King of Congas Battle (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- The Fly Source and GoGoRadio.com presents the first annual King of Congas Battle 2013. Thirty Two of the DMV's (DC. MD, VA area) best Conga players competed for $2000 cash, two fresh new pair of Congas donated by Latin Percussions, skins donated by Washington Music Center, a set of Beats By Dre and other prizes. Hosted by Hartbeat.
Location: La Fontaine Bleu, Lanham, MD
Date: January 13, 2013
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Im black and puerto rican and ive been playing latin , afro cuban and a little funk and jazz style music over 35 yrs ,Ive never seen this style of playing so its very diffrent to me ,That being said ,i was impressed and enjoyed seeing this and will research and study this style ALL STYLES OF MUSIC SHOULD BE APPRECIATED ESPECIALLY IF UR A MUSICIAN.keep up the great work my bros
ITS CALLED GO GO
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And the winner goes to.......the one that mixed all these masters together!!!!!
I am so glad to see that Go Go hasn't lost its vibe in DC! No other place on the planet has this music, so y'all need to keep it alive! RIP the legend Chuck Brown.
Haha, I play Latin style congas, part of my heritage is Cuban, and I will honestly say that anyone criticizing gogo conga players on this or that, just do what they do on the congas, and then we can talk. I support you brothers all the way. I've been a gogo fan since the 80's, and what you do is unique, beautiful, it's raw, and it's untouchable. You've taken the congas and brought a whole new way to play them, thank you. Most congueros don't play well to funk because it's hard, so amen to you.
I wanna see more players go seamlessly from gogo to Latin and vise versa. Then you can “snatch the pebble from my hand”!
I'm an Afro-Cuban trained percussionist with conga as a main axe. I was not familiar with this style of conga playing & at first didn't know what to make of it. I was thinking, "they playin' conga but are they conga players?" Looking into GoGo I was amazed to learn about this music tradition of conga style & really started getting into to it. It would be great to see some Afro-Cuban & GoGo style sharing groove. This is a wonderful Irie culture & shows me I always got something to learn! Peace!
Meymeygwis Respecto, it's all African infused, we're a people of rhythm and spirituality.
@@renzopeterson153 This is amazing...keep it up everyone.....we need more of this in the world bring people together!!
The tumbao is similar to the "pocket" in gogo conga playing. Its kind of like the basis for all this. The rhythm is slightly different but the melody os the same if that makes sense.
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As a native Washingtonian.... This just speaks to me....!!!!!
Speaks to us all from the DMV no matter where we move to. Go Go is in our blood. Im all the way in FLA but still be cranking n the south
@@dmvweezy5235 I hear you, here in Shreveport, Louisiana. Lived in the DMV for 41 years. I miss the DMV.
@@courylanders4142 Theres no place like chocolate city
Go-go needs more events like this one ! I'm a longtime fan of Go-go and I hope it continues to play on forever! It is my city, D.C. !
OH by the way, for all the You Tubers this is DC GO-GO and the beat is GO-GO this is an ORIGINAL MUSIC ART form created by us for us! This was not meant to sound like latin congas being played, it was meant to sound original! So once again our people have created another genre of music.
A Hernandez Well put.
Sunshine Anderson
If someone dont Love our sound, fuck their lack of good listening skills.
A Hernandez a conga player tooting his own horn , cute
exactly!!
Why is everybody trying to compare latin drumming with go-go, I'm a Latino,(Puerto Rican) mainstream latin percussionist, (bongos, Congas, timbales, drums) andhave played with some of the best but also I was born & raised in DC & played with latin, latin jazz, funk, ang go-go groups back in the 70's, I even recorded with Leroy Flemming of the Soulsearchers when they separated for a short minute from Chuck Brown, you can't compare Latin, Brazilian, African, Hatian, etc drumming to eachother, their different worlds but the one thing they all have in common is Congas and go-go Conga playing has a beat all to it's own, that's what music is all about, improvising an always evolving, just like blues evolved into jazz, rock, bebop, big band, fusion and so on, it's innovation, so it's all good people, peace ! DC homeboy now in Miami, but always a diehard Redskin fan !!!!!
a caption of each congo player name and band they play for would have been nice. There is so many gogo bands I dont even know who is who.
Right. I only knew Smoke and Sauce.
We need the music and the music needs the people
DC is holding it down y'all!!!!!! Long live the DMV!
Black American music and styles are at the top of th pile. African Americans have invented blues, rock n roll, RnB, country, gogo, funk, soul, house, even techno, Hip Hop lets not even talk about Jimmy
A great day for the DC "uhhrea". I'm proud to say I was there. The Smoke vs. Pooh final was epic. As a lover of all Black music across the diaspora, and definitely that of Cuba, I'm sad to see a few latin percussionists hating here. But fortunately, there are more latin cats showing love. There are different vocabularies all united under the language of groove. Mambo, rumba, guaguanco, bomba, plena, and yes... GO-GO. Life is rhythm, we all dance.
I'm a latino and I love gogo music and latin music... but even I know that the congo drum playing in our countries was brought over by African slaves in ancient times it is not OUR instrument but I do think in my opinion latin music was what made the instrument more famous then Africa.... but who cares what my opinion or anybody elses opinion is , lets enjoy this vid and crank CRANK CRANK!!! DC stand up!!
According to Chuck Brown, latin percussion is one of the main things he used to create the gogo sound. So latin percussion can never be separate from go-go. It is an intrinsic part of go go music. Most of the melodies come from american jazz and rythym and blues, but groups like E.U. even incorporated metal guitars into their go-go grooves. Chuck Brown brought "big band" and symphonic melodies in also. Go go is a black thing, but its also a latin thing. It's multicultural.
Mister Zoe Lancado doubtless
It would be great to bring both together instead of comparing you're right all the way
Love me some GO-GO! Them fellas got the touch. Cuban brother here and I'm also a percussionist that plays all percussion to include congas. We have mother Africa to thank for ALL percussion because that is where the drum was born. Simple as that.
Could listen to this all day! Respect to all the contestants!
Even though I am from Baltimore, this is my first time hearing Go-Go.
I am a bongocero and have been playing for a year. The funny thing is that it was a year ago that my neighbor let me borrow his conga for a few months and in my effort to learn how to play the instrument I came across bongo videos.
I loved the freedom of the bongo immediately and ordered my first set.
A week later I was looking up every video I could find on bongo lessons and losing a lot of sleep practicing night and day.
I play to reggae but I am looking to diversify my style to different music.
After watching this I will begin practicing to this along with my beloved reggae. And I will eventually purchase and begin mastering the conga as I am now doing the bongo.
Yo, much love and respect to these congeros and congeras! Ya'll thumped!!!
You just heard Congo solos that was not Go-Go... You still haven't heard Google music
Now THIS sounds like old school. REAL go-go. Until they opened the high hat. Everybody on here is killin it but I think the first guy is the one is the best. The best smack, best pocket smack and he's super CLEAN!!
This is beautiful. Go-Go is still my favorite genre. And I listen to it all. I mean all. Understand, Go Go, Afro-beat music, Samba, ALL Caribbean, ALL Central and ALL South American music and rythems are all African. Just like everything else...African culture has allways, and will continue to permeate and influence just about everything on the globe. Everything Latin or Mexican has it's roots in Africa. Go Go is African. And this cranks to high heaven. Long live Go Go.
That's right!!!! everything originates from the motherland. And I got the best of both worlds Iam african and latina.
mrttamara well you are sitting pretty now aren't you! Thank goodness for black and brown children all over the world!
NONDOGG3000
NONDOGG3000 yes thats right!!! LOL!!!
Lol man all these latin ppl hating on this style of music we created the first drum. An perfected it now my issue is why hate on something none of yall can do cause believe ur salsa meringue an all that wouldnt hit the soul like a gogo conga beat get real stay in your lane but be blessed
FIRST CLASS EDITING.
MUCH RESPECT.
The ones hating on these conga players obviously don't know this music and as easy as they say it is to play would defiantly be lost. It is a feeling behind this music not just sounds!!!!
Much Respect to the GoGo community! These are NOT just street drummers. these guys are masters of their on genre! there may not be a set pattern like martillo or samba but its all about the FEEL and GROOVE!
let me find out Smoke came through, housed the joint and didn't even take his coat off.........like he had his car out front runnin' or something LOL
Off the CHAIN!!!
He pulled a Larry bird lol
Bruh... 🤣🤣🤣
ah but what about wink…
😆😆😆😆HuuuMan!!! U noticed dat too, huh... Dat nuka gogo Smoke in der wit Mik Rok Heart JB n all the legends!
I do not know why people are comparing Go-Go Congo players to Latin as if Latino players are better Go-Go comes from Funk and Jazz if you don't believe me listen to any Chuck Brown album. Latinos did not invent the congos they just created their own style of playing to their Native sound in their country or city the same as in D.C this is our Native sound and it comes from African drumming connected with Funk and Jazz do your History
Timothy Bias That's been what I've been trying to say for the Longest Time my brother...There is No Comparison.
Timothy Bias LOL what are you talking about! Latino playres are way better then this, come on ! Look at the diversity of rhythm and styles from Cuba alone and the rest of the caribbean and brazil . any good latino players can learn and adapt to this style easily !! . But can these guys do the same for latin and afrocuban music ? I DONT THINK SO . it would take a lot of years to undo their bad technique that clearly shown in this video .
+kalprao just say you dont like gogo music bad technique ? i bet u never smacked a congo a day in your life afro cuban congo players are at the top of the list but dont sleep on american congo players neither stop romanticizing latin congo playes the way gogo congo players play is in accordance to the beat the congo cadance in the song guantanamera wouldnt so right to a gogo song two completely different genre of music
+lord777terror just say u dont like gogo music its okay
lord777terror its not called "congo" stupid, is CONGA !,and im talking from experience ,cause a play Rumba ,Guaguanco ,columbia ,salsa etc.and i know bad technique when i see it ...just by what your saying I know that your the one that hasnt touch a Conga drum in your life ...and you can say what ever cause I wont argue with somebody that doesnt know or has experience outside of Go Go congo
Yes this is our Roots From Africa will never die it's in us music
I'm drummer and percussionist I play salsa, cumbia, Brazilian and Funk. Soul, disco, Funk...music is full of creativity and evolutions . Gogo have his other style in congas. We can hear now a sound near of bugarabu drums from Senegal.
LOVING IT,IVE BEEN PLAYING 35YRS....I AINT NEVA SEEN THUMPING LYK THIS,WICKED AND BAD....IM GUNA GET ME SOME MINI CONGAS AND JUMP A FLIGHT TO THE STATES MAN,I NEED ME SOME OF THIS,THOUGHT GOGO WAS LAID TO REST,ALL OF YOU GUYS ARE FORMIDABLE BLESSINGS
+carl flem thanks for the love,,,,,limiting congas to traditional like alot of these folks kills the soul of music itself.
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These cats all str8 crank
My man with the Dog Taggs at 7:34 was in the pocket. And my man that "Got Low" at 10:29 was doing It smooth w/ some extra entertainment. I'm still studying this Joint. I am a Gospel Percussionist...and I wish I could do half of what these young men are doing in Go-Go Percussion...It is a very Unique "Art Form" that alot of Main Stream Percussionist cannot adapt to, And I like that. I have a nice go-go conga pocket that I use when I play and drummers and musicians hear it and tell me...Yo I hear that DC Go-Go Pocket Man...and I be like I learned it from growing up in the DMV.
+Tony Banks YES TONY....ALSO CHECK OUT PATATO VALDEZ.BLESSINGS
+carl flem
TITO PUENTE , PATATO VALDEZ, ALEX ACUNA, MONOGO SANTAMRIA, LUIS CONTE, GIOVANI HIDALGO, PABLO BATISTA (GROVER WASHINGTON JR'S PERCUSSIONIST back home in PHILLY)
I sure will...And check out Andy Narell's MP3 on Amazon: ( I picked up a lot of my chops listening to my Latin brothers as a professional in the 1990's)
www.amazon.com/Slow-Motion-Andy-Narell/dp/B00XXLJT3C/ref=sr_1_5?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1449881375&sr=1-5-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=andy+narell
One of the reasons im such an avid gogo fan is because latin conga players dont do it the way gogo conga players do. Gogo conga players use the full spectrum of high and low tunes on top of pocket grooves to create a nice up and down flow.
william perez. dont disrespect what you dont know about. dont talk the spirit world and religious talk when your dealing with things of this world. you havent walked the four corners of the globe so YOU dont know everything. pray for understanding before you open your mind and mouth. real talk. this is OUR STYLE...DC STYLE. FIGHTING HAS DIFFERENT STYLES, SINGING HAS DIFFERENT STYLE EVEN HOW WE SPEAK
EUROPEANS SOUNDS DIFFERENT THAN AFRICIANS. i pray for your way of thinking and yours spirit.peace
I'm a Latin percussionist and I'm fully down with this style. The style is super funky and we can all take a lesson from these guys. Keep jammin.
This was a DMV thing most of you would not understand.
IN LITERALLY IN CONGA HEAVEN NOW.THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO.
Djembe drums should be this years contest.
I would enjoy seeing GoGo switch it to a djembe battle to see who is truly versatile.
Indeed. I play both. And jun-jun.
Fulano de Tal Or pots and pans...
Pots and pans? Smh.
The BEST conga players on the planet !!
#purefacts
man i think pooh won that i know smoke is a legend and all that but to me it aint about who is the fastest its about who can rock the beat better and is far as staying in pocket and creating your own pocket within in the pocket without sounding like your every where would give it to pooh
I agree with you I was then 2013 is it the same shit and then. Pooh started playing the cowbell
+lord777terror I agree man. Pooh was so much smoother with his slick combos.
if you listen too 14:36 -14:42 that nigga made a instrumental and didnt even know it smh his performance was way better than smoke
2019,Pooh's creativity was good but Smoke's hands are too much for anyone except Mickey different level than Pooh just saying!!!
Everyone doesn’t trip of speed slim we know smokes a legend but lil youngin got In that ass that night I was there
This was a great thing and we have some serious musicians in the DMV
Smoke was good, but Pooh was so much smoother and more creative with his. In any case, most of these dudes are extremely talented so it was kinda hard for me to pick who was the best. They were all great.
I love to see women Congo players great job all of you
This Go Go is straight Funky, Been playing Congas for 7yrs now and I have to add this to my music vocabulary! All the players were awesome; Anyone know if this event has happened again? If so where? If not why?????
Nope... They never did it again
so many talented percussionists! sure hope these guys can spread to the rest of the music world and inject some much needed fresh ideas! i'd never heard of this until a random yt click. love it
(this white punk girl says it's great!)
Much respect to our brothers and sisters whom came together to vibe together "TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUM" All of whom are replying with negativity about the CONGAS do yourself a favor and educate yourself on where this INSTRUMENT came from.....to play it is a way of LIFE to play it is LIFE no classes no instructor because its in you SOUL!!! Continued..........
I love all styles of percussion and can appreciate the skill it takes to play the instrument. I look forward to the next battle and hope that other cultures post similar links to their competitions so that the DC area can become familiar with all styles and interpretations of the instrument. Thanks...KEEP SMACKIN THEM SKINS!!
All I got to say is this the REAL DC, elements of African culture dynamicly alive, this is Go-Go for real.....
Lesssgooo!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯🦾 when Pooh took the stick and played with the cowbell!!🔥🔥🔥💯💯
Watching this again in 2021, I feel like Pooh won that shit, Smoke really got by doing his usual shit, he always showcases his hand speed, but if you really listen to Smoke he pretty much does the same shit every solo he has, sometimes he'll throw in some shit that he never did, just listen to any NEG from 92 until now with a Smoke solo they pretty much all the same, Pooh showed more creativity on the congos, Smoke won because he's a legend and his name.
I’m one of Hip Hop’s first generation from New York and Go Go with drum beats rank with best Sounds I’ve heard
The Real MVP is the editor of this video. Well done 👏
A lot of the Latin boys are lost with the conga style because when they play congas there's no improvising the just play what's written but they can't do what these guys can do, but much respect to there conga players because they can play.
Not if they're jazz cats or rumberos. Don't get it twisted, bruh.
its one thing to not understand or even like the DC sound, but damn, its our style in fact its a culture sound, its our sound, a different sound. it's like Reggae, or Salsa, or Country music, Go Go is such an amazing sound, Hip-Hop artist use the sound...............Lastly it was a Congo competition, the same as freestyle rap, or Drumming freestyle, an opportunity for young cats and old school cats like Smoke, Sauce, Mickey, Pety, Winko, Bo Jack........
This took me back to high school during lunch. Teachers & administrators would get mad us for beating on the lunch tables trying to do the same thing.😂😂😂
How can you even pick a winner, they all were roccin💯
Legends where born with congos keep up
Very unique, it's not just rhythm, in gogo it sounds like the congas are the melody and the main solo instrument. DC put out some conga monsters.
damm i miss home they ain't used to this good ass music in the midwest
Supa Dave is the man
Brings me back just to name a few... Chuck Brown, Rare Essence, Junkyard Band, Backyard Band, DJ Kool, 4th Street Crew... anyone from the DMV that ever listened to WPGC 95.5 or 93.9 KYS (KISS) even after Huckabucks closed up knows what I'm on about. Much love to back home, NoVA boy Alexandria 395 across the bridge 703 202.
Super Dave was turnt up! I think he should've gotten something!! But it had to be hard to judge that because they all did good!
"If you don't get it, it's not for you." Stop criticizing. Go enjoy the music YOU like!
We all are winners,Go Go is in good hands,Chuck Brown started something so special and unique to D.C that no one cant take this from us but us here in the DMV stay on a positive note,let's keep it moving...much luv go go fam
I'm doing the go go two step!!! Gooooo DC #Uptownallday
As a Puerto Rican I grew up on rock n roll (classic rock and some r&b) and was never really a fan of salsa musiic. Latin jazz however I do like. They use all different types of drum tones and their solos of any instrument have more fire to them. I would love to see this type of contest done with different beats as well as the one being played. Everyone there was talented. They all have my respect!!!
This was great. It's some incredible great go-go percussion players right here, right here.
anyone on here criticizing the playing technique and style....just doesn't get Go-Go!
Exacty! long as that shit crank, you doin it right!
Basically.
It is just different from those who are used to latin style conga percussion. Latin percussion include many rudiments, slaps, accents. I enjoyed it though.
Ruben Mendoza what do you mean Latin? Congos and these rhythms came from Africa!
Agreed.
3:11 that chick is niiice!!holy sh*t..wow!!
I didn’t know there was a King of the Congas competition!!! 🪘🪘
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY, dear one, read on...
... be warned and proceed with caution, for you are about to graphically witness the first percussive enema ever filmed, THEN wiped onto UA-cam to mentally injure pure-in-heart, unsuspecting, funky, righteous, true hand drummers. whether or not intentions were malevolent in nature has yet to be determined.
Yes, because a showcase highlighting one particular facet of gogo is an all-encompassing narrative on how all congas are played in gogo, AMIRITE? Dumbass. Funny how GO GO Mickey Freeman is endorsed by LATIN PERCUSSION, isn't it?
Kragz Lizt Silly little Kragz List wouldn't know good drumming if it smacked his own skin.
BIG UP TO THE LADIES HOLDIN IT DWN
I lethally smiled during the whole video lol
Levels….. good lord have mercy. You know smoke is good when his opponents are vibing and dancing to his performances😂🤣😂🤣
This big hollow Drum call Conga, originally came from Congo, the Central African brought to work in Sugar plantations , in Caribbean, and some part of United State in State like Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Carolina, Louisiana. Later the Drum Conga
This reminds me so much of Babatunde Olatunji, the legendary Nigerian percussionist.
It shouldn’t
I'm no GoGo fan, but THIS right here...THIS right here...is the hotness!!!
Cant find no dirt on this type music 😇🙌🏁🌎🌷💯🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🙏🙏🙏🎊🤓😘👁
We got to go back in the day and do this again let's keep it rocking
My man rocking the mask takes me back to the little Benny crew playing with Chuck
Bring that to Monterey California Please
Its a Washington Baltimore thing
Hey i lived in Monterey for 8 years went to SHS and MPC!!! 😆 Small world!! Lol 😁
Super Dave had the best solo... Hands down. If you've heard one Smoke solo, you've heard them all.
Beautiful show of love respect and showmanship.
Bless I am Peace Shaheed Ishmael I've seen show's spoke with the Godfather seen the original RarEssence I'm blessed 😎
Man they are killing it on here. Goodness. Missing home.
best video on the web
Rock Steady is my fav!
This speaks to my soul...
Nobody did it like Jungle Boogie! He started this thing!!!
best conga players in the world is from D.C. and Smoke won hands down he's one of the best in the world period.
im glad i found your site love the drums its helping me with teaching my students
Why is 2013 the one & only King of Congas event? This was amazing. Why no more????
The first dude on the video was tearing it up it up I would
vote for him
Man y'all need to put another one out there like yesterday! You can tell they can't wait for the next one!!!! Besides, this is real entertainment and I wish I was there when it all went down!
Glad to see soo many still love the art. #GOGO4LOFE
Living out in California now, i really miss this !!!
If peety was out of jail when they had this battle, he would have gave smoke a run for the money
there style, this is a style go go and these brothers and sisters do it well, stop HATTING ! AND CONGRATULATE. Job well done.
All of them were great! Bro at 9:02 creative with it! Did the snake on them.
u better respect the DMV... this our music
The very first conga player and the one at the 4 minute and the one at the 6:10 minute r the toughest to me