Beginning reminds me a bit of Ganon fight in Ocarina of Time for the sound palette, the bongos is a funny touch, I just think for the mix it needs more punch to, its a bit weak imo but the composition and arrangement fits very well your idea its well executed, good job !
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So you say the Bongos needed more punch? They were a very central part of the song which is why I gave them the solo. I think a reason why it might sound like it doesn’t have a ton of punch sometimes is because of the velocity and type of hit I used.
Some of the bingo hits sound more like slaps for diversity along with different hit locations. The velocity was also semi-randomized in order to give the bongos as much of a realistic feel as possible. As such some hits hit softer as though a real player just happened to hit it softer that time.