Here is the first of two lessons on Bongos. I discuss different types of heads, the bongos themselves and the basic strokes. I also explain the Martillo rhythm.
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@johnkingsley9525Ай бұрын
My sister was visiting Cuba and was on one of the last planes out before Castro took over and she brought me a pair of bongos as a gift. They were very crude by todays standards as the skin was stapled on etc. but I had fun practicing to Mr. Bongo’s Africa Cuban record and playing at party’s and beatnik coffee houses on S. California’s Venice Beach as a kid. Now playing in a church band here Costa Rica 🌴😎🌴 Thanks Rick for a very informative video 👍
@jeffreysiegel91252 жыл бұрын
Very awesome video and playing!!! Thank you for putting it up on KZbin!!!
@gregpirovolidis49729 ай бұрын
Just got Bongos, Aspire Tye Dye. I play drum.set in a rock band and we now play quieter inside. I play Cajon and added Bongos, a splash cymbal I hit with hand. Excellent videos!
@uhoh0073 жыл бұрын
Best Bongo intro I have seen, thank you so much!!
@ShawnSalik4 жыл бұрын
thanks for these videos, Rick, i've been having fun keeping up with them especially during these crazy times
@rickdior4 жыл бұрын
Hi Shawn...thanks for watching
@josephg.bradetich30642 жыл бұрын
Thanks rick
@tonyhades902 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video I’m Cuban and finally decided to move from drums to bongós trying to follow my roots and this video helps a lot
@rickdior2 жыл бұрын
Thats great Antonio. Best of luck with the Bongos.
@DaGretschguy Жыл бұрын
Ok…what CAN’T you do?!! I just came back from Cuba and have been on an Afro-Cuban music kick for the last month and actually tuned up my old Bongos today…and I see this video…. The algorithm is working and my phone must be “listening” to me (and my playlists!)
@bryanxXx70003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! Great informations on bongos!
@tunesonglabel3 ай бұрын
this is the bongo freedom I dream of attaining some day
@davidchereneimmel88202 жыл бұрын
So much solid information thank you!
@agustindemain4063 жыл бұрын
Magnifico tutorial.Muy didáctico y muy bien explicado. Gracias por enseñarnos.
@Nora-uu3fl2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Just two lessons? Aw. Ok. I'll take it. I love the beats. 😊
@tonyf15562 ай бұрын
That was awesome!
@Squirrelconga2 жыл бұрын
Great vid, Rick! Very informative 💯 Liked n'Subscribed 🤜🤛
@msticdrumr Жыл бұрын
Love it!!!
@nathanielvondolteren24324 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! Loved it!
@rjcrjc8025 Жыл бұрын
Amazing
@playing_jazz3 жыл бұрын
Those JCRs sound incredible. Loved the playing.
@DieterLo19 ай бұрын
Very good lesson!
@DJFrankieSantana Жыл бұрын
I was jammin the heck out to that intro woooooo Rick, you're the Bob Ross of bongos
@oskareem7 ай бұрын
really great. thank you
@MaTTheWish Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Thanks.
@antoniocruz11633 ай бұрын
Very Nice Thank you
@manuelrodriguez6606 Жыл бұрын
Great video, very informative. BTW the H is silent in HEMBRA (EM-BRA)
@rickdior Жыл бұрын
Thanks Manuel
@martemoreira Жыл бұрын
thank youuuuuu
@leivabernie2 жыл бұрын
Man those JCR, I wish I had met him… RIP Cali.
@dominiquelapointe84243 жыл бұрын
You would have to try Moperc Drum made in Canada. I didn’t find better!
@BaconIsNotBiceps11 ай бұрын
He's better than me at everything. I'm not bitter. 😝😝
@curtishill1094 жыл бұрын
Useful!
@lishavi66073 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your very useful video. I recently bought a bongo set LP Aspire 6 3/4" - 8". I am beginner and tuned them like this: M= E4 - H=G3 I'm disappointed that I can't get a higher sound on the macho, i mean a really light and crisp sounds, without risking damage. Is it due to the dimensions of the macho: 6 3/4 ? Thanks for a reply if you have time to..
@rickdior3 жыл бұрын
Thats the lower end of the LP line and they skimp on the heads so change the macho to a synthetic bongo head like the ones I talk about and your should be able to get your hi macho sound.
@pedrodiaz64992 жыл бұрын
He got a pack👍
@josephg.bradetich30644 жыл бұрын
Anthour grest learning video
@nbuehster4 жыл бұрын
I don't know how to ask this so it makes sense. (And this doesn't have to do with the introduction.) But I've seen people hold bongos between their legs., and (in your case, for example) on a stand. Would it make a difference in sound if they were on the floor, in front of you? (like if you were just sitting or lying on the floor playing them)
@rickdior4 жыл бұрын
Hi Traditionally they are held between the legs. I would imagine that if you play them flat on the floor or on a trap table they would loose some volume since you are closing off some of the space below them. It would also be uncomfortable after a while.
@nbuehster4 жыл бұрын
@@rickdior Thanks for answering my question. I'd like to know is if there are any short, small stands for bongos, so I can still sit on the floor when I'm playing.
@jicamo663 жыл бұрын
- Beeman LP makes a short stand
@emviousMUSIC2 жыл бұрын
I can't find the JCRs.. may I please know what type of LPs are good for recording? thanks Rick~
@60gidget2 жыл бұрын
Thanking you, very good. One question, is there a left and a right bongo? I noticed that some players play with the smaller bongo on the left and the bigger on the right. Cheers
@rickdior2 жыл бұрын
Yes, there is. Most right-handed players set up the smaller drum (the macho-male) on the left and the larger drum (hembra-female) on the right. You don't have to do this, but it is the traditional way the bongos are played.
@60gidget2 жыл бұрын
@@rickdior Thanking you Rick very much. Okay so i am playing the macho on the left but it feels weird, hope that is how it should feel when your just starting out. on the drums, the right is what I hit the hihat with.
@enerzise31612 жыл бұрын
I just found a set of Bongos in a thrift store for 12 dollars, they are 55 dollars on Amazon. They are 8 inch and 7 inch in size, but they were loose, but I found butterfly bolts inside one and tightened them. They look like they maybe were used by a High School student and not used much at all. I need to get a tuning Key so I will visit a local music store and see if they are in tune. I discovered siting in bed they do not sound like bongos, but sitting up in a char or standing they sound like Bongos, so note to self; Do not cover the bottoms. I hope I can learn these as they are small, portable and sound like a good variety of beat styles can be played on them. LeSage 7 in and 8 in Natural Bongo Set
@donfraser25822 ай бұрын
What did JCRs cost?
@rickdior2 ай бұрын
I used to buy them for around $40 back in the day.
@aymanfadel77704 жыл бұрын
👍👍❤🌷🌼🌻
@MoritaJunichiro4 ай бұрын
🪘👏🏻
@iphonepilot2 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick. 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!).
@rickdior2 жыл бұрын
Hi Sam The Martillo is just the basic bongo rhythm that came out of the Cuban dance forms (such as Mambo) which was made popular in the states in the late 1940's. It exists in several forms. It is not originated in Samba which is Brazilian in origin although bongos are certainly used in lots of Brazilian music these days. You can think of it as the Ride cymbal pattern in Jazz or the 8th note hihat rhythm in rock. Since bongos are primarily used as a "color" instrument (as opposed to the congas or timbales which are very much the heart of the Cuban dance form rhythm sections), the bongo Martillo is just a stepping off point. You can listen to lots of Soul music from the 60's and 70's and hear both bongos and congas playing these standard types of rhythms that originated in the Cuban dance forms and were changed over time as they were copied from group to group. I suggest you watch some Latin group videos to see what the bongos are doing there. A good place to start would be the many Poncho Sanchez band videos online so you can see and appreciate the role they play in the music of their origin.