Bolero just a nice pattern for more smooth lounge genre for me on two & three congas! Enjoyed this! Thanks for your shout out to me for not only do I look up to you for your playing but you spend time with your wife & son & always put God first that is important to me as well! Love also using Bolero in traditional music too so thanks for this video best one out there!

Again again and again...!!!! Thank you for all your input. Hasta que se ROMPA EL CUERO!!!

I’m so happy that I found you on KZread brother !

Estimado Eric, siendo chileno, viviendo en Suiza desde hace muchos años y siendo un amante de la percusión y muy particularmente de las tumbadoras, quisiera agradecerte por tu talento, tu pedagogía y sobre todo por tu generosidad. Todos tus videos me han sido de mucha ayuda en este proceso de aprendizaje. Por favor, estando consciente de todo el esfuerzo y arduo trabajo que significa publicar tu trabajo, quisiera pedirte que continúes con tus tutoriales . Un abrazo amistoso. Te reitero mis agradecimientos y felicitaciones.

I hear Sweet child of mine with a baby cry 5:55 on the background 😅that show how much i take your lessons. Thanks!!

Excellent teacher. God bless you more a hug from Colombia

Those Manito Peruvian skins on those Meinl Kachiro drums sound sweet👍🏾

That was simply awesome and beautiful!!! You’re the best!!

I am learning so much with you.. Thank you very much!!!!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Thanks. Already figured out that you can also play the variations on two congas.

Sweet & Clean! Love that 3 conga bolero melody. Will sound cool on high speed ... Thx, mi hermano

Thank you for this! I've been searching for more bolero variations on congas. Saludos de Guatemala!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Saludos Aida!!

Loving your videos man, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!! Beautiful congas too...wow those brown skins look amazing! :)

You gotta love it!

Muy Buenooo,Rumbero...Gracias por tus lesiones. Saludos desde Puerto Rico.....!

Hi, Eric, never commented on your videos before, but I love them, especially now, when I'm missing my weekly class in San Mateo with John Santos, due to COVIS-19 closures. Your video lessons help keep me active on the drums. Glad your family is safe. I really enjoyed this bolero. I knew the original pattern, learned it way back in NYC, but your 3 drum variation is sweet. Really shows off the melodic quality that can be intertwined with rhythm on congas. And you are very clear and patient in explaining how you do it, and count it out. Also, your good cheer and love of the instrument and rhythms really comes through. Just have to add, that I really loved your video on the Armando Peraza tumbao. Got to meet Armando a couple of times, and he actually listened to me play, which was a thrill. Thanks, Eric. Alex in San Francisco

Thank you !! I am a Bolero lover and i've been waiting for this one !!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

haha Thanks!

Thank you Eric, that was enjoyable, glad you and familia are ok, God bless.

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother! Really appreciate you for everything!

Love the video @ericperez. For my church I do the bolero a lot for slow worship songs and every once in a while I add the "bongo" fills to it.

Excelente!!! Mil gracias por tus lecciones. Un abrazo desde Maturín Monagas Vzla.

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Abrazos!

Gracias Eric! Saludos desde Orlando, FL

This is amazing. The Manito skins are a whole new sound. Have them on my bongos and will likely put them on my congas as well. Thanks for your expertise!

Thanks Eric, this is great. I've enjoyed your collaborations with WDC, and I'm glad they led me to your channel. Learning a lot as I work through your videos, very helpful for a musician who only just recently discovered a knack for percussion. The way you lay out your tutorials is awesome, great beat breakdowns! Thanks for everything, you and yours stay safe and healthy!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously appreciate it!!! Thanks for the support and I hope you're staying safe as well.

This fits soooooo many CCM songs and gospel songs out there. Full disclosure I have used it in Amazing Grace...🥰 gotta love it!!!!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha Gotta Love IT!!!

Tu vas a vivir para siempre, I can't believe that you loaded this just yesterday 4/15 I was thinking man if big "E" would show a bolero patern and whoop there it is;gracias Pá

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha that's crazy Victor!! Thanks!

Thanks a lot sir. You really have a great methodology to teach. You make it look simple and fun.

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Please show us some adornos for the bolero on congas (la tumbadora y la conga) . Great video...this is how I learned it as well but struggling to get those adornos incorporated into the rhythm. Gracias.

Try playing the bolero what John Lennon s imagine it's lovely lol

Hi Eric. Glad you and family are well. Just coming back from a heart attack but back on the congas. Love this lesson, you nail the feel. Your videos have been an inspiration for me to get back to my congas ASAP. Thanks brother and God bless you and your family. CONGA JACK.

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you recovery stronger Jack!!! Praying for ya!!!

Fantastic tutorial Eric!!! I've been watching your videos for years. Here's in idea. Could you take a rhythmic pattern, like the Bolero and apply it to a real time music application for about a minute within the same tutorial lesson. The way Jerry Gonzalez used to record his instructional videos. Then we can see how the pattern fits with the musical structure.

That bass thooo, man really nice job on the audio production here. Just overheads? Also, I love the three-drum variation. Saludos, tocayo.

Gracias 🙌

Eres grande amigo, saludos desde México y que viva la música!!!!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Saludos!

Tremenda variacion amigo, tiene hasta algo de Cha Cha Cha .

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

jaja exactamente

Great!!!!!

Beautiful!!!!!

Eric, I'm a new subscriber and love your channel. Could you share with us how you mic'd your congas to pick up that bass strike so well? The sound is fantastic! keep up the good work!

"Man that is beautiful! You got to love, love it!". Eric, your videos, sound recording and quality lessons are congademic. If you have time, could you please tell me what conga brand you play and thoses beautiful sounding skins? All best to you and family.

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I play the Meinl Kachiro Thompson Series congas... and the skins I use are from Manito Percussion. www.manitopercussion.com

Nice and creative variation.

interesting very good

You are the man amigo, never though I could add a third drum....or maybe I did but .....you know....jaja stay safe!

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

I have a couple of variations on 3 but didn’t want to get controversial because it should normally be played on just 2 haha thank you Fausto!

@eldrdelasalsa

4 жыл бұрын

@@APercussionLife I know what you mean....bolero es bolero especialmente para los viejos....es musica suave....jaja gracias

Gracias Eric ojalá retomes los videos en español saludos desde CDMX

Excelente 🙏

Very accurate technique

I love playing bolero, a really good song that makes every little move fit just perfect with the patterns of the bongó and conga, plus a great singer and lyrics to top it off and I can play that all night long if they want me to. Your variation is encendida 🔥, some directors will throw his shoe at us if we don't play bolero in a complete ostinato from start to finish, but hey... we can learn to dodge 😜

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha exactly... I do that 3rd drum here and there but never as a constant groove... I'd get fired with the quickness haha

You’re the man Eric can you do a video showing off all your instruments

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

maybe one day I'll do that haha

Eric , I'm a new subscriber and really love your content and style of teaching. I have a question for someone who is intermediate at best doing play along Latin Jazz and Salsa in my Garage and playing occasionally with friends what is the traditional order to set up 3 drum positions? for a right handed player. I am confused because I've seen different people do different things. Is the quinto between my legs or to my left? Thanks for your help.

what are some good congas that i can buy as a suggestion, im 16 yrs old and i really love your videos and just the beautiful sound of salsa vivie puerto rico

Could one pull off a bolero on R&B/Pop songs? Examples? Thx!

This here.... Oh wow

Thanks Eric - I like the variations. Do you have a special pattern for guajira, or do you just use the son montuno pattern?

@APercussionLife

4 жыл бұрын

I plan on showing a guajira variation very soon.. but it's similar to a Montuno pattern

Erick los cueros de tus congas son sintéticos?

Is sometimes more difficult to stay on time when it’s slower.

interested