bongoes
Paired Cuban drums
Bongoes is an alternative plural of bongo, a pair of small drums joined together and played with the hands.
The drums originated in Cuban music and became fixtures in Latin jazz and beatnik culture.
He tapped out a rhythm on the bongoes.
The spelling bongos is more common.
Struck membrane instruments
- percussionSound through impact
- congasTall Afro-Cuban drums
- timbalesShallow single-headed drum pair
- hand drumsSkin-topped percussion struck manually
drumheads · pair · tuning · skins · membranes · shells · wooden · Cuban
drums
Struck membrane instruments
- percussionSound through impact
- congasTall Afro-Cuban drums
- timbalesShallow single-headed drum pair
hand drums · drumheads · pair · tuning · skins · membranes · shells · wooden · Cuban · Afro-Cuban
Latin
Ancient Roman language
Afro-Cuban · jazz · son · cha-cha · Caribbean · tropical · merengue · cumbia · Santana · ensemble
striking
Noticeably impressive
- slappingStriking with open palm
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- palmsHands' inner sides
macho · tone · open · muted · rim shots · rolls · patterns · technique · seated · cradling
bongoestimpani
Tunable orchestral percussion
bass drum · taiko · snare drum · marching drums · floor tom
- bongo drumsPaired handheld percussion instruments