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    Conga - Wikipedia

    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 … See more

    Most modern congas have a staved wooden or fiberglass shell and a screw-tensioned drumhead. Since the 1950s, congas are usually … See more

    Conga drums are classified according to their size, which correlates to their pitch: larger drumheads have a lower pitch and vice versa. Originally, drums were tuned by adjusting knots … See more

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    Strokes with one hand
    • 1. Tono abierto. Open tone.
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    Congas, being percussive instruments, do not have to be tuned to any particular note in purely percussive settings. However, when playing with See more

    Guaguancó
    Guaguancó uses three congas. The smallest conga is the lead drum known as quinto. The following nine-measure quinto excerpt is from the … See more

    • Cruz, Tomás, with Kevin Moore (2004). The Tomás Cruz Conga Method v. 3. Pacific, MO: Mel Bay.
    • Dworsky, Alan; Betty Sansby (1995). Conga Drumming: A Beginner's Guide to Playing with Time. Dancing Hands. ISBN 0-9638801-0-1 See more

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    Jun 12, 2018 · The term conga refers to the music groups within Cuban comparsas and the music they play. Comparsas are large ensembles of musicians, singers and dancers with a specific costume and choreography …

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  6. List of conga players - Wikipedia

    List of conga players. Conga players perform on a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin called the Tumbadora, or the Conga as it is internationally known. It is probably derived from the Congolese Makuta …

  7. 10 Conga Patterns Every Percussionist Should Know

    Conga drums were built for certain patterns, and Tumbao, a Cuban concept, is the most important one to know. Tumbao is the basis of several Cuban styles used in salsa music and timba, and it is one of the most adapted patterns in …

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