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				Starting the marcha with an open tone 
					 
					by Siete Leguas  » Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:25 pm
				 
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				Last post  by vxla 
					   Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:04 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				The art of playing tres-dos 
					 
					by Thomas Altmann  » Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:01 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Thomas Altmann 
					   Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:53 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Doubles 
					 
					by Greensail  » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:00 am
				 
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				Last post  by Greensail 
					   Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:46 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Is having more congas overrated? 
					 
					  by mrhands  » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:48 am
				 
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				Last post  by Thomas Altmann 
					   Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:01 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Playing without being heard - Keeping playing volume down 
					 
					by salpica  » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:29 am
				 
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				Last post  by drbongo42 
					   Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:12 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Extracting part of a conga tune for tuning or repeat 
					 
					  by mtm  » Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:38 pm
				 
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				Last post  by drbongo42 
					   Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:03 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Does anybody know this drummer? 
					 
					by Thomas Altmann  » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:33 am
				 
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				Last post  by Chtimulato 
					   Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:43 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				6/8 Clave Permutations - Bell Patterns and Church Modes 
					 
					by Thomas Altmann  » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:12 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Siete Leguas 
					   Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:40 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				What rhythms for rock? 
					 
					by Robin  » Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:22 pm
				 
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				Last post  by jorge 
					   Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:13 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Tips for absolute beginners 
					 
					by drbongo42  » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:59 am
				 
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				Last post  by Devagar 
					   Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:02 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				First post - Congas with Afrobeat 
					 
					by barry_k  » Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:02 pm
				 
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				Last post  by barry_k 
					   Sun May 06, 2018 1:58 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Which rhythm is played here? 
					 
					by Alan1984  » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:08 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Chtimulato 
					   Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:07 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Excellent Thesis on Mongo Santamaria and Congas 
					 
					by drbongo42  » Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:34 am
				 
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				Last post  by jorge 
					   Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:30 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				To Quinto or Not? 
					 
					  by afrocubarico  » Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:37 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Chtimulato 
					   Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:34 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Playing Pop, Soul, R&B, and Rock-N-Roll 
					 
					by mangorockfish  » Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:42 am
				 
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				Last post  by Thomas Altmann 
					   Sun Aug 06, 2017 1:46 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Newbie Conga Advice 
					 
					by woodnut  » Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:15 pm
				 
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				Last post  by afrocubarico 
					   Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:44 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Ritmo Oriza 
					 
					by Laurent Lamy  » Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:41 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Derbeno 
					   Mon May 29, 2017 4:21 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Clave metronome app for smartphones 
					 
					by Joseph  » Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:23 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Jasie_gee 
					   Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:07 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Feelin' Alright 
					 
					  by Fignewton  » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:47 pm
				 
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				Last post  by JohnnyConga 
					   Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:36 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Matanzas-style guaguancó 
					 
					  by burke  » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:58 pm
				 
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				Last post  by burke 
					   Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:28 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				yambu 'middle drum' part 
					 
					  by burke  » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:14 am
				 
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				Last post  by burke 
					   Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:26 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Slaps tented or flat - or maybe a misunderstanding 
					 
					by burke  » Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:56 am
				 
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				Last post  by burke 
					   Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:49 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Heel vs. Bass - are they the same ? 
					 
					by Ragabhava  » Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:18 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Ragabhava 
					   Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:14 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				one handed playing 
					 
					by svinohryak  » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:58 pm
				 
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				Last post  by svinohryak 
					   Fri May 20, 2016 9:40 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Playing in the pocket vs Playing free 
					 
					by bongosnotbombs  » Sat May 22, 2010 4:22 pm
				 
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				Last post  by estragon 
					   Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:05 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				How did you learn to play congas? 
					 
					by bongosnotbombs  » Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:23 pm
				 
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				Last post  by estragon 
					   Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:00 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Question about Mongo for Johnny Conga 
					 
					  by Doc Washboard  » Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:48 pm
				 
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				Last post  by JohnnyConga 
					   Sat Oct 17, 2015 3:04 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Humbolt State University Afro Cuban Workshop 
					 
					  by davidpenalosa  » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:59 pm
				 
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				Last post  by windhorse 
					   Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:02 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Practice Funk Pattern 
					 
					by Marcus  » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:06 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Marcus 
					   Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:06 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Do I need a tumba? 
					 
					by jimmorgan  » Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:55 pm
				 
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				Last post  by RitmoBoricua 
					   Wed Mar 04, 2015 6:14 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Trying to understand timekeeping/placeholding during solos 
					 
					  by Doc Washboard  » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:43 pm
				 
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				Last post  by windhorse 
					   Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:01 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Orisa/Afro rythym 
					 
					by andre  » Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:55 pm
				 
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				Last post  by andre 
					   Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:39 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Understanding Triplet Feel 
					 
					  by 440ranch  » Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:54 am
				 
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				Last post  by windhorse 
					   Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:21 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Victory Celebration by John Williams 
					 
					by Jani Lehtioksa  » Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:51 pm
				 
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				Last post  by JohnnyConga 
					   Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:06 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Conga Technique, sound development, exercises 
					 
					  by JohnnyConga  » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:42 am
				 
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				Last post  by mangorockfish 
					   Mon Nov 17, 2014 3:17 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Mano Secreta Step by Step 
					 
					by Marcus  » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:11 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Marcus 
					   Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:11 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Guarapachanguero 
					 
					by Quinto Governor II  » Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:54 am
				 
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				Last post  by JohnnyConga 
					   Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:10 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Eddie Montalvo tumbao variation 
					 
					  by Mario2CP  » Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:58 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Mario2CP 
					   Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:31 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Help for new Conga player! :) 
					 
					by BongoMuzik  » Wed Jun 25, 2014 4:21 pm
				 
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				Last post  by vinnieL 
					   Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:24 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Open Slap vs Closed Slap 
					 
					by groovemanlars  » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:05 pm
				 
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				Last post  by markab 
					   Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:05 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Hand-to-hand vs heel-tip technique for quinto 
					 
					  by studio7conga  » Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:41 pm
				 
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				Last post  by davidpenalosa 
					   Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:09 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Internal mic placing 
					 
					  by CalvinP  » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:33 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Derbeno 
					   Sat Jun 21, 2014 8:31 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Question for Basic Congas placement 
					 
					by CalvinP  » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:01 am
				 
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				Last post  by CalvinP 
					   Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:46 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Tilting bongos set up 
					 
					by CalvinP  » Sat Jun 14, 2014 1:53 am
				 
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				Last post  by CalvinP 
					   Sat Jun 14, 2014 4:50 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Toques de Atabaque para Umbanda e Candonblé 
					 
					by godskin  » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:59 am
				 
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				Last post  by JohnnyConga 
					   Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:30 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Where can I find this "Stoned Hand drum" book? 
					 
					by Luis  » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:46 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Kaban 
					   Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:03 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Tumba Placement 
					 
					by Kaban  » Tue May 27, 2014 4:13 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Kaban 
					   Sat May 31, 2014 3:22 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Developing an ear for clave 
					 
					by KidCuba  » Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:01 pm
				 
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				Last post  by windhorse 
					   Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:01 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Tuning 4 Congas 
					 
					by torpedo tom  » Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:17 am
				 
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				Last post  by Roka 
					   Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:29 am 
				 
			 
		 
	
		
			
				Slap vs "Pop" 
					 
					by stride88  » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:00 pm
				 
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				Last post  by Seneferu 
					   Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:04 pm 
				 
			 
		 
	
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	 
	
	
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