Conga rhythm for popmusic - Free lesson by Michael de Miranda

As a percussionist you always have to find the right flow in funk or pop music. What is played on drums, bass or guitar. In this lesson I explain how to play a funky groove for congas and how it fits in nicely with the drums. Enjoy this tutorial.
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[@인영최-i6o]

michael teacher.. I like latin music.. congas is very wonderful.. thank you very so much.. i enjoy it!😊

[@hugospikes1439]

Mr. Michael, you are a true inspiration. Regards from Cyprus!!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you very much, Hugo! Regards from Holland!

[@gilleschanvin689]

Hey Michael, I began percussions three years ago with your videos. Cajon then congas then pandeiro. Thank thank thank

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Hey Gilles, thank you! I am glad that you are enjoying the videos!

[@joeskupien17]

Outstanding! Bravo! Gracias! Lovin' the freedom!!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Joe! And welcome to Patreon!

[@ThreeStripeKing]

Sweet! Thanks Michael! Understanding HOW to find my place with a band is always a challenge. And you are right about all the different ways and instruments that a percussionist can play with a band. That's the reason I decided to learn and attempt to master becoming a percussionist. And any great band in history has always had a percussionist. Please continue to share your experience! Thanks again Michael!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, James and I wish you good luck in finding the right rhythms and sounds in your band. It is very rewarding be a percussionist and to have so many possibilities!

[@paulmietty7643]

Thanks Michael.

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

You're welcome, Paul!

[@thomascarmichael1854]

What a great mentor and warm heart towards music of all types. I follow your lessons on Afro-Cuban and have been venturing into Brazilian music -- It is an inspiration having you there to lead me on. Obviously, this lesson is about a different type of music and worldview, but you still treat it with grace and seriousness, and the tidbits on the percussionist's job is a new insight giving me a handle on my challenge -- no other site handles this. Thanks!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thomas Carmichael Thank you for your kind words. I am glad that I can help you a little bit and of course I try to treat all music with respect. I wish you good luck!

[@hectorrivera2624]

Very good! Thank you!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

You're welcome! Enjoy it!

[@maurizioghezzer4302]

Bravo e chiaro 👍

[@bhakta949]

It's a full moon night on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii, just got your funk rythym for pop music ....high regards for bring love and brother ship during this plandemic which has a goal of total top down tryrrany and control by the global elite....music will help us keep our humanity !!! Thanks Micheal ALOHA !!!!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Glenn! Music can bring people together and let's hope that it does. I am glad that you enjoy the videos. I wish you all the best!!

[@caroconga]

Thanks a million! That's a lovely groove!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you very much!!

[@patrickselden5747]

A nice groove and good advice, Michael: thank you. ☝️😎

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Patrick! Enjoy the rhythms!

[@patrickselden5747]

@@MichaeldeMiranda Thanks. I will! 😊

[@MrDoudou972]

Yeah! Good groove! 👍 Thank you Michaël.

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

MrDoudou972 You’re welcome!!

[@FreedomPrivilege]

Prima Michael, fantastisch! Heel goed. You are the best and one of the most versatile percussionists around. Your knowledge of so many different regional rhythms is just estounding and your ability to teach them is even more impressive-- je bent zo geduldig en precies. Keep rockin' the free world my friend. Good to see you are still active. Be well. Doei uit Amerika!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Dankjewel! Thank you for all the kind words. I'm glad you enjoy my channel! Ik wens je heel veel succes en geluk toe!

[@ser1tdc]

very useful for funk jams! well done Michael as usual, thanks for posting

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you very much. Enjoy it!!

[@raymondmaynard2438]

🙏

[@ludmilacarballude2522]

I am learning percussion and English with you, you explain very well and very calmly, you are sweet, a greeting from Argentina.

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Ludmilla! I hope you will enjoy my videos. Abrazo!

[@anibalmurillolopez119]

This pattern sounds so nice!!! Work so well, let me tell you I created a pattern but shorter and always seems to miss something, thanks to you, now I know, a long phrase work so well, because makes so colorful the ensemble. Thanks thanks thanks

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you Anibal! I am glad that this melody works so well for you. Enjoy it!

[@BrotherKaban]

Thank you for all that you do. It’s great to see you address the reemergence of the conga in contemporary music. This pattern is a great creative start that leads into other possibilities. Thank you!!!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Kaban Thank you, Kaban! I am glad you like it and it can lead into lots of other possibillities! Enjoy it!

[@oluwafemistanislaus297]

I love it Michael!!!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you very much!!

[@ivanrey4568]

Al fin puede entenderte. Siempre te sigo y tus progresiones son muy rápidas y los que recién nos iniciamos en esto nos cuesta. Reconozco tu gran capacidad. Desde ya muchas gracias

[@tanmoybanerjee4922]

Micheal Sir, Thank U for the Video! The Video is very relevant to what a Conga Player can do to fit into a Band playing Genre other than Latin Music. This is the 2nd Video of such type. 1st one was shown by Johanna Haminga Madam about how to fit Conga on Disco Pattern. We need more Tutorials on this. How to fit Congas in different Modern and Western Music, both Slow & Fast!

[@xerman100]

Out of all the tutorials so far, these ones are my favourites. Only used the 'old school disco' in practise.

[@adamwilks]

Thanks michael. Sweet pattern & well explained as always. Keep up the great work. :-)

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Adam! Enjoy it!

[@KwandoRay]

Maestro, as always, you never stop to amaze me, You've done great with this variation and again I Thank you for all your lessons which have and will always help me improve. You're Great! And keep up the good work. Best wishes, Ray

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

KwandoRay Thank you so much, Ray! I am glad to see that you are still happy with my videos. I will post more videos where congas play together with drums. Best wishes to you!

[@Titanionz]

thx, very clear and extremely useful

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you!!

[@ralphflores4422]

Excellent, thank you so much!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

You're welcome, Ralph! Good luck!

[@marcoromo9252]

Great tutorial Michael!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you very much, Marco!

[@helderleallopes8748]

Very good 🍄

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you!

[@hectorrivera2624]

Great! Thank you!

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Hector Rivera You’re welcome, Hector!

[@congaazultambores2750]

thank you!! master abrazos desde Bogota- Colombia

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Conga Azul Tambores De nada y saludos desde Holanda!

[@soundphilosophies]

Wow muy bueno! sabroso ese ritmo

[@melyssamarie5377]

This taught me so much, thank you!

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Very nice!

[@maximogparisi]

Hello Michael. Do you have or would you make a tutorial on how to play danzón someday? Thank you so much. Your videos are always so helpful.

[@mrt7954]

Thanks So Much

[@JosephDarmenia]

Thanks for sharing.

[@aymanfadel7770]

Thanks....so nice..🌞🌷🌻

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

You're welcome.

[@LucasdeLimaGoulart]

this is a very nice rhythm!! sounds beautyful and cool and it's so fun to play! could you tell me some nice songs to play it with?

[@giorgiopazmini8894]

Dear Michael, good morning. Please request, if you could make a video with pop music style or funk playing bongo. Thank you very much for your valuable teachings. Greetings from Ecuador!

[@mattilaine5190]

Thank you Michael!It seems a Little bit comlicated.But i can read notes pretty good so i try to learn it slowly part by part.

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

I wish you good luck, Matti!!

[@mattilaine5190]

Thank you Michael! Very nice groove.And its very good and useful trhat you write out the notes so you can learn it slowly part by part.A question:How can you play discorhytms on congas? Greetings from Matti in Sweden.

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Matti! I am glad that you like the rhythm. About disco, I need to hear the groove before I know what I want to play. But most of the time you can just play the normal tumbao. Good luck!

[@HenkJanDrums]

Thanks. More of this is welcome: other styles and other percussion instruments.

[@daveargall3454]

This is a really good lesson - very clear step by step instructions and the rhythm has a great feel, complementing the other instruments well. I am just wondering how long it might take you to work out the right variation.....for example say you were having a jam on a relatively unfamiliar rhythm for the first time?

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Dave Argall Thank you, Dave! I don’t know how long it would take me, but I always listen to others and I try to adapt as fast as possible.

[@bongonian]

I enjoy your videos so much. I would take private bongo /conga lessons from you or someone in Colorado. I live in Aspen, but could travel to Denver.

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you for your compliment! I would give the lesson for free if you pay my travel expenses! lol! I live in Europe, but I wish you good luck!!

[@gillermopiedrabuena9270]

Maestro desde Argentina. Un gran saludo. Podia ser algo en español ? Exelente tutorial.

[@d-link8593]

Sehr cool mein Freund!!!

[@olowasegun6829]

Very nice tumbal

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you very much. I hope you can use it!

[@daveargall3454]

Good guidance here on fitting conga playing with other elements and I really like your rhythm combination. I was wondering on whether this rhythm is based on 8ths or 16ths as on screen it looked like 16ths but the tumbao is generally using 8ths...?

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Most of the time salsa and latin rhythms are written down in Alla Breve using 8th notes. Pop music is often written in 4/4 with 16th notes. That is why there is often a difference. I wish you good luck!

[@daveargall3454]

Thanks - I think I understand! I guess the tempo is the other factor...

[@natanribeiro5773]

Great lesson!!👍

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thanks natan!

[@marcoromo9252]

Great tutorial Michael. Any other thoughts on variations or ideas with other kinds of grooves?

[@MichaeldeMiranda]

Thank you, Marco! You will find some other kinds of grooves on my channel. My new videos will be posted on Patreon: www.patreon.com/MichaeldeMiranda

[@tglover185]

Michael -- are your written transciptions collected anywhere ? GREAT WORK,

[@SaltBushCity]

Nice one. Complete rthym at 8.07

[@giraldo9786]

Excelente, tengo una duda este ritmo es para pop o funk? Gracias desde Colombia

[@dougwilhelm384]

Michael, this is such a valuable lesson -- thank you! When you develop a pattern like this, do you then tend to vary it within the flow of the song? Or do you generally keep playing that pattern all the way through?

[@puravida258]

Hi everybody !! what a good rhythm ,but i would like to know what is the name of the group who plays this pieces para poder practicar despues pura vida

[@xerman100]

Good rhythm indeed; everytime I think of it that Chic-inspired guitar-riff (apparently played by Michael himself) comes to mind.

[@maxshyt]

HI Michael, when practicing this I found actually the 1st bar can be played with continuous alternating (RLRL) sticking. Though I love the palm-finger movement but i still find it more efficient at fast tempos doing RLRL. What do you think on this approach?

[@rochymeroni7237]

👍

[@MrDebrafe98]

Question, master how can i get my slap to sound good with my weak hand ? Any tips please

[@markzweers2419]

Rafael D. Make your weak hand stronger with practising.. m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2228328630731578&id=100006633882258 m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2209605629270545&id=100006633882258 m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2216771435220631&id=100006633882258

[@Squirrelconga]

Lay a dollar bill across the edge of your conga. Open slap. Pull dollar further toward edge, without pulling it off. By holding with edge of palm.

[@manux3624]

para cuando los Sub en español??