A CongaChops Masterclass exploring something every percussionist needs but few ever study directly: how to build layered grooves that breathe and come alive.

Forged in the street samba scene of his native Salvador, Brazil, and refined across a career with Richard Bona, Meshell Ndegeocello, Enrique Iglesias and Carlinhos Brown, Gilmar builds his grooves from scratch, layer by layer. In this masterclass, he lays down his own guitar part, then improvises a full percussion track on top of it, one instrument at a time, explaining his choices along the way, and shows how you can apply that same creative thinking to whatever you play.