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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, where each drummer would play a single drum. Following numerous innovations in conga drumming and construction during the mid-20th century, as well as its internationalization, it became increasingly common for drummers to play two or three drums. Congas have become a popular instrument in many forms of Latin music such as son (when played by conjuntos), descarga, Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa, songo, merengue and Latin rock. Although the exact origins of the conga drum are unknown, researchers agree that it was developed by Cuban people of African descent during the late 19th century or early 20th century. Its direct ancestors are thought to be ...
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{{for, the company, Latin Percussion Latin percussion is a family of percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music. Instruments Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican styles Folkloric and Santeria * Trap drums * Abakua and Arará drums * Chekere/Shekere * Erikundi * Bata * Cowbell * Shaker * Conga * Cajon * Guiro * Barril de bomba * Pandereta plenera * Cuá * mouth sounds 20-21st century music (Salsa, Son Montuno, Bolero, etc.) * Bongo * Conga * Clave/ Wood block * Cowbell (cencerro) * Timbales * Shaker/ Maraca * Güiro * Cajón South America * Timbales, a similar Afro-Cuban instrument * Surdo * Cuíca * Caixa * Reco-reco *Cabasa/ Afuche * Repinique * Agogô * Tan-tan * Pandeiro * Tamborim * Apito * Berimbau Neo Samba and Neo-Bossa Nova additions * Conga * Timbales * Bongo * Clave/ Wood block * Cowbell Andean styles (Peru, Bolivia, South Ecuador, Argentina, Chile) * Rain Stick * Reco-reco * Sheep hooves, or chapchas * Chipaya box * Bombo * Huancar ...
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