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'''Bongos''' are a [[percussion instrument]]. |
'''Bongos''' are a [[percussion instrument]]. |
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Made up of a set of two small [[drums]] attached by a thick piece of [[wood]], bongos are played while held between the [[knee]]s. The two drums are of different sizes, with the larger one being called the hembra ([[Spanish]] for [[female]]) and the smaller one called the [[macho]] ([[male]]). |
Made up of a set of two small [[drums]] attached by a thick piece of [[wood]], bongos are played while held between the [[knee]]s. The two drums are of different sizes, with the larger one being called the hembra ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for [[female]]) and the smaller one called the [[macho]] ([[male]]). |
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Bongos evolved from a set of drums used in religious ceremonies by certain tribes in [[Africa]]. When these people were enslaved by the Spanish and brought to [[Cuba]] to work in the [[coffee]] and [[sugar]] [[plantation]]s, their traditional practices came with them to Cuba. One of the drums used by these people (called the Abakua in Cuba) was called the “bonko enchemiya,” from which the word "bongo" could be derived. |
Bongos evolved from a set of drums used in religious ceremonies by certain tribes in [[Africa]]. When these people were enslaved by the Spanish and brought to [[Cuba]] to work in the [[coffee]] and [[sugar]] [[plantation]]s, their traditional practices came with them to Cuba. One of the drums used by these people (called the Abakua in Cuba) was called the “bonko enchemiya,” from which the word "bongo" could be derived. |
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Revision as of 03:59, 5 April 2004
Bongos are a percussion instrument.
Made up of a set of two small drums attached by a thick piece of wood, bongos are played while held between the knees. The two drums are of different sizes, with the larger one being called the hembra (Spanish for female) and the smaller one called the macho (male).
Bongos evolved from a set of drums used in religious ceremonies by certain tribes in Africa. When these people were enslaved by the Spanish and brought to Cuba to work in the coffee and sugar plantations, their traditional practices came with them to Cuba. One of the drums used by these people (called the Abakua in Cuba) was called the “bonko enchemiya,” from which the word "bongo" could be derived.