Double strokes on conga by Martin Gort 

Michael you make these beautiful rhythms accessible for people who truly love them but don't currently have another way to learn them. You're an excellent teacher. Thanks!

It's funny that I stumbled on this video years ago in my journey and thought I wasn't quite ready for this lesson. RU-vid recommended me this again, and it's exactly the lesson I need.

It is because of good hearted people such as yourself Michael! Us beginners have access to such amazing informative material. May you be blessed abundantly.

Thank you from North Carolina. I have played Afrocuban and Afrobrazilian rhythms for 25 years and have never mastered this technique. Now it is time to learn it. I appreciate your videos.

Michael, thank you for bringing Martin on for this excellent lesson. I have struggled with development of double strokes more than any other movement. Martin has provided an excellent explanation and demonstration. Please extend my thanks to Martin, Wayne

Guys, thanks very much for this and all the conga lessons ans practices that you share in your channel. I enjoy them all. Cheers from Buenos Aires!

Increíble lección !!!(awesome lesson) thanks guys!!

thank you michael & martin for helping me progress its hard to find a congero willing to share secrets or even knowledge my deepest gratitudes to you both

Hi guys thank you so much for this. I had a look at so many videos of congas and I can tell you that this one is far the best for a double stroke exercise. Please keep sharing your knowledge, I really need it and I am enjoying it with you. Here and Uruguayan mum dreaming of playing properly the congas from Australia.

Awesome lesson. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏾

The was very interesting. Thank you very much.

THANKS. Wonderful lesson. Iam a beginner. Explained very well.

Very nice lesson Michael!Thanks for Martin. Impressionnant démonstration!

Thank you from Bangkok, Thailand!

Thank you

Thank you Maestros Excellent teach! !! Denver, Co

Hi Michael, thanks from Brazil, best videos to learn percussion on youtube!

Great video. Really helpful. Thanks for sharing!

I have been trying to learn these double strokes. This video will help me very much. Thank you for posting!

gracias a ti.. por responderme,,yo no se nada de ingles,,pero verte a ti no me hace falta..te comprendo igual y me has ayudado muchisimo,,te deseo lo mejor,Michael hermano

Mike & Martin thanks for the video, I’ve been looking for a breakdown of this pattern for a long time.

Thanks Michael great post

fantastic lesson !! thank you

Slowly but surely... I'll get it down. Thanks for this awesome instruction.

Perfect lesson!

Another awesome video.

Thank you very much! Very good lesson!

Thank you I benefited from this lesson

Thanks a lot for the lesson!

Nice Lesson, Thanks.

Thank you both :)

Thanks for sharing.

Martin's my absolute fav!

Inestimable toda esta informacion, sera bien aprovechada, muchas gracias y Michael excelente trabajo con tus videos y los de tus invitados, bien esplicados y de forma sencilla, mucho exito y suerte

Good instructional video on doubles. Thank you!

Thank you guys. I am very interested in learning more from you. I have three congas of my own but a bit rusty. Again, thanks and hope too see you again soon.

gracias michael por compartir tus conocimientos..un abrazo desde cali colombia

It would be great to have a video explaining the approach of playing in a band. As a drummer who has already been playing for years but on the drum kit and different styles, the issue for me is about how to approach the conga musically more so than technically. Questions like - How often can one switch the variation? When? Why? Watching great players, they all play so differently - some play the basic rhythms more strictly for longer periods of time while some veer away from it more often going into little improvisations and playing many variations of the basic rhythm. Learning the rhythms is not the hard part for me. Knowing how to use and play these rhythms in a band is more mysterious. Thanks :)

gracias Michael,,que dios te bendiga hermano,,,

Micheal and Martin thanks for that! I was doing my double stroke all wrong. Cheers

Thanks guys!

Hi Michael. I would like to know about the congas you have. I really like them and would like to know what they are if you don't mind. I am thinking on buying a new set of 3 congas and those ones you have are really nice.

You are a master with impeccable technique, but I believe the double stroke and everyone trying to play like Giovanni robbed the conga of the beautiful syncopated melodies the older masters could play. It's become a different version of Van Halen tapping a million notes all over the guitar. People have forgotten that less is more.

I have to notice that you are actually talking about double strokes, but derived from heel/tip motion, where tip tone you can replace with open, slap, etc. The real challenge is double stroke but with two open tones, or two slap tones, etc... You didn't precise that, at least not in this lesson :-) anyway, I really like your videos and calmness in instructions :-) . Keep going! Thanks!

nice

good

hola michael tendras algo de funk? gracias!!!

Firstly I would like to say I love your video and it has inspired me to develop this technique. However I’m a little confused. When you play the doubles and start adding the single strokes (i.e. slap). I’ve been finding that I get out of sync with the time signature(4/4) because I’m short of one note. I’ve played the doubles adding the slap but pausing for that one note to keep in time but it sounds empty. I really like the effect of what you are playing when you add the slaps etc but is it possible that the rhythm is lost because of not playing that one note. Would love to know what you think. Many thanks, Jason.

Do you have a conga pattern for Reggae video out?

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I'm left handed too. (off subject) I have been practicing bongos right handed. seeing this I my take the decision and switch. What do you think Michael? Great lesson as usual.

Which Congas are you playing? SONOC?

Which city in Holland do you come from?

Salsaya big band

are those Gon-Bobs.

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Gefeliciteerd wat is S, O, T, H

8^) ... ratatouille sure is talented as u linguine, but; "VIVA la France" You do? What, then? Holland asked......if u get kick out of The Hague ,no worries .....Puerto Rico recognize ur masters,stars and stripe...... welcome home don Pepe and don Lolo :^)