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Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:55 am**

I attended a graduation back in June for a friends daughter in Miami. The school was that of a private catholic church and they had a full complete setup of Conga and Bongo drums. Have anybody heard of any groups that plays christian music and uses bongo? or have you seen anything like that on Youtube?

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:48 am**

I don't know about a group but i'm sure there are some Latin Christian groups out there. Ive been to quite a few Latin churches with all the Latin percussion gear.

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:06 pm**

ChanChanChan wrote:I attended a graduation back in June for a friends daughter in Miami. The school was that of a private catholic church and they had a full complete setup of Conga and Bongo drums. Have anybody heard of any groups that plays christian music and uses bongo? or have you seen anything like that on Youtube?

Hello. I know in the area where I live lots of churches have bongos and congas. Have you ever heard of Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz?
They play some christian music that will make your feet and sense of rhythm real happy. Their "chistian" recordings are highly recommended.

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:32 pm**

Greetings ritmo-bori. I play in a Christian band named "MILAGRO" which uses bongos in fact I designed and maintain the web site and will soon be loading some of the music we play. For the most part it's contemporary christian music but with a Latin flavor it trully sounds good.
When you have a chance check out the site:
http://www.milagro9.com

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:20 pm**

KIng Conga....I went to the http://www.milagro9.com website and it was very nice to see your ministry in music. That is wonderful. I am so happy to see that you have that internal link that you can click on titled " How to know God ". I am with you in prayer and trust in the Lord that people will come to Christ because of it. You are planting wonderful seeds.
God Bless you.

Will.

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:26 pm**

KING CONGA wrote:Greetings ritmo-bori. I play in a Christian band named "MILAGRO" which uses bongos in fact I designed and maintain the web site and will soon be loading some of the music we play. For the most part it's contemporary christian music but with a Latin flavor it trully sounds good.
When you have a chance check out the site:
http://www.milagro9.com

King Conga the website is real nice. I saw all those drums in the photo gallery.
Can't go wrong when you have God in your side. Take Care!

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:03 am**

ChanChanChan wrote:Have anybody heard of any groups that plays christian music and uses bongo?

ChanChanChan,

I'm the lead tenor for our 11 a.m. Sunday Mass choir at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fremont, California. We've always used drums, trumpets, violins, flute, etc.--in addition to the standard piano and pipe organ--especially during major feastdays, such as Christmas and Easter Sunday.

Two years ago, inspired by the presence of these aforementioned classical instruments, I started adding Latin percussion instruments (congas, bongos and various percussion toys such as tambourine, chimes, guiro, maracas, triangle, shaker, afuche/cabasa, clave, etc.) to our liturgical songs.

Our choir director, who's classically-trained, really liked the idea. He definitely thinks that these instruments enrich some of our songs. Therefore, these instruments have become a permanent part of our choir not only during major feastdays, but every regular Sunday.

We have Hispanic-themed songs that have either Spanish or English lyrics. So, these percussion instruments are even more appropriate and add authenticity to the songs.

I try to play these instruments as tastefully as possible and avoid overplaying and reducing our reverent liturgical songs to folk, pop or rock songs.

And I don't use these instruments all the time. Only when they're needed and, of course, each time with the approval of our choir director.

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:14 pm**

Thanks, I will maybe look into this and waiting for the milagro website to get finalize.

I was surprise to see Latin percussions in a Catholic church that's older and conservative and would love to see how they play in a church theme/tune for this church.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:50 am**

I like these videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQ0wIUkrjk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUgM5jEt1ts

Check out this tune
http://www.mediafire.com/?1y12cnslioq

.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:46 am**

I loved how the percussionist in the first video incorporated the Congs tumbao pattern in with the martillo! That was sick. I'm totally stealing that! :mrgreen:

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:18 pm**

Sakuntu wrote:I loved how the percussionist in the first video incorporated the Congs tumbao pattern in with the martillo! That was sick. I'm totally stealing that!

Hello. With all due respect, be careful if I tap the 3-2 clave to me he is playing what suppose to be a conga tumbao pattern on the wrong side of the clave, what we call "Cruzao".
Let's see what other members have to say about this because I could be wrong. This is nothing new, has been done and in the correct way for a long time. Check-out Giovanni Hidalgo's first instructional video toward the end he cut-loose on bongos and congas simultaneously. To me the problem is that some people think they can just come and play any kind of licks and riff on clave governed rhythms, not so. My 2 cents....

Posted: **Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:13 pm**

very possible about the cruzao, i just thought the incorporation was cool. i suppose i could just reverse the rhthym and drop the tumba part in on the 3 side to be in clave. Question about cruzao though, i've often heard it being called "atravasar" (forgive my spanish) or "riding the horse backwards". Anybody else ever heard of these terms?

Posted: **Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:17 pm**

Sakuntu wrote:very possible about the cruzao, i just thought the incorporation was cool. i suppose i could just reverse the rhthym and drop the tumba part in on the 3 side to be in clave. Question about cruzao though, i've often heard it being called "atravasar" (forgive my spanish) or "riding the horse backwards". Anybody else ever heard of these terms?

To me them open tones should fall on the 3 side of the clave not in the 2 side. "Atrevesar" could be translated to "going through". I know for a fact some Ricans could say "you are playing "atravesado" meaning "cruzado". No doubt that is very cool to be able to play bongos and congas simultaneously .

Posted: **Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:49 am**

Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz...are defenately talented succesfull artist in mainstream Salsa, that have converted to the Glory & Saving Love of Jesus Christ.
Ismael Miranda reached one of the most succesfull carreers with the FANIA ALL-STARS,performed in front of thousands, in all the big stadiums, now gives his all to
Jesus Cristo, performs in big carnavals, and is still humble to go perform at small churches.
Ismael Miranda one of the pioneers of the movement that came out of Puerto Rico, la cocino en Nueva York, y pal mundo.

Eddie G, is another great salsero, he just got to the west coast, a few days ago to perform, he resides in Florida.
Renovando La Vision , is a powerfull young, but anointed and talented group, from Southern California.
Check this out, defenetly get Ismael Mirandas new stuff, he just keeps getting better,and stronger.

BE BLESSED!...BENDICIONES! mi gente...

Posted: **Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:50 am**

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