Percussion Conga Drums

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Don’t you know Johnny Conga?? Shame on you! ;)

The maestro is now collaborating with Percussionconga.com and in this video is showing off his incredible improvisation skills!!

Johnny offers an unique learning opportunity, a “full inclusive” experience to learn living with him for 1 full week.

Keep on reading, Johnny has a message to all the friends of Percussionconga.com.

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Entering in the percussion conga World means learning a lot about  techniques, timings, rhythms… but when this seems to be comfortable, the real challenge begins… soloing, or improvisation, the art of creativity that meets preparation.

I found these 5 (five!) video lessons by Heinrich Klingmann (http://heinrichklingmann.com/) very useful to start playing with combinations that allow to prepare a set of “bullets” ready to be shoot during your improvisations. :) It’s a whole 45 minutes video lesson, starting with simple “around the beat”repetition and growing up, everything clearly explained and shown in action! So, get focused and happy practicing!!

Continue reading to see Heinrich’s videos.

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Where to get conga lesson in Cuba?
Where to learn conga drum in Cuba?

One of our readers contacted us with a good question:

I’m looking for information regarding taking drumming lessons in Cuba.
Could you please recommend a facility or person in Cuba that would offer a week or two experience?

Here are our advices… just continue reading!

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