Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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DJ, producer and percussionist Raúl Sotomayor aka Tonga Conga opens the doors of his Mexico City studio, and gives us a peek into his creative process. Watch him collaborate with Vanessa Zamora and Orestes Gomez, sample the sounds of CDMX, and more.

Keep up with Raúl Sotomayor on Instagram:
Tonga Conga - instagram.com/tongaconga
Sotomayor - instagram.com/sotomayor_music

0:00 Introduction
1:16 Music from Mexico
2:11 Collaborating with Mabiland (instagram.com/mabiland/)
3:38 Diablo Track Breakdown
4:23 Rhythms, percussion & Orestes Gomez (instagram.com/orestesgomez/)
6:10 Building together
7:32 Sotomayor session with Pahua (instagram.com/pahuamusic)
8:27 Consistency over ratio
9:24 Non conventional sounds
10:40 Live is a whiteboard
11:26 Making music with Vanessa Zamora (instagram.com/vanessazamora)
12:38 What are Camotes?
12:57 Important with time
14:14 Credits


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