Rhythms for funk

[spiritdrum]

Hi,

I really like pilon and mozambique when playing funk. Does anybody have any other favorites?

Also, I know cuban mozambique and always forget New York style. I'd love to see a transcription.

Thanks,

Lisa

[No.2-1820]

This is now my default funk pattern.
It's at a tempo that you can watch and listen to Eddie 'Bongo' Brown as he plays it. And the song speaks for itself, very nice to listen to over and over until you get it down !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s

Barrie

[TONE74]

I haven't tried to play any yet but Michael Spiro's book conga drummers guidebook has the "Whats going on" pattern as well as some other funk patterns. I also ran into a cd of 70's Cuban music influenced by funk called Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba. I'm sure there are some patterns in there that can work. If anyone has this cd and can tell me what rhythm is being played on track 15 I would appreciate that. Thanks

[Isaac]

There's a lot of good ideas & grooves to be learned from Brazilian music also.
There's a big variety & many regional styles to listen to. Some of it uses congas
in a very funky way.

Here's a start with some free old Vinyl Downloads:

http://loronix.blogspot.com/search?q=AFRO

~ ISAAC

[JConga]

I tried to download an MP3 here, it didnt work.....said it wasnt allowed....well i did a recording about a month ago..i put down a variety of rhythmic patterns and played all the percussion on it...goto
http://www.myspace.com/jcjohnnyconga then to my music box and clik on the Fascination Movement....let me know what you think...Johnny Conga...

[TONE74]

Whats up JC , not sure wich track you meant exactly but I checked the "your love" one out and I'm digging it big time. I like how you laid it down. I tried sending you that other track a bunch of times but din't work. I'm sure you would of deciphered it in a minute though. Peace

[JConga]

YEA IT'S THE TRAK "YOUR LOVE"..IT'S ACTUALLY A ROUGH MIX ..I DID 5 DIFFERENT PERCUSSIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS ONE TUNE AND THE PRODUCER/ENGINEER...MIXED THIS COPY JUST FOR ME..SO i DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE FINISHED PRODUCT WILL SOUND LIKE UNTIL HE GIVES ME A FINISHED COPY....BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET U CATS HEAR THE VARIETY OF STYLES I PUT ON IT..GLAD U LIKED IT....
JOHNNY CONGA...

[congamyk]

I like 2 rhythms from the Tomas Cruz Volume II & III DVDs.
The Iyesa and Songo patterns work well over funk (Vol II).
The Marcha patterns from the Timba booklet work well also (Vol III).

Also, on his legendary video Anga Diaz put on a tremendous display of funk conga using the Pilon pattern.

Additionally, Kalani's DVD "Conga Jam" has a Songo pattern, as well as patterns for Funk and Pop that sounds good.

Funkque!

[Mike]

There's a lot of good ideas & grooves to be learned from Brazilian music also.
There's a big variety & many regional styles to listen to. Some of it uses congas
in a very funky way.

Here's a start with some free old Vinyl Downloads:

http://loronix.blogspot.com/search?q=AFRO

~ ISAAC

Thanks very much for providing that link, I have downloaded and listened to these musical rarities with great pleasure!
Very cool and "funky" Afro-Brazilian grooves there.

[JConga]

I remember Deodato from New York back in the early 70's...great orchestrator and the fact that he used Ray Barretto and Airto says it all...Johnny Conga...

[congamyk]

http://loronix.blogspot.com/search?q=AFRO
~ ISAAC

Great link, I love Brazil! Thanks man!

[Roka]

Check this blog also
http://jinkzmusings.blogspot.com

There are lots of good old funk with percussion

[JConga]

Here is a typical funky conga pattern i played with the Erik Fridrich Trio...a musician from Chicago that now lives here and the GREAT Steve Kim on bass....Johnny Conga

http://www.youtube.com/v/xfT6eYqwG20&hl=en&fs=1

[Laurent Lamy]

Hi,

I sells a downloadable course about this :

Contemporary rhythms for Congas part.1



A video :

1. Rock X 6 patterns and variations
2. Pop X 6 patterns and variations
3. Funk (disco, rap, hip hop) X 6 patterns and variations
3. Jazz (swing) X 6 patterns and variations

+ PDF (scores) and mp3 to play along.

Contact me b private message if you are interested...

ZunZun

[Quinto Governor II]

Hey JConga, that was a very nice demonstration of the back-beat rhythm on congas. I don't generally like to hear it or play it on congas. Its so central to r&b, which I grew up on, and it has kind of worn on me. I think that's why I started listening to jazz at an early age, than African and world music, than Latin, after the "Buena Vistas Social Club" seem to have at least added to, if not caused, the availability of Latin music in my area. Most of the time I see it played on congas, its by someone who doesn't have good technique. You showed me that good technique, along with creativity can really make a rhythm come alive. The fills you used were well placed. Thanks again showing those of us, who still have much to learn, the ropes.