- The conga, also
known as
tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba.
Congas are
staved like
barrels and
classified into
three types: quinto...
- musician,
composer and bandleader. He pla**** the tres, as well as the
tumbadora, and he
specialized in son,
rumba and
other Afro-Cuban
music styles. In...
- others. ****nio had
pioneered the
conjunto format by
incorporating a
tumbadora (conga drum) into the
rhythm section and
having the
bongosero double on...
-
appropriate moment (Santos 1985). In
several songo arrangements, the
tumbadora ('conga') part
sounds the
typical tumbao on the low-pitched drum, while...
-
developed by ****nio Rodríguez, who
added a horn section, as well as
tumbadoras (congas) to the
traditional Son
cubano ensemble;
which typically contained...
- This
equipment may be
expanded with two
tumbadoras and one or more trumpets. The drum
called Conga or
tumbadora, of an
evident Bantu origin, is, according...
-
percussionist Chano Pozo
brought Afro-Cuban
rhythms and instruments, such as the
tumbadora and the bongo, into the East
Coast jazz scene.
Early combinations of jazz...
- drums,
often cited as an
important influence on the
development of the
tumbadora or
conga drum. They are used in
sacred dance-drumming
ceremonies ****ociated...
- 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...
-
called "El
Conjunto Internacional",
including three instrumentalists:
tumbadora, bongó,
vocalist Carlos Luis Martínez and
Quique Lucca at the
guitar and...
