Learn to Play Conga Drums: 7 Basic Sounds for Beginners
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Learn how to play the conga drum in this video lesson for beginners. Known in Cuba as the tumbadora, this South American instrument can be heard in all types of Latin music including salsa, rumba, merengue and reggae, as well as other forms of popular music.
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Students will practice the seven sounds of the Conga Drum including the open tone (played with the four fingers near the rim of the head), the bass tone or tono bajo (played with the full palm on the head that produces a low muted sound), various slaps or tonos secos (a difficult technique producing a loud clear "popping" sound), and muff tones.
Beginner players will also learn all sorts of practical tips and movements such as "heel toe" finishing with a basic Guaguancó rhythm. Visit dancepapi.com for more free conga tutorials.
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Conga Video Lesson # 1
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Conga Instructor: Edgardo Cambon
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There a lot of people teaching on RUclips how to play the conga’s. I found you and I’m so happy I did. I m retired and I want to learn how to play to keep me busy and entertain. I’m from New York and I’m Puerto Rican. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 thank you God bless you 🙏🏻
Same here!!
Likely the best conga video on the internet.
Master player; master teacher. Beautiful and informative. Much appreciated.
Another great learning day thanks a lot 😂
Thank you so much. You are an incredible teacher. I am a real rookie and this was so instructive. I haven't even got my conga yet. They will be delivered on the 10th of 12th of June. But I was practicing by hitting on a table.You might be interested to know that I am 77 years old. I have always loved latin music and especially the wonderful sounds and beat of the congas. I probably won't ever to be great, but I will sure have fun trying. Thank you again.
This is the best and most thorough conga tutorial on the internet. EXCELLENT. Thank you. It even tells you what angle to hold your hands.
Gracias!
Вчера Купил - Purchased for Myself LP GONGO SET 12´´ and 12,5’´
Beautiful Instruments - I Will Follow You Guidance - Thank You !
Absolutely. He is so sympathic and competent!Like this guy and his class!
I've been a kit drummer for 50+ years, just getting into congas now. This is one of the best tutorials on any topic I've seen. Really clear and well done, perfect for folks starting out. Thank you so much!
Thank you! You are my teacher.
Omg….I love you!! Thank you for sharing your love for Congas ♥️🪘✨
I am also 77 years young! I have been toying with the idea of playing with Latin music recordings. Just surfing the web and came across this site. Very interesting. Just about sold on purchasing a conga or 2 or 3 and have mucho fun playing my drums. Seniors jam!!!
If you're buying new, I suggest the Matador line. They're a little cheaper than LP top-line drums, but they're still excellent quality and tone!
I just bought Matadors from Reverb. Craigslist always has great deals too.
Two or more is better my friend I'm also learning it's hard to learn just playing to music it's better to learn the basics with papi keeping time comes with practice🤔😉
Groovy, I'm a Salsa instructor , & I wanted 2 add live percussion 2 my dance class..I'm learning the basic rhythm 4 Salsa....It's exciting, your instruction is helping...
Thanks 4 posting
My son had his first lessons in church yesterday to be in the church band to play the conga. I wanted to show him a good teacher. When you say God willing about future aspirations, it was a sign from God that you are the right mentor for my son when it comes to the Congo.
Your message warms our heart. Thank you for the kind words and we are excited for your son's conga journey!
Papi you are an amazing teacher!!!!
Edgardo Cambon: It is two years since I posted on your site. I got my congas and love them. I play them very often and have played them with a group I am in for public appearances. I absolutely love the drums. I am nothing close to a professional as I started playing without lessons except for some that I saw here on RUclips. Your video was especially helpful. I wish I knew how to post videos on RUclips, I would download a video of my playing so you could see what your teaching did for me. At 79 years of age, I am still playing the drums regularly and loving them. Thank you Edgardo!!
Thank you for the kind comments Robert! Happy drumming!
Cool 😎!!! … please continue to show us the correct way to play my congas….. thank you 😊! And god bless you BROTHER 👍
I really love this tutorial
Excellent brother! Jesus, you actually taught me something. Man brother, it feels really great, like I'm connecting to my people man. You see i was born here, and playing Conga makes me feel close! Thank you bro, and I will watch or go see you really soon. God Bless you and yours !
Best teacher I've seen! Thank you!
Thank you so much! You are so very kind and generous to share your knowledge with us. I'm 64 and will will never have a real conga drum. I'm using a plastic bucket held between my knees, but still learning from you. It's all so enjoyable.
You are so welcome!
Palm/finger is the proper anatomical words to use.
Heel/toe if we play with our feet.
You are the first teacher to even mention that you don’t like the Heel /toe instruction because it can confuse the student.
Thank you so much for posting these fine instructional videos.
Thanks for watching our videos!
So delighted to have found a brilliant teacher. I have played Bongo's for years relying on my sense of rhythm alone. Both my dad and my brother were professional drummers. I just seemed to inherit to sound. I could never afford a tumbadora but out of the blue yesterday on our local flea market I saw a pair along with chrome stand for £60 GPD. and it's not even Christmas! I am now hooked on learning to play them correctly, but I do tend to improvise a lot which I need to get out of. My hands can move very fast. Thank you once again for passing on your skill. I have subscribed to the channel and look forward to more lessons.
Happy Drumming!
🥀 Thank you for your videos. I'm not sure how thorough I'm thinking I want to be with this, if I decide to purchase congas. But I really like the sounds you're creating here. -- I guess I'm a little different from most other commenters, being that I'm a woman, and have been beating on walls, hollow couch arms, etc., most of my life. But I'm in the same age range. Ha My "Latin" blood happens to be Sicilian. lol .
It's funny how many of us in our 50's and up are beginning to explore an old passion for creating these drum sounds !! Peace & love !! 🌹🙋🏻♀️
Excellent introduction to the instrument! Calm, intelligent, comprehensive but not overwhelming. He conveys a sincere joy about sharing his knowledge/experience (especially of what beginners should avoid doing). Will be recommending to many.
Edgardo is an incredible musician, artist and instructor. We love sharing his lessons to the world! Thanks for watching!
You are a fantastic instructor. I could of used you in high school.
Man I love those drums being from St Thomas virgin islands those drums are amazing I miss back music you don't get that type of natural music no more
Best basic conga hand technique video on RUclips! I watched this over and over to get started on congas. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind comment! :-)
I Agree
Excellent lesson ! Clear and easy to understand and follow. Really for beginners (I didn't feel like I was stuck just in the middle of lesson as with some others videos). You're a great teacher ! Thank you very much.
Excellent information, thank you for demonstrating correct technique, their different sounds, and comparing the sound difference when using incorrect technique. I have been playing drum kit for 40 years and have just bought myself a pair of congas. Your information is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your tutorial 😎👍🙌😜
Fantastic! I’ve decided your videos will be my conga lessons! As a drummer on the kit for many years, I’ve recently bought my first conga drums. I’ve been trying to get the sounds and it hasn’t taken me long to realise that conga playing is an amazing art and no way as easy as it looks! This is going to take patience and consistent practice, but I’m determined to learn! Thanks for this video, great demonstrations and teaching style. Thanks 😀
I learned so much from you...
Excellent brief basic conga lesson..👍👍👍👍👍
You are a fantastic and thorough teacher. I went from zero to making a fun beat in 30 minutes! A very sincere thank you for your time and efforts. I will be working through more of these.
Thank you so much. I had a set of conga drums just because I love them and always wanted some. They sat here in my house for a few years and then I found your site and I am playing my congas and loving it. Thank you. I love drums!!!
Happy Drumming!
That was the best! It's going to clean up my sound, which is just what I was looking for. A fantastic review, Thank you!
Today : my first conga lesson ever ! I'm so happy. Thank you very very much.
Antonella from France.
You`re just the man I was looking for, very insightful, I play conga naturally, but felt it was time to be instructed and learn the Latin beat
Well done for putting this up for us all to learn. I'm pickin up my drums this w/e, can't wait-thank you.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for posting this. Can't wait to get my own Congas and start practicing. I always wanted to learn and never got around to it.
Thank bro ,my family ,(parents, siblings,cousins are very musical with various instr.as well as singing. & percussion intrs. Or toys as we call them.) But for the congas which we always had around ,no formal teaching. Kinda just went by feel. & I prob think I'm 1 of the better (players ,only because I feel I'm playing the "proper or more fitting rhythm that works or compliments the song) but after your awesome getting back to basic fundamental tutorial , I'm going to be On It! With the correct positioning ,and "attack" as well as all instruction you shared , my advice to All is Take this teaching & apply & have fun but practice consistently , im just bummed i wasn't doing it correctly for the past 25yrs but doesn't matter its still a very good feeling when it works , Thank for Sharing your Manao (Hawaii word hard to describe but would be like your " deep, inner, spiritual ,thoughts or wisdom,teachings that you share for good...) yeah so much Mahalo & Aloha✌🤙
Excellent lesson for 1st timers. I got so much out of this lesson. Very clear, smooth precise instructions. I have purchased a complete set of Congas including the bongos. I can't wait for your next instructional video lesson. I'm gonna fine you on Facebook and I will be in touch. I THANK YOU for taking out the time to show us beginners the basics of playing the Congas...
So happy to hear! Happy drumming!
"Kill that mosquito." - I love it! What a great teacher you are. Thank you. 🦋
Phenomenal and very inspiring teaching! Muito obrigado!
Well done Michael. Seven basic tones properly demonstrated and you did an excellent job explaining the correct technique used for each one. I would give you two thumbs up but there is only one button. J I play a kit, darbuka, djembe, etc. but tomorrow I am getting my first set of congas and beginner’s tips are exactly what I needed. THANK YOU!
+Trebor Seven I will thank Michael Jackson on your behalf (LOL) ... My name is Edgardo. (-:)
Mille mercis, monsieur professeur, j'ai abandonné avec un professeur en école de musique et vous m'avez donné envie de m'y remettre ! Je reprends ce week-end !
Super prof !
Merci beaucoup mon ami.!
This is the best beginning conga video on RUclips, hands down (pun intended)! Thank you for making and posting this Edgardo - you have a great talent for teaching as well as playing. As a beginner living in a remote area, I don't have access to a teacher in person but this is the next best thing. I played drum set professionally when I was younger but never learned the correct way to play conga. I'm 60 now, and it's time! :) Gracias!
You're very sweet!
I absolutely love congas and bongos and Djembe and percussion in general.
hello my name is Amar I'm autistic, I like this video very helpful tips to get better sounds on congas!
This is by far the best vid on beginner Congas I've found. Keep'em coming!!!!
Thanks David!
this is great... thank you for the amazing lesson
Clear and fantastic lesson for beginner. Amazing tutor.
What an absolute pleasure to watch this video. You are a brilliant teacher. Thank you so much.
Thank you for these tutorials can’t wait to start practicing I’ve always wanted congas and now I own one I didn’t know where to begin so I ended up with the Conga drum I’ll get the other two but for now I’m excited to have the foundation to practice the rudiments to play thank you. 🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
So happy to hear!
Really helpful and perfect amount of starter information, thanks!
With the respect of all Them.... The Best theacher I never seen before... Saludos desde Panamá.
dimas abrego Gracias Dimas! Por favor suscríbase a nuestro canal para más clases en vídeo!
Got an early Christmas gift of 2 congas and a set of bongos. This will be a first for me that I wanted to learn for years and years. Thank you for this!!
Happy drumming!
Excellent lesson. I am an intermediate player that learned by ear so having some tangible techniques is going to help me get better. Gracias!
This was great!!! What a great teacher!!! Bravo amici!!
Thanks for the video! I’ve been on percussion in funk band at my school and have decided I’m gonna properly learn the congas so I can be even better next year and this really helped so thanks!
Happy drumming!
thanks edgardo, you are a most amazing teacher, musician and human being.
thanks for sharing your doggie in the video too. i am a musician and a dog lover, in fact i love all animals and those people who love animals.
thanks again brother.
Thanks for watching!
I just started as the vocalist for a contemporary jazz band that also plays in a Latin style. I have the sense of rhythm for drumming - but needed to start a true foundation for our instrumental songs. Esto es perfecto! Muchas gracias. Subscribed! 😎
As a music lover of India I used to play with the triple congo (maybe an indian derivative), not professionally, to our hindi songs of the 70"s and 80's composed by our great composer RAHUL DEV BURMAN in our school days, which I think every percussionist of Indian film songs do. This man, Rahul dev barman introduced ourselves to the international music, I would rather say opened a new avenue of modern music to India and every one became his fan at once. So this is the brief background of now so called modern indian music and also my interest of learning the actual conga.
Now I am 42 yrs. and again wanted to learn the actual lessons. I searched over the internet and also seen lots of videos of conga lessons, but to my opinion you are the best teacher to learn from and you make it very easy for me because our habits were to play with the fingers of the right hand (middle and right part of the three) and the base (left part of the three)with the left hand (something like the open tone ).
So Sir carry on with your teachings and upload them, so beginners like us will be able to know at least something of Latin music.
Thank you so much.
God bless you.
+DEBASHISH SEN Thank you for the kind comments! We're happy you find our videos helpful and encourage you to pursue music as an important part of your life!
You are the best Utube online teacher I have found. The best is my Conga tutor in person, you are the best online. Keep it up, you are an excellent tutor
Thank you Kalie! New videos to come!
Thank you for your generosity! This was explained thoughtfully and thoroughly.
Thank you!
You explain it so well; Thank You!
You're very welcome!
Awesome. I love it. I am inspired to learn. Thank you.
Thank you.
Great simplevery straight forward teaching.
Grateful, Bendiciones.
Thank you! Really loved this! Brought me one step closer to learning de conga and advancing my salsa dancing! Hugs from Rotterdam the Netherlands
+Willem Lagerwaard We appreciate the kind comments Willem! Please subscribe to our channel for more great video lessons!
Awesome teacher! clear, concise, and thorough. You made me see it from a different perspective. I truly enjoyed that. Thanks
Gracias Hector!
Agree 💯 percent with you. I tune my conga to around middle C, but not in perfect pitch. It's my own preference.
I like the way he explains,very simple and clear muchas gracias por ser tan buen profesor de música.
Gracias!
Beautiful video! For the tone and slap, I tell my students to "show me your palm". This gets their hand in the correct position and keeps their wrist close to the drum so they are accurate with the strike. Thanks for the awesome instructional videos. Cheers!
Happy to lend a helping hand! :-) Thanks for watching our videos!
This guy is the man, very well done sir
Hi Edgardo,
Very well constructed lesson. I will go and buy me a tumbadora now after being inspired by this.
+Randall Dick Very cool! We're thrilled to play a small role in inspiring people to learn how to play the tumbadoras. Please stay tuned for more videos!
Very well explained. Real good teacher
the very best lesson on playing i have seen yet.
thirdborn56 Thank you! Please be sure to subscribe to our channel for more great videos!
Great Conga lesson; I just bought a set of LP congas and a bongo and I'm very enthusiastic to start! Please upload more??
Our schedules have been crazy but we hope to film more soon! Please subscribe to our video channel to be notified!
Dance Papi Ok,looking forward. I already subscribed ;-)
Ugh I wish there was more talent in my small community on the east coast to help teach me more techniques on my congas and tumbadora. Till then I'll continue to enjoy videos like these. Gracias!
+Carrie H De nada! :-) Thank you for watching Carrie!
Excellent! Please keep posting conga lessons! Saludos de Mexico
Most CONSUMMATE tutorial..!! Here in Australia we have many flies to kill, so I will be doing much practice. Thank you so much amigo :)
Cuba has contributed to music all around the world... 🇨🇺🔥
That's because they brought the sound from Western Africa😂. That's to say that Africa in general has contributed a lot to music
I am hooked.
Edgardo eres un excelente pedagogo y muy buen instrumentista, muchas gracias por las lecciones, mis humildes felicitaciones, me alegra y me enorgullece que te intereses y valores la cultura de mi país. Un gran abrazo y Ashé pa' ti que Obatalá te guíe y te cuide siempre.
+Axel Presas , muchas gracias. Definitivamente, Obatalá ha estado siempre conmigo desde el 92, y bueno, en realidad desde que nací. Bendiciones a ti y que los tambores te den alegría y fuerza para vivir y seguir adelante. Saludos musicales desde Oakland.
Best hand drum videos ever!...
Thank you for watching!
Ok this was an amazing tutorial so comprehensive. Amazing. Really helping with my capoeira atabaque to brush up my technique
Thanks for watching!
EXTREMELY informative and helpful! Thank you very much. I now have a way better understanding of conga. Beautifully done!
Thank you!
Gracias..!!! La mejor explicación que he visto para definir al detalle cada golpe básico. Felicitaciones..!
Gracias Ruben!
this is very detailed, don't think I've came across such a video for congas, Thank You Sir!
Glad it was helpful!
Great lesson! Thank you! 👏👏👏
Yay !!!! Finally someone worth watching !!
Hello I have played the conga as a hobby watching your lessons are very encouraging to get serious would love to
stay connect with your teaching, would like to buy a new middle drum should i wood or fiberglass
Muchas gracias, you are a fantastic teacher!!
What a brilliant teacher. Clear,concise and thorough. Thank you, Edgardo
Fantastic tutorial!
+Andre Bovell Thank you Andre! Stay tuned for more video lessons!
Ty, you are a wonderfull techer. Greetings from the Netherlands!!
Thank you! 😊
you are an amazing teacher !! a big salut from tunisia
Thanks for watching!
Sami, one of the most memorable performances in my entire career, was many years ago (83-84?) in Tunisia, at a Roman historical site city called "Dougga" as a part of a cultural exchange between France and Tunisia. We played in an old Roman small amphitheater, outdoors at night in the brightest start filled sky I have ever seen. At arrival on site earlier, we thought nobody was going to make it there (audience) but much to our surprise, people start arriving riding bicycles, and real "horse powered" vehicles (LOL)... We play Latin Jazz to a full house of very engaging and responsive audience. I still have the booklet program with some dried tinny white flowers the audience at one point threw at the stage. Was actually an amazing night. I LOVED Tunisia! Keep your drumming OK?
OMG!! Your conga lesson is great!!! Thank you!!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for that inspirational lesson my brother
Our pleasure!
Excellent video. Great info. Many thanks!
I'm learning how to keep time.thank you papi,your a great teacher,good bless you🤔😉😁
Very good video, I can learn basic of conga, thank to you Dance Papi !!
Muchísimas gracias por compartir todo este conocimiento!! Saludos desde Atenas Grecia! Veo sus vídeos con muchooo interés!!! Le deseo lo mejor