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[JohnnyConga]

By his Tapao/Slap and his tumbao.....nuff said!..

[olivah]

Hello all,
May I suggest a conga glossary on this forum. It would be great for us beginners to understand all the conga related terms. I am latin (french) but I am missing out the meaning of some words
Have a good sunday.
Peace Olivah

[Omelenko1]

Both JC and I knew the man really good. I spent 35 years being his friend. His strong and tasty tumbao was his signature mark, no other tumbao (mama y papa) sounded as tasty. He had a very strong tapao. When it came to 6/8 rhythm no one even came close, these were the words of Patato " en el 6x8 Mongo es el caballo". His quinto playing is probably the most intricate and tastiest I have ever heard, Daniel Ponce's is also up there. As a bongocero only Yeyito paralleld him, his slaps on bongo' sounded like machine gun fire. Listen to "Tu Crees Que", a tune he wrote and played with Cal Tjader, also "Mazacote" with Cal Tjader. Sure today there are some greats, Gio, Pedrito, Vizcaino, Paoli, but Mongo's style of playing set the yardstick for everyone. "Sofrito Na' Ma' "!

Dario

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[JohnnyConga]

Ok Leedy...I know I will know when u tell us hahaha...so I cant think of it right now...????

[Omelenko1]

His $1 million dollar smile. Con diente de oro, bonko'.

Dario

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