5 Congas is easy, try 49 on for size like I did!
Ever tried playing a 49 conga Guaguanco?
But yes, back to Tomas, he is correct, the original 5 conga master was Jorge 'El Niño' Alfonso, the original conguero for Irakere, before Anga. Anga came in when El Niño left the band.
El Niño was the first conguero in Cuba to use 5 congas within an orchestra/band setting, his style, became part of Anga's style, along his his huge influence from Tata.
The video quality is quite bad, but just listen to the man. One of my first teachers studied all the recordings of Irakere with El NIño, you give him 5 congas, close yoru eyes and its El Niño playing.
Anyway, here are some clips of the man. (R.I.P)
@ 1:07 the man shows a piece of his brilliance on 5 conga Guaguanco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPAs28FbOCYAgain, another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XLbKnhj0iQMore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrUfFEk-xLghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uRdFN-bE2AIrakere was so far ahead of its time.
Oh yeah, PS, congrats on your new tubs.