Bomba rhythm for congas with ride pattern and variation.

I pre-recorded at a slow tempo the buleador (low pitched drum) for a version of the Bomba rhythm. Then over that pattern I play a ride pattern I learned from Arturo Sandoval's percussionist some years ago. Following that, I play some other Bomba solo patterns on the conga that interact with the low pitched tumbadora.

The conga (higher pitched drum) interacts with the buleador in a kind of call and response pattern. This rhythm is usually accompanied by a stick pattern called the Cua that functions like a clave or cascara.

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• Bomba
• buleador
• conga
• puerto rico
• cua
• lesson
• rhythm

[Practicaleyes]

really poor sound quality makes it difficult to work out exactly what you are playing

[congaddict]

@imleblanc he is just doing a variation of quinto patterns you would play on the higher pitched buleador over the sica rhythm. Hope that helped.

[efigueroawepa]

tones are hard to distinguish from distortion of sound

[imleblanc]

Which bomba rhythm is this supposed to be? It doesn't sound like any of the major rhythms (sika, holandes, cuembe, etc.).

[opus88888]

Very good job, clear for understanding.