Advice for Conga playing with Djembes?
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:52 pm
What are some good ways a conga can complement the djembes that predominate in drum circles?
I am a novice conga player, don't have a music background, learning from books and web.
There are a some drum circles I play with. They are predominantly djembes, and there have been no other congas in the few months I have been going. I try to play the main pattern with a tweak or two added, or a simple complementary pattern -- just trying to take advantage of the conga's different sounds to contribute something understated but good.
So that's what I'm asking about: musical things to do with conga sounds that aren't flashy but make a unique contribution to a circle of djembes.
I am a novice conga player, don't have a music background, learning from books and web.
There are a some drum circles I play with. They are predominantly djembes, and there have been no other congas in the few months I have been going. I try to play the main pattern with a tweak or two added, or a simple complementary pattern -- just trying to take advantage of the conga's different sounds to contribute something understated but good.
So that's what I'm asking about: musical things to do with conga sounds that aren't flashy but make a unique contribution to a circle of djembes.