Bongo Rock - Lesson on 3 Drum Beats 

Thanks Cee Mor!

Rock on!

Obrigado

You and me both!

Glad it was helpful!

That sounds really cool. Where can we hear it?

Always welcome

I have some more bongo videos in march and April.

Who's Nick? ... Oh I get it!

Thanks!

Glad you liked it!

Wow! What a story. That’s amazing. I owe my attention to hip hop to my older brother. He turned me on to Tribe early on and I still remember in 7th grade getting excited about the release of Snoop Dog’s first solo album. I guess that gives you an idea of my age. I’m also a history buff and love hearing real stories from people who were there. Much appreciated. And BTW, what did your dad play?

@@RhythmNotes Your brother led you down a terrific path, my friend! Yes, I suppose that I have had a pretty full life in music. I didn't hit where I was aiming, but I got pretty close and I got to meet so many people and I made so many friends along the way. I owe my father a lot too...In the early '70s, I grew up listening to Salsa, jazz and Africano tribal music in my home almost every weekend. We're Puerto Ricans, so growing up with music 24-7 was pretty common back then. My mom complained quite a bit, but I loved it. In fact, I loved it so much that I eventually circled back to this great music when I got older. My father played several instruments. Like Cal, he played the marimba (his main instrument) but he also played timbales, bongos and congas; and he played them well. He also dabbled in piano because he idolized Eddie Palmieri. My Pop and Cal were also pretty good friends... Some years ago I met Tito Puente in Los Angeles and we got to talking a bit. I told him that my pop played with him on more than a few occasions in the Poconos. Back in those days, the Pocono circuit was huge for Hispanic players. Desi Arnaz made our island music extremely popular in the states through his TV show and live club performances, so there was a high demand. Tito Puente and his orchestra went through quite a few players, so I was happy that he remembered my father well. He invited me to his show later that night and that's where I met his son backstage. Jr. was playing fusion back then, but like me, he eventually embraced his father's music fully. Jr. has since become a successful successor to his father legacy. He has also gone on to recreate some of his father's most famous songs....It's simply a joy! Thanks for your interest, my friend! I love telling these stories!

I need to say it, this thread is gold (not to say the video isn’t!).

Preston Epps, for sure. ... I read that he once played for Maya Angelou. When she visited the University of North Texas in 2004, I played bongo next to her on stage while some recited one of her poems. I haven't thought about that in a long time. ... Thanks for reminding me about Preston Epps.

Thanks for watching!

For sure!

Appreciate that

Thanks for sharing so candidly. ... I will probably do more videos about applying bongo to American pop music in the future, so feel free to suggest any topics you'd like.

@@RhythmNotes hard rock and blues rock. Or just a little more expansion into the rock beats for beginners. Oh also more of those big drum as the kick smaller bongo side as the snare kind of beats would be nice. That's been how I've been trying to adapt it to regular music.

That’s awesome! … nothing more important than enjoying music. … I’ll try to work in some more drum set adaptations to bongo.

I forgot to write that in. It's on the lesson PDF rhythmnotes.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bongo-Rock-Video-Lesson-PDF.pdf ... Lesson PDFs are sent out monthly via my newsletter rhythminsider.com as videos are uploaded to RU-vid or you can access the full library anytime by becoming a patron ... patreon.com/rhythmnotes

At about 01:34 in the video, the names of the songs are displayed.

​@@RhythmNotes Thank You❣️

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