I only play the game with the bongos. I tried using a controller once and I just couldn't play nearly as well as I did with the bongos. Once you get used to the bongo controls, I think they are more simple and easier than a controller. The only problem I had was that sometimes any noise in the room such as talking can trigger the clap mechanism, since it's sound activated.
I'd forgotten how difficult this level is to optimize for score. The part with the pig and birds looks especially insane. Even if the run's not perfect, I think you managed to show off a whole lot of difficult stuff.
I just beat this kingdom on the wii. My only screwups were getting the combos with the birds and palmtree pigman, and the blue bear boss... I also lost 13 bananas on the end segment with the buffalo, resulting in 2005 bananas... Also im terrible at the banana grabbing minigame at the stage end, ive never gotten more than 49 on the very final stage