Let's take a deep look at two instruments within the drum family with highly dissimilar backgrounds: the congas and the tablas. What are the differences between congas and tablas? The...
Category: Conga Drums
Drums are some of the oldest instruments in existence, and, as expected, an astounding number of drum design variants have been produced over a very extended period. Two drums particularly stand out...
Congas and djembes have quite a lot in common, and, at times, individuals with no training or formation in Afro-Cuban instrumentation may confuse the two. Notwithstanding, there are several...
Afro-Cuban percussion instruments are highly assorted and owe their existence mainly to the influx of enslaved Africans brought into Cuba during the 16th and 17th centuries. Two of the most...
The percussion family is so vast that you may easily get overwhelmed by the number of different instruments it comprises. Two instruments that particularly stand out are the snare drum and the...
The conga drums (also known as "tumbadora") are a fairly popular Cuban percussion instrument, mainly used in conga and rumba ensembles, though also present in salsa, jazz, pop, and Latin...