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Conga

The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). Congas were originally used in Afro-Cuban music genres such as conga (hence their name) and rumba, in which each…

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Classification
Percussion
Developed
Late 19th century or early 20th century in Cuba
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
211.221.1 (Directly struck membranophones in which the end without a membrane is open)
Other names
Tumbadora

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Conga

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related to General bibliography · 35
Conga → Alan, Beginner's Guide, Bembe Books, Betty Sansby, CA, California, Cherry Lane Music, Chuck Silverman, Conga Drumming, Cruz, Dancing Hands, David, Dworsky, Ensemble, ISBN, Kevin Moore, Mauleón, Mel Bay, Method, MO
related to Characteristics · 17
Conga → Alternatively, Cuba, Cuban, Desi Arnaz, English, However, In, In Cuba, Latin, Most, New York, Santiago, Since, The, Typical, United States, While
related to Guaguancó · 13
Conga → An, By, Cross-beats, Guaguancó, It, Jesús Alfonso, La, Los Muñequintos, Los Muñequitos, Matanzas, North America, The, This
related to Other genres · 13
Conga → Afro-Cuban, American, Brazilian, Colombian, Conjuntos, Dominican Republic, Essentially, Haitian, In, It, Jamaican, Latin, The
related to External links · 12
Conga → AfroCubaWeb, Conga Drum Archived, Congas, Dr, Drum DojoPlans, History, Introduction, November, Olavo Alén Rodriguez, Percussion Conga Anatomy, Retrieved, Wayback Machine
related to Tuning · 12
Conga → Also, Another, Congas, During, However, If, In, It, The, This, Uniform, With
related to Types of drum · 12
Conga → Carlos, Cuba, Cándido Camero, Historically, In, Modern, Originally, Patato, The, This, United States, Valdés
related to Songo · 11
Conga → Beginning, Changuito, Congas, Cárdenas, In, Los Van Van, Raúl, See, Songo Patterns, The, Yulo
related to Timba · 11
Conga → Congolese-based Afro-Cuban, Cruz's, He, Listen, Llamada, Llamada Anónima, Many, Paulito, Paulito FG's, The, Tomás Cruz
related to Bolero · 2
Conga → The, There

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drum drums congas played tone head quinto tono used rumba also open music one playing cuba de hand tumbao two

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CongaClassificationPercussion1.00infobox
CongaDevelopedLate 19th century or early 20th century in Cuba1.00infobox
CongaHornbostel–Sachs classification211.221.1 (Directly struck membranophones in which the end without a membrane is open)1.00infobox
CongaOther namesTumbadora1.00infobox
Congais alead drum known as quinto0.90text
congainstance ofCongas were originally used in Afro-Cuban music genres0.80text
soninstance ofCongas have become a popular instrument in many forms of Latin music0.80text
Tata Güines.Touch or toe toneinstance ofbut have become the hallmark of congeros0.80text
danzóninstance ofOther genresThe conga repertoire includes many other rhythms found in genres0.80text
mamboinstance ofOther genresThe conga repertoire includes many other rhythms found in genres0.80text
cha-cha-chainstance ofOther genresThe conga repertoire includes many other rhythms found in genres0.80text
as well as foreign styles that have adopted Afro-Cuban percussion such as Jamaican reggaeinstance ofOther genresThe conga repertoire includes many other rhythms found in genres0.80text

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