It’s finally here 😅 A beast of a course that we’ve spent that last several months putting together— Conga Soloing 101! This topic has long been a mystery for many, so we’ve taken the time to build a step-by-step approach that percussionists of all levels and disciplines can apply, to learn to express themselves freely in the Afro-Cuban percussive idiom. This course will include over 7 hours of video lessons, PDF transcriptions, and hand-picked Playlists, that will help you build your musical vo

6.4K views · 375 reactions | The first lesson from our new Conga...

I remember this concert like it was yesterday - Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest 2003! I had just turned 16, had just started playing congas not long before (way before I really had an idea of the profoundness of what I was witnessing), and a couple of months later I would be at my first of two Berklee 5-Week Summer Camps in Boston, where I was jolted into getting my shit together after being surrounded by some of the most incredible young musicians I had ever been around, including @shaimaestro @

“Un Día Bonito” With Eddie and Charlie Palmieri at Coliseo Roberto Clemente- “Al Rojo Vivo” concert - circa-1983 | Giovanni Hidalgo

320K views · 11K reactions | Saludos familia!! Esperando que todos estén bien y en salud!! Aquí un recuerdo en el KoSA International Percussion Festival @ Johnson State College, Vermont, EU circa-2006 | Giovanni Hidalgo | Facebook