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Also known as tumbadora, conga drum

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 (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). Congas were originally used in Afro-Cuban music genres such as conga (hence their name) and rumba, in which each drummer would play a single drum. Following numerous innovations in conga drumming and construction during the mid-20th century, as well as its internationalization, it became increasingly common for drummers to play two or three drums. Congas

Key facts

Instrument.name: Conga
Instrument.names: Tumbadora
Instrument.image: File:Collectie Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen TM-6335-1a Enkelvellige tonvormige buistrom, onderdeel van een set Cuba.jpg
Instrument.image_capt: Latin Percussion conga drum exhibited at the National Museum of World Cultures in Amsterdam
Instrument.background: percussion
Instrument.classification: Percussion
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs: 211.221.1
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc: Directly struck membranophones in which the end without a membrane is open
Instrument.developed: Late 19th century or early 20th century in Cuba
Instrument.related: Yuka, makuta, bembé