Mairants, Ivor: Flamenco Guitar

This fabulous tutorial by Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel, teaches everything you will need to start playing congas. You will learn how to play a basic tumbao patter and how to master cha-cha, mambo, bolero, bomba and 6/8 as well as play with one, two or more congas.

As an introduction for beginners it teaches how to assemble three types of Conga stands, how to tune the congas, what pitch is appropriate for each size of conga, the four basic hits (open, closed, slap and muff), special accents and sounds as well as guidance from one of the foremost Latin players.