Top 10 instrumental versions of the song Despacito

 

As everyone knows, the video for the song “Despacito” recently became the most popular video on YouTube, collecting more than 3.3 billion views in more than six months. The track has long been called a hit of the summer of 2017.

 

We have compiled the top most viewed instrumental versions of this hit on Youtube.

 

1. 2CELLOS. The popular Croatian cellist duo 2CELLOS also presented a cover version of the popular song on their official YouTube channel. Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, as usual, rely not only on the quality of the music, but also on the originality of its presentation.

 

Number of views: more than 10 million.

 

 

2. Jose Asuncion. This cover version of the summer hit is performed on electric violin by the lead singer of the Madrid musical theater Teatro Kapital, José Asuncion.

 

Number of views:about 7 million.

 

 

3. Si DESPACITO fuera SINFÓNICA. As you might guess, this is a version from a Spanish symphony orchestra. It sounds quite interesting, although, you will agree, it is difficult to put it on a par with the mono-instrumental versions.

 

Number of views:about 4 million.

 

 

4. Luis GraziattoThe romantic and sensual version from saxophonist Luis Graziatto became popular not only on Youtube – this track received about 7 million views on Facebook.

 

Number of views: more than 2.5 million.

 

 

5. Peter BenceOne of the fairly recent versions (it’s only about a month old). Young musician Peter Bens decided to play an entire symphony on a piano and a specialized device called a Loop Station (a recorder for recording looped musical phrases and playing them back in real time).

 

Number of views:over 2.4 million.

 

 

6. V MinorA sextet of lively Indian guys, V Minor, performed Despacito using the following instruments: harmonium, tabla, guitars (acoustic, electric, bass), ukulele and keyboards. In addition, the game is accompanied by the performance of fragments of a song in Hindi 😆

 

Number of views: more than 2.3 million.

 

 

7. Andre SoueidAnother fresh version on electric violin from Lebanese musician Andre Soueid. This gifted guy studied at the Lebanese National Conservatory from the age of 6, and since 2010 he has been playing with the Lebanese Oriental Orchestra, for which he also composes original compositions.

 

Number of views:over 2.2 million.

 

 

8. Praveen Prathapan & Janan SathiendranA very original and different version tagged “Indian classical” by two British musicians of Indian origin Praveen Prathapan (flute) and Janan Sathiendran (tabla).

 

Number of views: more than 2 million.

 

 

9. Peter BukaHungarian pianist Peter Buka is another young talent. The guy started playing at the age of 8, now, at 20, he is a student at the music academy and has a fairly impressive list of national awards.

 

Number of views:over 1.6 million.

 

 

10. DF trumpetIt is curious that for this Italian trumpet duo, the cover version of Despacito became the first video on their official channel and immediately received a fairly decent number of views. Apparently, thanks to the dynamics and beautiful background. 😀

 

Number of views: more than 950 thousand.

 

 

Extra position. B&B Project. Of course, we couldn’t ignore the cover from the Ukrainian musicians B&B Project. They used bandura, button accordion and cahoni for their instrumental version of the song. We wish our musicians to expand the boundaries of popularity and billions of views thanks to their individuality and skill!

 

Number of views: over 450 thousand.