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Starting the marcha with an open tone
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The art of playing tres-dos
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Doubles
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Is having more congas overrated?
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Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:01 pm
Playing without being heard - Keeping playing volume down
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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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Does anybody know this drummer?
by Thomas Altmann » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:33 am
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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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Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:40 pm
What rhythms for rock?
by Robin » Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:22 pm
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Tips for absolute beginners
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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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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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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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To Quinto or Not?
by afrocubarico » Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:37 pm
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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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Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:44 am
Ritmo Oriza
by Laurent Lamy » Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:41 pm
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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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Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:07 am
Feelin' Alright
by Fignewton » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:47 pm
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Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:36 pm
Matanzas-style guaguancó
by burke » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:58 pm
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Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:28 pm
yambu 'middle drum' part
by burke » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:14 am
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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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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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Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:14 am
one handed playing
by svinohryak » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:58 pm
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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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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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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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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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Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:02 pm
Practice Funk Pattern
by Marcus » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:06 pm
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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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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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Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:01 am
Orisa/Afro rythym
by andre » Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:55 pm
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Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:39 am
Understanding Triplet Feel
by 440ranch » Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:54 am
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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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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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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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Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:11 pm
Guarapachanguero
by Quinto Governor II » Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:54 am
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Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:10 pm
Eddie Montalvo tumbao variation
by Mario2CP » Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:58 pm
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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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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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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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Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:09 pm
Internal mic placing
by CalvinP » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:33 pm
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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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Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:46 pm
Tilting bongos set up
by CalvinP » Sat Jun 14, 2014 1:53 am
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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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Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:03 am
Tumba Placement
by Kaban » Tue May 27, 2014 4:13 pm
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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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Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:01 pm
Tuning 4 Congas
by torpedo tom » Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:17 am
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Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:29 am
Slap vs "Pop"
by stride88 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:00 pm
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