Re: Conga, etc going out of style?
Not going out of style at all. Just North America is not as influenced by the type music that uses a lot of percussion. A lot of people do not realize that there are millions and millions of more Spanish speaking people than English . I had much rather have a number 1 song in Latin America than the United States. People who are super stars in Latin America and not even heard of in the United States are making more money. I never realized the extent of this until I married. My wife is Ecuadorian and I have travelled there, and also performed there. Latin America is definately happening. They have bands that do not even have a drummer, and you can't tell. The Salsa bands are killing it. We in North America just haven't been exposed to what is world wide actually. Go on your cable tv music channels and listen to the Latin and Caribbean channels. Percussion, conga, bongo, timbale, are prevalent on the majority of the recordings. We are just kind of out of the loop, that's all.
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