Conga (disambiguation)
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The conga
is a drum.
Conga may also refer to:
Conga
The conga, or more properly the tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a conguero...
is a drum.
Conga may also refer to:
- Conga (music)Conga (music)Conga music is a style of Cuban music used to dance Conga. The most known Conga song is "Conga" of Gloria Estefan.-Parodies:*In Sesame Street, this type of music is titled "The Monster Clubhouse Conga" where the purple monster with pigtails named Googel, green monster Phoebe and blue monster Mel...
- Conga lineConga LineThe conga line is a Cuban carnival march that was first developed in Cuba and became popular in the United States in the 1930s and 1950s. The dancers form a long, processing line. It has three shuffle steps on the beat, followed by a kick that is slightly ahead of the fourth beat...
, a dance - Conga (comparsa)Conga (comparsa)Congas and comparsas are different parts of the carnivals of Santiago de Cuba., and by extension, similar groups may be found in carnivals in Havana. The congas are formed by a cornet china and a group of percussionists, playing drums and other instruments, together with the people who move to...
, a traditional festival ensemble of eastern Cuba - "Conga" (song)Conga (song)"Conga" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.-Song history:...
, a 1985 song by Gloria Estefan - Conga (skipper)Conga (skipper)Conga is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
, a genus of butterfly - Co’ngaCo’ngaCo'nga is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 3888 metres . The village has a population of about 784.-See also:*List of towns and villages in Tibet...
, a village in Tibet - TxintxonTxintxonChinchón is a matching card game played in Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Cape Verde and other places. It is a close variant of Gin Rummy , with which it shares the same objective: making sets — groups or runs — of matching cards.The name is spelled Txintxon in Basque and in Cape Verdean creole...
, a card game which is called "La Conga" or simply "Conga" in Uruguay