hip hop rhythms?

[conga KID]

hi does anyone any rhythms that go well with hip hop and house music ive tried a few basic rhythms and blended with my own which sounds ok but as you know we all like to explore a bit more any help would be greatly appreciated...peace

[ABAKUA]

I tend to use modified less busy Songo type grooves for hip hop as well as some of my own simple grooves which I based off guaguanco, pilon, mozambique and tumbao riffs.
Depending on the tune, I may also play tamborine, shakers and other effects in combination with simple grooves on congas.

Listen to what ths bass and drums are doing, play in groove with that.



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[conga KID]

cheers abakua...by the way where do you mainly play on a regular basis in sydney and do you do any newcastle or central coast gigs? wouldnt mind seeing a conguero that isnt a hippy in action,thats all there really is in my area..and thay are mainly djembe players...

[ABAKUA]

With 2 of my bands we recently did every Fri night in a festival in Newcastle during Feb.
In Sydney we play all over the place, mainly festivals, clubs and more recently national tour of Aus.
Let me know if you are coming to Sydney, will let you know where we are playing next.