congas
Hand-played barrel drums
Congas are tall, narrow drums of Cuban origin, played with the hands.
They typically come in sets of two or three with different pitches and are essential to Latin music, salsa, and jazz.
The conga is also a line dance where participants form a chain, hands on the hips of the person ahead, moving to a syncopated beat: The whole party joined the conga line.
Outer animal coverings
- headsTop of bodies
- stavesPoles or music lines
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
shells · bongos · timbales · djembe · cajon · hand drums · slap · tone
Cuba's largest city
- Afro-CubanBlending African and Cuban
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
timba · son · clave · Tropicana · carnival · descarga · tres · conjunto
Latin music's rhythmic spine
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- pulseArterial blood throb
beat · pattern · cascara · downbeat · upbeat · swing · cadence · feel
Spicy tomato condiment
- casinoFacility for wagering
- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
party · celebration · fiesta · parade · procession · street dance
Struck instrument players
- rhythm sectionTimekeeping instrumentalists in ensemble
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
- pianistOne who plays piano
- horn sectionEnsemble of wind instruments
skins
Outer animal coverings
tuning · shells · bongos · timbales · djembe · cajon · hand drums · slap · tone · bass
Havana
Cuba's largest city
- Afro-CubanBlending African and Cuban
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
mambo · timba · son · clave · Tropicana · carnival · descarga · tres · conjunto · Celia Cruz
clave
Latin music's rhythmic spine
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
pulse · beat · pattern · cascara · downbeat · upbeat · swing · cadence · feel · pocket
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
carnival · party · celebration · fiesta · parade · procession · street dance
percussion section
Struck instrument players
- rhythm sectionTimekeeping instrumentalists in ensemble
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
- pianistOne who plays piano
horn section · bandleader · conjunto · descarga · jam session
- Latin Percussionbongos, timbales, claves, maracas, guiro
- drumsbass drum, bongo, tambourine, snare, snare drum
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, cowbell
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- rhythm toystambourine, maracas, shakers, egg shaker, egg shakers
- Latin instrumentsmaracas, bongos, guitarron, guiro, cajon
congascymbals
Clashing metal percussion
timpani · xylophone · snare drum · glockenspiel · triangle
- conga lineSequential dancing procession
- conga drumsTall Afro-Cuban hand drums