Zigaboo Modeliste 'Cissy Strut' Drum Lesson (Course Teaser)

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Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste was recognized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and his recordings with The Meters are legendary. He breaks down, discusses, and demonstrates the essence of his feel and grooves that made the New Orleans second-line funk drumming sound. Being funky is one of the biggest compliments a drummer can receive and Zig is the master.

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There was no Youtube back in the late 60's. So all the drummers in Trinidad played the hi hats with one hand. That is until the Meters came to town. I became a musician because of these guys

jojokym

There are legendary grooves. Then theres Cissy Strut. This vid is important! Thanks for making this happen.

mattschaeferdesign

“More flavor from simplicity.”
There are lots of musicians who really need to hear that.

flamecolumn

Thank you for explaining mr. Zigaboo Modeliste
And thank to the channel owner for publicing

seavisofheaven

Absolute genius here kids! Pay attention. I'm 58, have been playing for 45 yrs, and what Zig is doing here just opens up so many more options. Flavor? Yes, more please!

jjkerwin

I enjoy a drummer with a great groove more than a drummer trying to impress me with speed and lots of hits. Ziggy is a great drummer who proves this point.

robertzm

I'm not a drummer but was so excited to see this video! What an honor to hear him break down what he's doing and then hear the whole band. This song is just pure funky joy!! ❤

socalsal

One of my favorite drummers. Amazing feel. He doesn't bother with the half swung 16th note on the kick after the 3 (e) that most get meticulous about when attempting to replicate the beat off the album. To him it's probably just something he played that day but it's mostly about the feel in general.

chochemerlyn

His two handed-hat technique opens up so much more options and expressions - love it!

stikkman

Good to see Zygaboo still with us. A big influence on my drumming. In the early seventies I played in a group from New York called Squeeze and Cissy Strut was our theme song. Met the Meters at Mylon Lefreve studio in Atlanta.
Evangelist Roger Mansour former Leslie West Vagrants Drummer

rogermansour

Much gratefulness for this incredibly generous, wise and humble artist! And thanks to Drum Channel for putting this one together, a must watch!!

The "Cissy Strut" groove has stuck with me ever since I've heard it in a film soundtrack. It took me a long while to figure it out on my own, no Youtube at the time, and I thought hi-hat was played one-handed for years... It introduced me to a whole world of funk which I now consider my musical center as a drummer.

I never could make it groove quite the same way, but it has definitely had a big impact on my overall playing, as I kept listening to the track over and over, going into those details of feel, accents, variations, history, etc. I eventually found a transcription (probably in Modern Drummer) and finally the man himself showing it here a few years back. This whole DVD is just amazing, especially fond of the round table with Don Lombardi interviewing a legendary panel: Joseph 'Zigaboo' Modeliste, Jonathan 'Sugarfoot' Moffet, James Gadson and Jim Keltner, mind-blowing this one!!!

That Gadson quote, man that's deep: "Funky... I think everyone is funky, if they get to be heard... You know, I think that it's within the person when they give themselves. To me, that's being funky and people can relate to it." Damn...

Youtube is great, but I sometimes wonder if I would have worked so long and hard on that groove, as I could only hear it and try to translate that to the kit, had I had been initiated with a tutorial on day one... I think the mystery of having no visual clues and just loving that sound so much, obsessing over it for years, taught me more than a video on its own ever could, about groove and personality.

glade_maker

The absolute Funkiest Drummer on the planet, and probably the universe, too!!!! Love you Zigaboo! Love all of them funky Meters' from New Orleans who are all Funk Masters. No other Band funks the way the Meters do!!!

michaelgreen

5:28 yes Zigaboo show us how it’s done

thegreatNEb

Thank you for explaining mr. Zigaboo Modeliste
And thank to the channel owner for publishing this video

seavisofheaven

A wealth of drumming technique here especially watching the band at the end; the back beat also played on the hi-hat and the pause and action on the snare for the second part; and of course the funky bass drum mixing it with the bass lines. Funky as hell.

sweetspotdrummer