How to Play Conga Drums : Conga Drumming Muff Sounds

[unapolakita]

i believe your hand palm should be straight not semi curved (bended) when making a muffed tone

[zash008]

LOL, I am a kit drummer and never new that if I let my nails grow long, my drums would sound better,,,, thanks for the other comments you long nailed youtubers!

LOL!

[BuddyBellTree]

The nails are probably an influence from Giovanni Hildago. He has much longer nails that contribute to the sounds he gets from the drum. Giovanni is the the best that ever touched the conga, so don't sweat the nails....Practice!

[fred3190]

excellent! I've been getting similar sounds for years but my technique was wrong. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[conganewb]

Johnny is no longer in Miami he is in Seattle and don't offer opinions on nails if you don't know what your talking about. The nails are used in conga drumming as well to create different sounds. If this was a classical guitarist with their long fingernails you wouldn't say anything about it. There is a purpose for it.

[4ujesusdied]

stop worrying about fingernails and pay attention to the lesson

[heinzie5]

lol...muff

[m333pm333p]

I'm a fan :D

[jesamani75]

best conga teacher on the net.

[jasiel1613]

are u in miami?

[larns86]

eww cut your fingernails

[timedrebel]

thinking the same thing

[EugeneTheDancer]

ew me to