How To Play Funk on Congas and Bongos

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5 жыл бұрын

TUTORIAL THURSDAYS!!! Gotta Love It!
Here's a simple fusion of funk using Congas and Bongos. Pretty nice to use in Funk, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary, Pop, and R&B music.
I hope y'all enjoy this one. Tell me what you think...
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Пікірлер: 83

@adrianmoctezuma7580 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just picked up a pearl set and this was very helpful

@LeathanL 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds fantastic.

@jasmineflores9760 Жыл бұрын

You made this one easy for me to pick up what you putten down! Thanks so much for being such a great teacher!!!

@jamiepapish4112 Жыл бұрын

great pattern and you sound is dope. I'd love some more semi-beginner conga/bongo patterns

@orlandorivera6715 5 жыл бұрын

you make it look so easy. god keep blessing you man

@k.p.bolden7329 5 жыл бұрын

I love it!!!! Can definitely use these grooves in hip hop and rock as well!! ✊🏿🤘🏿💯🏆❤️🖤🔥

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

K.P. Tha Killa Percussionist YESSS!!!

@gllrythem6975 22 күн бұрын

Thanks sir🙏🙏

@alexlaureano17 5 жыл бұрын

Just want to say , man!!! i love your new solo intro that, solo its so tight, awesome those congas sound so good .... Thanks Eric .... saludos.

@maxlazo3272 11 ай бұрын

Me gustan tus videos bro estoy aprendiendo mucho!!

@Antonio-ti2he 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for counting. EXCELLENT!!!!! Mas como este seria lindo!!!!!!

@Trianglewitch. 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been wanting to set up my bongos with my congas, now i'm inspired

@aspinosa 5 жыл бұрын

Love these conga/bongo videos Eric! There’s nothing out there like this. Keep them coming! Art E.

@ctomorrownow 2 жыл бұрын

Crisp!

@mezdrums 5 жыл бұрын

Great playing & great lesson! Thank you.

@bgkrijger 5 жыл бұрын

Let the funk rule! Great exercise & sound.

@MrMarkdevir 4 жыл бұрын

Did I come late to a great party? Hi ,great music , great party, wow!!!

@daveargall3454 5 жыл бұрын

Very satisfying pattern and drums are sounding so good!

@mugginsdot 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Count me in! Just got a new set of Bongos and Congas (Toca Synergy) and was looking for a resource with an excellent instructor! Eureka! Subscribed immediately! Now to marathon all of your stuff Thanks for serving it up Funky!

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

Richard Christenssen haha awesome! Let me know if you need help finding anything and/or would like to suggest something you might not see! Thanks for subscribing

@felipehernandez511 5 жыл бұрын

Kelly Lambert, thanks for the reply and the advice!👍🏻

@calvinclarke7990 5 жыл бұрын

Love it so Funky

@michelezanin257 5 жыл бұрын

Great congas/bongos combination Eric, They're very useful! We're just waiting for many others 😎

@Swagman1957 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric, love your work and appreciate so much. Any chance of uploading more conga/bongo patterns fo Christian pop/funk grooves?

@phunki1 5 жыл бұрын

I love this pattern man!!! And yes, gonna bite this from you!! Gracias!!

@djralphiretro9537 5 жыл бұрын

great lesson, is the way you have the congas and bongos set up for a right handed person, my dominate hand is the right

@fit4duty724 2 ай бұрын

good stuff....

@MarioLopez-vy5yk 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks

@bongosabroso 5 жыл бұрын

Funky FRESH GROOVE.. ME GUSTAAAAA

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

bongosabroso Ya Tu sabes!!!

@andrenettepickett2677 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! CHECK OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT COLORED CONGA HEADS! INTERESTING!😇🙏🏾👍🏽

@blairmacewancrosbie8646 5 жыл бұрын

GreetingsEric, lovely groove. learning it already. Muchos Gracias.......

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

Blair MacEwan Crosbie Wooo!!!

@caved357 5 жыл бұрын

This is nice...

@gdmarquise5168 4 жыл бұрын

You know I like Drums

@ramonmontes 5 жыл бұрын

Ta bueno! Gracias

@esauhernandez5557 2 жыл бұрын

gracias mi hermano buscaba una combinacion para el coro de soy una saeta de Jesus Adrian Romero y esta esta perfecta!

@saulo8717 5 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks nice patterns GBLESS

@totoroutes5389 5 жыл бұрын

Congas + bongos, great videos. Congrats, canonEOSr very nice video pic quality upgrade. Nice comfy bongo stand, want one. I still hold bongos between knees and reach for the congas

@lmckinney9369 5 жыл бұрын

Nice👍

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

iOSgaga thanks for noticing the Camera hahaha appreciate the support Fam!

@totoroutes5389 5 жыл бұрын

@@APercussionLife 👍 i do photography and i also like the toys

@jamescollis7449 5 жыл бұрын

Eric, I am really enjoying the variety of material you are putting out. Trying this new material is really helping my playing and some of the material is making into my general repertoire. I am sure this the same for many others. Keep it going, it’s great what you are doing... I have a request :) I am enjoying exploring 6/8 on two congas currently and wondered if there was any good transitions to and from 4/4 and 6/8 Cuban style rhythms you could demonstrate. This happens sometimes within samba, switching between a 4/4 samba swing into a short 6/8 section and back again. It sounds great and I’d like to be able to do this in a Cuban rhythm setting.

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

James Collis awesome suggestion!!! Thanks!

@bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544 4 жыл бұрын

Eric, loove this one!!! I do alot of funk,house,deep house lounge, R&B lounge,smooth jazz lounge,chill house lounge music so this pattern works soooooooo well along with my crazy as you call go go playing yes I do that with traditional techniques & freestyle playing waaaay funky Eric Perez loove it plus when I have a video of me doing it you gotta check it out!!

@petergreenwood3615 4 жыл бұрын

love this one, what would adding a 3rd conga do to this groove?

@artjunkie19 5 жыл бұрын

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@blairmacewancrosbie8646 5 жыл бұрын

HeyEric, just been listening to Armando's great and stunningly superb bongo work on la Fuente Del Ritmo from Caravanserai. Maybe, possibly and quite probably the most sublime and amazing bongo playing since bongos were invented..?

@JohnFKelly-jx2tk 5 жыл бұрын

Theeeeeere you are! ¿donde estabas? 😆

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

John F. Kelly hahaha maaaaan just keepin busy haha

@elcomandante4326 5 жыл бұрын

"We got to have a funky good time!" would James Brown say to this video. 😎

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

El Comandante 😂😂😂 oh man!

@elcomandante4326 5 жыл бұрын

Without joking man, your precicion to play is incredibel. Every same stroke sound identic.

@williamsledge5445 3 жыл бұрын

I like the 12 funk patterns in 4 minutes. Is it possible to present at least the first one step by step? I would love to learn it. I also like about 5 others but I'll settle for learning the first for now. Thanks

@anonagain 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video Eric. If anyone can listen to that beat without moving some part of their body, they must be dead. ;) Q: What bongo stand do you use? Maybe you can add it to the gear list in the description? Thanks again brother!

@giraldo9786 5 жыл бұрын

Excelente leccion maestro, tienes algún tutorial para acompañar ritmo de rock, latín rock, Ska en bongoe y congas? Saludos desde Colombia.

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

El Sr. Jota Music pronto mi Hermano!!! Gracias para la sugerencia!

@DreBDrums 5 жыл бұрын

You familiar with Master Henry Gibson? He's funky.

@revkelly58 5 жыл бұрын

When I started playing bongos with the band I stated, “ now with tasteful bongo fills” I was told tasteful and bongos couldn’t be used in the same sentence.

@judirhoma788 5 жыл бұрын

more videos of Conga+Bongo.... thanks.....

@shadowhenge7118 3 жыл бұрын

Ive always treated bongos as just really high pitched quintos in patterns. Not sure if that's right but its gotten me by.

@MiTimbalVideos 5 жыл бұрын

Great video like always.. Just a heads up.. Try changing your front lead camera angle so you not strait shooting. Away from the glare of the bongos hardware so possible to see you hand hitting the bongos heads.. God bless

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

MiTimbal Videos appreciate the input brother!!

@MrDebrafe98 4 жыл бұрын

Hi master I have question how slow do I start practicing this exercise to my tempo with the metronome or a drum Base on the back ?

@MrDebrafe98 4 жыл бұрын

I got the exercise but what kind of funky you recommend to rehearsal with ?

@dav73s 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric. What stand are you using for the Bongo? I am looking for a setup like that with 3 Tumbadoras and a Bongo on a stand but playing in the seated position. Thank you

@asgardiangod23 5 жыл бұрын

Notification gang lol

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

Bryan Lara Ayyyyyeeee!!! 🔥🔥🔥

@felipehernandez511 5 жыл бұрын

Kelly Lambert, Since your using the rubber feet. Any problems with tilting your main drum while your playing ?

@revkelly58 5 жыл бұрын

Felipe Hernandez . I can play my main drum and still tilt a little bit. Or I can have my tumba on the feet and play conga without and tilt. Mostly use rubber feet on both so I don’t have to “ hang on “ to drums with legs, and just concentrate on playing.

@allenjohnson5159 3 жыл бұрын

If slow it down it's hard down South trap song lol like lil Boosie songor even juvenile or 666 mafia

@felipehernandez511 5 жыл бұрын

Eric , I noticed you always have your drums on the floor. Do you put anything under each one and what is it ??

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

Yes... I have serving trays under each drum.

@felipehernandez511 5 жыл бұрын

A Percussion Life Wow !!! The things we never see ! Lol Someone suggested cuts of wood under each one. Can you tell me why you use trays versus anything else and what type of trays? I’ve got Remo Fiberskyn heads and they sound very high pitched! I’m having a hard time tuning them. Help !!

@revkelly58 5 жыл бұрын

Felipe Hernandez. Myself, I use LP rubber conga feet. Lifts the drums up around an inch or more, lets the sounds out even if floor is carpeted.

@juanmartinezrodriguez4823 3 жыл бұрын

Porque no lo haces en español?

@musicman53able 5 жыл бұрын

Do you always play with your ring? I have to take mine off so I don't break my finger and don't get the ckick from my ring hitting the rim or the head.

@APercussionLife 5 жыл бұрын

Normally yes.... the ring I use is a “rubber ring”... or an “athletic ring”... so it causes no injury or damage to either my finger or the drums.

@musicman53able 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We should try hooking up sometime and share percussion knowledge sometime. My name is Greg Allen, but my musician friends call me ChilleG, and used to play with a professional jazz group called Max Groove. If you'd like to check out one of his most famous songs, KZfaq a song called Fiesta Sol. I think you'll like it. Keep on doing what you're doing!

@musicman53able 5 жыл бұрын

Question for you: Is the funk you're referring to more Latin Funk based or more R&B based funk?