The rhythms up there are off, check out some Guaganco examples at:
http://1ww.free.fr/guaguanco.htm
If you follow the clave, the conga part starts at the count of 1, check out the Tumba and how it "rewinds" the rhythm at the end.
Too many slaps make the rhythm monotonous, give it some flavor with variations of Heel-Toe-Bass-Slap between the open tones of the conga/ tumba, its the "Chaka-PumTa" feel that gives it a richer flavor: HTBS
Nothing wrong with slaps, but vary their emphasis:
sSs
Sss
Ss Ss
SSSsss
S S SS
Edited By TresGolpes on April 24 2003 at 21:08