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Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:56 amby akdom
Hi all.
According to you which is the best method book/DVD for advanced players.
I have been playing for 15 years but I am looking for something to improve my echnique and help me open some new skills doors.
Thank you for your help.
B
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Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:49 pmby congamyk
Tomas Cruz Volumes II and III... it will change your life!
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:14 amby JohnnyConga
I SECOND THAT EMOTION!...."JC" JOhnny Conga... 
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:17 amby onile
:D :laugh:
You know that's right!
Peace!
Onile!
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:49 amby congamyk
JohnnyConga wrote:I SECOND THAT EMOTION!...."JC" JOhnny Conga...
Yeah Brother JC you have a DVD coming out soon also and we are all anticipating it. :;):
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:24 pmby JohnnyConga
Well don't get toooooooo xcited....it's not a Tomas Cruz dvd....it's basically for beginners to intermediate....and now I have an editor so when she is ready Im going in and do the final edit and then it will be ready....I am glad everyone has been so patient about this, it's been driving me nuts to get it out there, once and for all...and my Cd also should be done in the next month as soon as the studio is available again.....peace..."JC" Johnny Conga...
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:10 amby akdom
thanks guys.
I will have a look
B
Posted:
Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:35 pmby Congadelica
I bought the 1 and 11 of tomasito `s dvd books . they are very good I just need more time to practice 2 hrs a day just aint enough when your a hungry conguero novice like me :p
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:10 pmby Derbeno
Tomasito Cruz as per above recommendations of course.
May I also add Miguel "Angá" Diaz - Angá Mania
Excellent 5 drum stuff by the charismatic master. Including his philosophy on soloing.
It has been out on Pal for a while and should be available in NTSC soon.
http://www.musicinmotionfilms.com/
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:26 pmby akdom
yes, I have the Anga Mania.. Great video
B
Posted:
Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:01 pmby Laurent Lamy
Hello BigB,
i woul'd like to advice this dvd :
Cuban Rumba, by the master drummer Javier Campos Martinez : http://world.abeillemusique.com/produit.php?cle=14432
Il's about rumba !
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Tue May 01, 2007 12:02 amby JohnnyConga
Wow Looks good, wish the page was in 'English'.....what xactly makes one a "Master" drummer at his age???....the "mastering " of one style??....My new player I am looking at now and listening to is Eliel Lazo-Linares....for me he's the NEW kid on the block at age 32....chek out his work with the Art Ensemble de Havana and with the band Blanco Y Negro from the Netherlands...I never heard of this brother mentioned here....so MANY conga players so little time!...."JC" Johnny Conga....
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Tue May 01, 2007 5:06 amby jorge
Hi JC,
I hadn't heard him before, but Eliel Lazo Linares has some great solos on YouTube. Unfortunately, YouTube sometimes throws the AV sync off so it is hard to watch and listen at the same time. Do you know if he has any CDs or DVDs recorded?
On the Javier Campos Martinez DVD website, there is a little more detail in English if you click on the link "Verso de la pochette".
If you want to listen to Javier Campos Martinez' work, there is a nice CD by Afrekete, a group he led in 1997. The group includes Pancho Quinto, Maximino Duquesne, Lazaro Rizo, Jose del Pilar Suarez, and Lucumi (at age 12), with beautiful singing by Martha Galarraga and Ernesto "El Gato" Gatel. They actually do a lot of different folkloric styles, including Yoruba, Arara, Congo, Abakua, and rumba, and do one song, a combination of abakua and bata, that is different from anything I have heard.
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Tue May 01, 2007 2:03 pmby folkloricoSD
Im not sure of dvd's, but there is a great book by Michael Spiro called the Conga Drummer's guide book. It is for intermediate to advanced players, and it really goes into depth about some advanced topics.
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Tue May 01, 2007 5:32 pmby JohnnyConga
There are 2 GREAT CD'S OUT WITH ELIEL....
THE BAND PANCHITO(from the Netherlands) and THE ART ENSEMBLE DE HAVANA..
GREAT MUSIC!!......GREAT PLAYING!....."JC" Johnny Conga....