Bongo Drumming with Trevor Salloum #1: The Martillo

[omarmatos]

Smooth and nice. Very good teaching attitude.

[1967Edgardo]

what size are the bongo heads that your playing?

[iAmHARSON]

ah this reminds me of my ancestral african descent...

[meisrandomful]

Aw, this helped me so much but when i went to press like i accidently hit dislike :( im so sorryy stupid touch screens :(

[VRN31]

Hi, I watched a couple of other video and the player were "playing" with their left hand too while here it seems to me you are doing something different?! is it just your personal choice or are there any reasons?

[JessicaMeadus1]

cool

[BlackAngusYoung]

The water buffalo skins on my entry-level (?... $80) bongos seems dry. Is there a certain oil for them? I have lem-oil guitar fretboard conditioner as well as valve and slide oil for trumpets at my disposal, if they're any good.

I've read that just playing them with handcream on is good. Any ideas?

[71hoovercorrea]

drumdance very helpful im a bongo player my self , hopo to see more of your videos!

[SecretAgentDan78]

great video! sweet chops



[lphoenix]

I like the sound of these bongos but I can't make out the logo really. What kind are they?

[sauce25]

Thank you for this! Do you have a video on basic striking techniques?

[tatsurain07]

i dont get it at all i just can make two sounds, one on the big ond one on the small drum -.-'

[CriKKKeycrocodile]

Awesome :) I've had bongo drums for about 5 months. I was always wonderin how to do the sweet beats like that.

[Kapitank]

I am trying to learn the bongo's and this is the best video I've seen so far.

[toastedmonkeys]

Good job, quality sound and instruction

[CAROS1109]

Muy buena tu lección, estoy aprendiendo con tus vídeos, gracias.

[flyinghotwing]

very nicely done, not too much talking but lettin the cueros speak for themselves muchas gracias

[drumndance]

@ThePrimordialAtom

You could use individual fingers or a combination of fingers. Alternating fingers is less traumatic to the hand.

[fsl001]

Nice explanation with good excercise. This gets you in the rythm.

[danifaceify]

unaaa buenaa clavee paraa aprender. pero todavia estoyy muy tivio me fañltaa bastantee paraa soltar las manos..!!!!!

[Naeblis26]

Great¡¡ esta bien hecho¡¡

[Jazzgriot]

Nice one Trevor. Mucho gratias amigo.

[yogijb]

Thanks, Trevor - Glad to have this audio and visual of playing el martillo over son clave. Didn't see it on your DVD (which is great - books too). Much appreciated!

[DjAntomattei]

Are you left or right handed?

[drumndance]

Right hand dominant

[vaslav030547]

skins dance

[Jonnsonyvaio]

At 3:28 you meant fast martillo with clave, no slow, please correct...

[drumndance]

Yes, at 3:28 it should read fast martillo, not slow. Thanks for the correction.

[plasticjesus108]

Bongo Fury,,,, Bongo Fury

[texDAMIAN]

Thank you. The video was very helpful.

[butlerbulldogs05]

how do you know if your bongos are tuned correctly?

[toolmantaylor]

a friend of mine told me to keep the macho very tight in order to achieve the perfect clicking sound. But after the playing session, be sure to loosen the skin to keep it in top condition.

[MUMAPADURII]

Can someone pls tell me how to clean my bongos?It would be a real help.

[bartlemy]

my friend can you help? I bought some expensive bongos but am unsure about how to tune them to make that lovely sound you get on yours...whats the technique? thanks

[BRIVOLBN7Q]

thank you for the video. it is very helpful!

[MovieMich]

i bought the bongo in cuba in the market-mainly b/c i love music and instruments, so i thought i'd give this cute thing a try! i love how much i can learn. My question is - can i rely on this set for the sound i'm trying to achieve? i know its incomparable to major brand bongo but how do i ensure great sound from my new 'baby' :)

[matomania]

i get the same rythm but it doesn't sound as yours! thanx very much! maybe my bongo is untunde... :P

[neken187]

ahhh perfect! i just got some bongos today! and i needed this! i've been playing conga for about a couple of months and decided to learn how to play bongos as well. gracias por esto. buen trabajo

[salsaretro]

bien muy buen tiene clave mi pana

[mhnin]

Thanks for the videos. I just ordered The Art of Bongo Drumming DVD from Amazon.

[LedZeppelin44ss44]

Great Video. Does it make a difference on beat 1 whether you hit the drum with your second or middle finger?

[opus88888]

You rest your fingers by alternating them and index finger indicates time 1, keeping time easily.

[nelin67]

how can i get a hold of the DVD The Art of Bongo drumming? thanks..Nelin

[tb0709]

excellent trevor..please check out my style of bongo playing and suggest ways for improvement..

hope you would like my unique style

[drumndance]

Batchata music use the martillo and variations.

If you are having trouble getting a clean sound on 1 and 3 you maybe placing too much of your thumb on the skin and creating too much muffling effect. Armando often plays the martillo by placing only his left thumb nail on the skin. (See my DVD "The Art of Bongo Drumming". Also feel free to send me a video and I will take a look at your technique.

[drumndance]

Thank-you to all of you who have send your kind words regarding this video. I will attempt to answer some of your questions.

The brand of bongos are LP Valje Armando Peraza Signature. Made of cherry wood. This particular model may have been discontinued, but Armando has another signature model through LP.

[amsoil22]

how do you make the first sound clean when you have your thumb down on your macho.. mine sounds very muffled and i cant get it clear any tips?

[ElMafioso17]

So is what they use for bachata ?

[PamPawz]

What is the brand of his bongos?

[AaronSF]

a lot of fun to follow along. thank you

[rougearlequin]

If I got it right, when you hit the bongo to your right it is beat number 4?

[Rajaka]

Yes, this is fourth beat in the Martillo.

[OBXN]

nicely done

[axelpunisher]

gracias por los videitossss

[mvhsm]

very helpful thank you

[cookiesnkrim]

Wow! This is great!

I have the Bongo Book of Trevor Sallolum with the same lessons but I only have the CD, so this is sooo useful!! Thanks :-D

[Tossek86]

Bongo training for stupids ... Bongo training for me :D

perfect, I gonna use these lessons now for training ^^