bongo drums
Paired hand drums
Bongo drums are a pair of small drums of different sizes, joined together and played with the hands.
The drums originated in Cuba and are associated with Latin American music, though they appear in jazz and popular music as well.
The player typically holds them between the knees: He tapped out a rhythm on the bongos.
Usually shortened to bongos.
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