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2. Conga - Wikipedia

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   Since the 1950s, congas are usually played in sets of two to four, except for traditional rumba and conga, in which each drummer plays one conga. The drums are played with the fingers and palms of the hands. Typical congas stand approximately 75 centimetres (30 in) from the bottom of the shell to the head. The drums may be played while seated.

3. Latin percussion - Wikipedia

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   Latin percussion is a family of percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music. Instruments ... Conga; Cajon; Guiro;

4. Martin Cohen (entrepreneur) - Wikipedia

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   Martin Cohen (born January 28, 1939) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, mechanical engineer, and photographer, best known as the founder of the Latin Percussion company. He invented many percussion instruments used in the Latin, Jazz, World, for which he was awarded 8 patents. [1]

5. Hand drum - Wikipedia

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   Latin percussion [ edit ] Congas and bongos are essential to all kinds of Latin American music, especially that of the Caribbean and South American regions, used in both folklore (punta, santeria, rumba, etc.) and popular music such as merengue , salsa , son , boleros , bachata , cumbia , latin jazz , and others.

6. Conga (music) - Wikipedia

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   The history of the conga (also known as comparsa conga or conga de comparsa) is obscure and its origins remain largely unknown.In the early 19th century, although the word "conga" is not found in written sources, there are references to "tumbas", and, according to Brea and Millet (1993:204), "tumba" refers to the percussion ensemble of the conga.

7. List of conga players - Wikipedia

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   A pair of congas. 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 drums or Sikulu drums commonly played in Mbanza Ngungu, Congo.