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Konga

Also known as Tumbasara, it is a narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba shaped like a barrel and classified into Quinto, Tresos, and Tumba.

Quinto

The highest drum in the Konga classification.

Tumba

A drum in the middle range of the Konga classification.

Tresos

Konga's Origin

Originated in Cuban congregations where each musician plays one drum.

Musical Forms Featuring Konga

Afrocuban jazz, Sange, and Merengal.

Modern Konga Construction

Most modern Kongas have a fiberglass or wooden shell and use a screw tension drum system; typically each drummer plays a set of Kongas.

Djembes

Are originally skin-covered drums played with bare hands in Africa.

Djembe Characteristics

The drum head, made of treated goatskin, creates a wide variety of sounds, made from bamboo , rope

Djembe Traditional Usage

Traditionally only played by men, it often accompanies the dun dun.