bob-appreciate the comments,
I did a fresh remix on it, it does sound better.
i wont post the update until i'm thru messin' with it......
brightened the congas, changed the level and pan, it sits better now.
also, i found a few spots, on the maracas, congas and tamb, that were too much in the back beat..
i was really going for a lazy, laid back groove, but got behind the beat in some key places..
i split the audio up a bit in a few places, and slipped a few wav files to better line up with the downbeats of the guitar rhythms, and boom, there they were.
i didn 't use a click on this, just natural feel, but since i had to go back and put the percussion on AFTER the fact,
the groove was not as dialed in, as it would have been doing it the other way around.
that's cool, i still have a real performance that i like, and a few micro corrections is totally worth keeping the rest of it.
i mean, i'm still learning how to mix using ALL the tools, including simple edits (that the tape guys used to do with a razor and tape!)