spiritual rhythmic experience. Don’t miss it!

Follow Cindy Blackman Santana:

Follow us:

#drumeofestival #drumeo #cindyblackmansantana

[n_i_nx]

There is something so primordial and visceral about this solo. Pure emotion. Cindy’s a beast!

[ExoScreenager]

Can we all acknowledge the musicality of these drums. They sound incredible!

[carlupthegrove]

That bass OMG... it's like a cannon.... and a single pedal...she's off the charts amazing.... so much respect for her

[simonwood]

That was incredible. So musical. The left hand control for rimshots was spectacular but what blew me away was the musicianship and the tuning. I am never, normally, a fan of definite pitch on the kit but that kit was tuned like a ukulele and played like an orchestral instrument. I'm in awe.

[nolebuc]

Saw her play live at Santana concert in 2019. She freaking killed it! One of the best.

[bigtimedrum]

I have known Cindy for many years and she over the years is like fine wine in her playing.... Love you Cindy, YEAH!!

[Jdrummer]

A drummer’s drummer for sure. She has it all, every time I hear her play I get inspired to get better. Dynamics up the ying yang, technique like no other and omg the talent!!!

[Espo]

I've seen a lot of videos of impressive women drummers, but Cindy is the only one who plays traditional grip that i've seen. Hats off

[keepthemetalflowing]

And the purity of her drum and cymbal sounds! No triggers or sampling, just the raw fury of the REAL drums. As it was meant to be.

[GoodLifeMedicine]

I love this woman. She drums like I feel on a Monday morning -- raw and aggressive, on edge, unprepared even to rise out of bed and yet somehow ready to kill everything in my path.

[GordonBagshaw-GBEnglishClass]

right around the 9:05 mark, Cindy has this look in her eyes. It is as if she is outside of her body, somewhere else. transported to a happy place, both playing and watching her performance. It's beautiful.

[mlaugh]

I can tell you this lady can kick butt on the drums!! She is a wonderful musician and has the knowledge and talent to lay it down. Love it love it.

[MYount]

This was a crazy ride. I was up on this energy, she made it so personal so much emotion. Humanity needs this much focus.

[jochanaan]

Somehow it's been longer than I like to admit since I've watched an old-school long drum solo. And Cindy is one of the best!

[chadcarrdrums]

Tony Williams would be extremely proud.

[ChemoTherapy]

She beats that drumkit like it owes her money.






But in all honesty, that was a great watch.

[thecozyconstellation]

"I believe that music is so sacred that once you're playing music you are doing the work of prayer, whether you're conscious of it or not, because you have a focused intent", says Blackman. "You transcend, because you're crossing barriers that a lot of people and even us as musicians don't normally venture to, because we don't think about it. When you can learn to move those energies, even if they're sad, into something that is of benefit, like focusing on bringing light to people who are listening, or just to the universe in general, then you can do something good with it. I don't keep that in mind 100 per cent of the time – I'm human – but I try to." - from her wiki article

[introfiant]

I had the pleasure of meeting Cindy some years back at her grandmother's funeral. When she shook my hand, holy shit what a grip. She is the nicest person. Autographed a picture for me .

[rhythmista]

That sound, those chops, the set up..Huge Tony Williams influence, yet she still manages to maintain her own sound..Absolutely superb..I'm also a huge fan and user of clear and coated cs black dot heads...👍👍

[BuMbLeBaLLs]

I like that you didn't kill that snare drum with practically placing a pillow on top of it like 99.9% of drummers do nowadays. Awesome!.