The conga (or tumbadora as the instrument is called in Cuba) is a tall, narrow, single-headed Af ...
The Bongos were first used in the cuban music called the son (1900 - peasant music tradition fro ...
Timbales (also called pailas) are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing, invented in Cub ...
The Cuban Guiro is a long, dried and hollowed out gourd corrugated on its face. It seems to be o ...
This instrument is made by two medium-sized long piece of hard and resonant wood (8 inc. long an ...
The triangle is very common for samba and many other styles. It is played with a metal beater i ...
The Pandeiro is a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil, and which has been described as an ...
Cuíca, or "kuweeca", is a Brazilian friction drum with a large pitch range, produced by changin ...
A caxixi is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat-bottom filled with ...
In the complexity of the Samba's structure Surdos play a very important role by carrying on the ...
Orinally brought to Brazil in the 1500's by Bantù slaves from Africa and used to accompany the ...
The Tamborim is a single-headed small drum (about 6") very similar to a tombourine but with no j ...
Bata music is complex and ideally should be learned under the guidance and tutelage of a master ...
Agogo bells are pairs of bells joined by a curved metal rod. They are shaped much longer than a ...
Beaded gourd instrument originally played in sets of three or more and divided into parts called ...
2017 © CongaPlace ALL Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service