Bongos Lesson 1: The Basics (Tuning/Tones/Rhythm)

[@iphonepilot]

Hey Paul. Can you explain the obsession with the Martillo? Almost every bongo video is just people playing a martillo. Drum videos aren’t just people playing a rock beat. Don’t understand. I get it has its place in a samba rhythm section, but that’s it it seems. Surely an instrument is there to be used as you like, taken to new ground, played in new ways. There are a thousands of genres and rhythms beyond martillo/samba… a million rhythms that can work musically within and around any accompaniment. Jimmy Hendrix played his guitar upside down (and no he didn’t learn to play it the right way round first!).

[@alejandrogutierrez165]

its lesson 1 for a reason

[@ernestbongocero4lifehooks90]

I see the date on this. However my advice is for you to research more vids. There are a good number of vids here on the tube of a large number of different playing styles. Check out Bongorilla. He's here on youtube under that name. I started watching his vids and was playing my 1st set of drums and raising my neighbors eyebrows and gained smiles. One told me he had been listening to my progression over the course of about a month of hearing me play telling me that I had improved alot. But check him out. He plays to a wide variety of music and mixes his martillo with his own unique variations and cadence that aren't the martillo.

[@AnaIrimiabooks]

Some instruments were made FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF MUSIC. The fact that we discover that it can fit in other styles, it's another thing. Just because you can use them anywhere else, doesn't take away the place they were actually fucking used and came from in the first place. Answered your curiosity and your comparison?

[@iphonepilot]

@@AnaIrimiabooks not really 😆 Even more questions now. Not only am I still confused why the bongos are played almost only martillo, I am now also wondering why some people have such high stress levels…

[@kishascape]

@@iphonepilot true, I’ve seen bonguses used to during acoustic rock sets and it was amazing. I would rather play like that, just wanna jam along in a basic way with my favorite songs.

[@socialmeaslesinpartnership1252]

Thank you, thumbs up. Got mine today, spanner supplied is going to be painful so...that's the first thing. Get a decent spanner.

[@namratapandey5003]

This video very useful for me thanks brother ❤️ Iam from india ❤️

[@submariner6789]

Just ordered a set of bongos after playing drums for 40 plus years, can’t wait! Love the finish on those. Cheers 👍

[@munk455]

You said the important fact at the beginning of the video. I kindly thank you for that. ❤

[@evangelcassidy3988]

Thank you very much for your interesting pattern bongo lesson! Always did like percussion!!

[@BushcraftingBogan]

14:00 bookmark

[@jennytstudentdrummer8857]

I enjoyed that, thank you! My first Pulse bongos just arrived so I’ve now ordered the spanner to tune them up 😀

[@playcajon]

Aw nice one! Glad you enjoyed. Yes, get them cranked up!! 👌

[@Nurse_Nuggets]

When you say “we want try to keep them even” while adjusting the lug nuts, do you mean “even” as far as the tension or torque needed to turn the lug nuts, or do you mean even by the number of rotations each lug nut makes around the lug bolts? I have a cheap set, and in order to get equal torque needed to turn the lug nuts, they are most definitely not equal when it comes to number of rotations on the bolt itself. And vice versa.

[@HelloWorld-nv5bq]

Found that your video of teaching cajon is so good. Could you also make a serial of bongo tutorial?

[@tarunhasija9151]

Kindly Make more video for bongos lessons 🙏🙏

[@lishavi6607]

Congratulations and thanks for your great first lesson about bongos Happy to find it out. I hope you will keep up the good work. I just purchased an LP Aspire 601 (6.75" x 8") and I was surprised and disappointed to hear that it had been tuned upside down, i.e. high notes on the Hembra and low notes on the Macho. As a beginner I struggled to retune it correctly. I downloaded iDrumTune Pro to help me and read a lot of documentation, but I'm not sure about the result. It says (sometimes) : Macho: 85 Hz / D2 and Hembra 62 Hz / E2, it doesn't sound bad but it's variable and I think it's not the right octaves. I read that it should be between the 6th and the 4th. I don't dare to push the Macho who is already cracking. I hope you'll make a video on this subject. There's a lack on the Net.

[@aziotelassistance6823]

wes

[@denverado5594]

I’d like to buy a set of those bongos. What model of LPs are those? Thank you

[@robertryder1097]

Just what I needed - perfect timing!

[@playcajon]

Well that is fantastic then. Hope you enjoy! :)

[@thegreasygrub5009]

Me too.

[@DieterLo1]

It was very helpful. Thanks! Today I ordered such a bongo in Germany.

[@Belgarath314]

Don't you have to tune them down after playing ?

[@nadiamillia6608]

Grazie per aver iniziato le tue spiegazioni mostrando la regolazione del tono del bongo. Like e iscrizione meritati. 👍

[@percussionislife2341]

I don't have conga drums, so what I do in the band I tune bongos in such a way that I mimic conga sounds from bongos. Works perfectly.

[@percussionislife2341]

Now I owe conga drums❤️🙏🙏learning every time

[@DeboraDiasReceitas]

perfect

[@marktaylor4677]

Really enjoyedReally enjoyed that Paul. I have Valencia bongos here.

[@spunkito3]

Should tune criss cross in order to prevent a lopsided head!

[@nedgey]

Perfect lesson. Why wouldn't you use a tuner to get the exact notes and intervals? Curious most tuning videos don't use tuners...

[@jademonkeylover]

Thanks a lot for the video, it was very helpful!

[@mauriceortiz1557]

Paul "Cuban Pete" Jennings ^_^

[@joychristie]

Very useful teaching. Thank you so much sir

[@onefm1]

Mine just came in, and they're lovely!

[@jovonford3665]

Very good vid. Where's lesson 2?

[@ChristopherHealan]

Thank you great advice

[@chungsingman]

another lesson pau; please!!!!

[@bongopirate0672]

If it sounds good then it's right.

[@rondoweiss]

great technique and super sounding bongos.

[@DjShaggySrilanka]

💛🎶🙌🏻🙏

[@drumken]

Enjoyable video for a self thought player like me.

[@VolkanBaydarOfficial]

Thank you !!!

[@ScoobertDoobertBurrito]

Super helpful, thank you!!

[@greenharvestproductions6743]

Thank you for the video on great instruction for beginners been playing bongo and conga I'm from Puerto Rico I've been playing that in precaution for more than 45 years like many instruments including the cowbell güiro sin sarro and many other instruments in Latin precaution music keep up the good working from el salsero de Puerto Rico keep the beat Yours Truly Joseph

[@spunkito3]

Macho = D# Hembra = G

[@marlenewhite2054]

Excellent and through teaching skills. Great job!! Thank you!!

[@playcajon]

Thanks Marlene! I'm happy that you are enjoying the videos. Welcome to the channel! :)

[@stuarttaylor4990]

Thanks for the lesson.

[@frenchjohnfrench370]

Hi Paul do you have other bongo's lesson or a class...I've your cajon lessons and I would love to learn also to play bongos

[@tarjakarjalainen1307]

👍

[@yashuarazohr]

Great basics. Keep up the good work

[@playcajon]

Thank you so much! Take care. :)

[@edwarddelacruz9474]

Awesome!! Good lesson, thanks

[@adrianvanaalst]

Is there a lesson 2?

[@magpercussion3005]

Great sound

[@agussuwito]

Bigthumb I ie you shearing Very good

[@tommyk88888]

Wouldnt wanna walk down south central with one of those babies

[@matthewxavierthera]

Make Cajon Tutpriali begbu

[@congerscott6064]

I love it !!! Just got a set and can't wait to start playing 👍🏆.

[@playcajon]

Fantastic! Enjoy 🔥

[@Nick-ui9dr]

Thanks for the correct placement of bongo drums for me... I am a lefty but I think still high drum on left side suits me best... just got bongo drums today and was struggling for last hour. U solved it for me. Though I still play beats with my left hand on high drum and tap with my right hand but still putting high drum on left side makes it so easier for me. :)

[@reganalbayaty7455]

Great help right off tha bat. Thank you!!!

[@spunkito3]

Cupping for slaps on the Macho!

[@RabidBatMusic]

A good skelp 🤣🤣🤣

[@King-yt9vm]

Anyone remember 8 years ago cajon tutoriald

[@navniitpanwanr1732]

I am just buy Amazon to lurn this

[@vgamer7159]

Pls make the video of cajon

[@rameshjayasundara7559]

Thank you very much

[@danteserrano7460]

Thank you sir

[@Marcelo-xy8oh]

Excelente

[@SandwichConsumer]

1:13 someone just peeked over there lol

[@playcajon]

Woah!!! That's just absolutely freaked me out. Thankfully I don't live in that apartment anymore 😱

[@playcajon]

Aaaah wait. Its the back of my head but that had me for a minute there 😅💀

[@nowthatsfunky7676]

Beauty of congos is that in those first 4 hits you already feel like you part of a band 💃🏽

[@strappaplank6017]

really enjoyed listening to and watching you, great info with a subtle humour....

[@tiniterangiita6976]

This guy is not traditionally trained

[@playcajon]

Neither was Steve Jobs.

[@playcajon]

Neither was Steve Jobs.

[@tiniterangiita6976]

Grow up. Your no expert

[@xX-Sneezyanus69XD420MLG-Xx]

When are we getting a new season of round the twist?

[@xX-Sneezyanus69XD420MLG-Xx]

Have you ever? Ever felt like this?