Bongo Drum

Important Facts:

• Bongos are a Cuban percussion instrument
• They consist of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other.
• The 2 drums are of different size.
• The larger drum is called the hembra (female) in Spanish, and the smaller the macho (male).
• The drums are most often played by hand.
• The drums are particularly associated with Cuban music.

This video shows Richard Feynman playing the bongo drums.






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