Conga
OriginCuba
Year1800
FamilyPercussion
About the Conga
Derived from African makuta drums. Tall narrow single-headed drums. Played with hands in sets of two or three. Quinto is the highest, tumba the lowest. Desi Arnaz popularized conga playing on American TV. The rhythm patterns are called tumbaos.
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