bongos (drums)

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Scope note
Small single-headed drums, Afro-Cuban in origin, with conical or cylindrical hardwood shells; they generally occur in pairs joined together horizontally, one being larger in diameter than the other. Existing in tunable and nontunable versions, they are played with the bare hands.
bongos
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024