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Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists of the larger hembra (lit. 'female') and the smaller macho (lit. 'male'), which are joined by a wooden bridge. They are played with both hands and usually held between the legs, although in some…
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bongos bongo son changüí cuba drums bongó drum cuban music bongoseros eastern played larger instrument used known conga congas also
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongo drum | Classification | Percussion | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bongo drum | Developed | Late 19th century in Cuba | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bongo drum | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.251.2 (Sets of single-skin conical drums) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bongo drum | Other names | Bongos | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bongo drum | Other names | bongo drum | 1.00 | infobox |
| the larger congas | instance of | often alongside other drums | 0.80 | text |
| the stick-struck timbales | instance of | often alongside other drums | 0.80 | text |
| the bokú | instance of | possibly from a pair of larger drums | 0.80 | text |
| nengón | instance of | where it was employed in music styles | 0.80 | text |
| changüí | instance of | where it was employed in music styles | 0.80 | text |
| and their descendant | instance of | where it was employed in music styles | 0.80 | text |
| the son cubano | instance of | where it was employed in music styles | 0.80 | text |
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