Video: Pianists in Paris | cdza

I kind of had a feeling that after I posted the " History Of Whistling " video by cdza that there would be many more great videos to come from them. So to follow up that wonderful performance, this team of amazingly talented musicians did their rendition of Jay-Z and Kanye West's dinner time song "Ni**as In Paris" and gave it a classical twist. Featuring 7 people (if my counting is correct) on one piano at the same time banging out the unforgettable beat from the Watch The Throne banger, this video will go viral quicker than those [...]

Seven pianists walk into a room with a Steinway... Cred: Cheez via TLF

You aren't doing covers right today if you aren't doing something different. Oh you know. Think 5 people and on guitar for that infamous Gotye cover. One guys and 5 guitars for another and now 7 people and one piano. Yes, I will leave you to imagine the logistics of all this. The group, CDZA aka Collective Cadenza , shows off a rather marvellous instrumental cover of Jay-Z’s and Kanye West’s 'Ni**as in Paris.' rather aptly renamed 'Pianists in Paris.' The video was shot in one take and shows seven men in suits playing, spinning [...]

I'm actually not dead, and I do apparently remember my admin password here.  Just wanted to pass along this seven-man piano rendition of Kanye West's "N***as in Paris", because one of my co-workers is in it, and it's pretty cool.  And you should check it out. If you like this, check out cdza 's Bandcamp . If you don't like this, you either hate pianos, hate Kanye West, or just wish you could make a cooler piano cover of a Kanye West track.  I feel you.  My piano skills leave much to be desired. [...]

CDZA  reimagines Kanye and Jay-Z’s  “Ni**as in Paris”  as “Pianists in Paris.” You may remember these guys from the history of whistling in pop music . [via DailyWhat ]