Playing Congas and the Tumbao, Part Two

Percussion master Bobby Sanabria tells you more about the history of Afro-Cuban percussion and demonstrates how to play a basic tumbao.
Learn more at the Jazz Academy: academy.jalc.org
Bobby Sanabria - Congas
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
Richard Emery - Production Assistant
Seton Hawkins - Producer
Recorded July 17, 2014

[@MrsMojica-i7u]

Wow this video is old but a treasure! You’re an amazing instructor, you know your craft and teach it with excellence sir! The history, technique, style etc etc… I felt like I was in conga college, thank you! Hope you’re still teaching and playing. Dios te bendiga!

[@nicholasmaldonado3814]

I learned from your VHS tapes many years ago. Thank you for all you do and for preserving our culture. We are very proud of you! God Bless

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

Hey - Great lesson. It's nice to have a pro helping out our global drumming community.

[@els1f]

This is incredible. I could watch him discuss this for hours

[@jonpitre7277]

Wow. These videos are a great wealth of information. Not only did I learn many new techniques in playing the congas, but as a NY on2 dancer I can greatly appreciate the instruments in there entirety. I have always had questions as a dancers about the different congas, terminology, phrases, origins, etc. but in 4 short videos you have expressed so much more. Thank you so much Bobby Sanabria.

[@JazzAcademy]

+Jon Pitre Glad you like it! Be sure to check out the bongo videos he made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHO9YnZnns12f7s&lc=z12nxnvgazegcjjaa04cgvsqutbqjfbwsaw

[@shedroids]

What an Absolutely pleasure to watch and learn from your videos!!

[@keshavraj5541]

Great teachings.Lovely explanation of the history of the instrument.

[@ToddAlanSloane]

Thank you for this great instruction. Story, technique, musicianship... Thank you Maestro

[@NataliaDanceFitness]

This was so helpful, thank you very much

[@phillyman5000]

Best conga videos I've seen online!! Thank you!!

[@marcelocolindres3280]

gracias bobby muy buenos tus videos de percusion me han servido mucho yo los practico bastante

[@funk4ever]

Man this is insanely awesome. I gotta catch this guy coming through and bring him on campus.

[@oliverhakim414]

Thanks Bobby this was very helpful! I can tell you have a lot of knowledge to share as well as experience!

[@YiZongOng]

really good series of videos and interesting history lesson too

[@surfer103]

Really like how you explain the history of the congas and their names. I am an avid fan of the instrument and have been trying to learn how to play them, but raising children and working to maintain a family kept me occupied. I hope that with your videos i can get better each day with my drums. I have three just like the ones you have in your videos and love them to death. Hope i can follow your classes on you tube. Thanks for the fun......

[@djfingersflores]

Mr. Sanabria is the BEST ! BOOM

[@Alokinification]

Great teaching, amazing video

[@bernardrooney105]

Superb

[@sandragayle5863]

this is beautiful thanks so much I have a drum and I was looking for help with more rhythm study I am a harpist.

[@christophervalle7806]

I am 9 years old and i play congas

[@rafterrafter5320]

Cubans are by far the best Conga drum players in the world!!!😉

[@luisrosado6677]

They were ,not anymore .They are lagging behind .

[@mattseguin9833]

@@luisrosado6677who’s the best now?

[@ronaldjones8134]

at 1:57 you mentioned a Black Cuban. Please explain.

[@nicholasdurant1451]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have congas at the elementary school I work and now I can show them how to use them :D

[@MrTonytimbal]

Eso se llama tocar en clave !

[@marion_roberts]

I wish somebody could explain this clave thing that a classically trained musician would understand. I don't get it how the 6/8 clave actually aligns with the 4/4. The downbeat(open tone) resides on beat 4 in 4/4, but the clave hints that on the 2 side, there is a rest on beat 4. How does one come to the conclusion that the 1 open tone aligns with the 3 side, and the 2 open tones align with the 2 side? I don't see the connection apart from the tempo they're played.

[@fcardenas184]

Is he a leftie or is this how you should go about the whole thing?

[@garettdwyerpercussion6379]

Fernando Cardenas I studied with Javier Diaz and he said "the left lays down the beat and the right hand gives the flavor". So naturally a lot of conga stuff starts on the left.