The Bongo Language

Workshops & Immersive Residencies

Explore Anthony Carrillo’s approach to the bongó through structured video lessons, demonstrations, exercises, and an accompanying book—designed to help you develop both technique and musical understanding.

Anthony Carrillo tuning a vintage wooden bongó drum under soft warm studio lighting with acoustic wood wall panels in the background

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Percussion Education

Presencial Classes & Immersive Residencies

Study directly with Anthony Carrillo through rigorous in-person masterclasses and multi-day immersive residency programs dedicated to traditional Afro-Caribbean bongó technique.

Program Standard

Intensive Rhythmic Discipline

6 Max

students per residency cohort

30+ Hrs

direct studio instructional time

1-on-1

personalized ergonomic evaluation

Percussionists seated in a semi-circle with wooden bongós during a collaborative studio masterclass

Sheet music notes and vintage Caribbean percussion records on a dark wood table with a drum key

Deep Cultural Immersion

Residency Formats

Multi-day intensive programs structured for deep rhythmic integration, history, and ensemble execution.

4-Day Intensive

7-Day Residency

Technique Immersion

Lineage & Ensemble

Daily master classes, ergonomic hand positioning, and intensive rhythmic drill workshops in small selective cohorts.

Comprehensive study combining advanced bongó phrasing, historical context, field listening, and studio recording analysis.

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Reserve Your Masterclass Cohort

Applications for upcoming presencial studio classes and residency cohorts are reviewed on a rolling admission basis.