The Cuban Conga

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Description:

• Conga, also known as tumbadora is tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba

• Traditionally used in Afro-Cuban genres such as conga, rumba--common to some Latin music

• Modern congas have staved wooden or fiberglass shell--can be played while seated

• Conga players are called congueros--while rumberos refers to those who dance following the path of the players

Techniques / Uses:

• There are five basic strokes

• Open tone

• Muffled/Mute tones

• Bass tone

• Slap tone

• Touch tone

• "Glissando" or moose call is done by rubbing third finger across head of drum

• To bend the pitch, conguero uses elbow to shift around on and apply pressure to different parts of the head

F​amous Congueros include Chano Pozo, Jack Costanzo, Jesús Días, Eliel Lazo