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[[File:Bongo sound.wav|thumb|261x261px|Bongos playing a [[cumbia]] beat]]
'''Bongos''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''bongó'') are an [[Afro-Cubans|Afro-Cuban]] [[percussion instrument]] consisting of a pair of small open bottomed [[hand drum]]s of different sizes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Strain |first=James Allen |url= |title=A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield Publishers]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-0-8108-8693-3 |page=23 |oclc=974035735 |quote=}}</ref> The pair consists of the larger ''hembra'' ({{Literally|female}}) and the smaller ''macho'' ({{Literally|male}}), which are joined by a wooden bridge. They are played with both hands and usually held between the legs, although in some cases, as in classical music, they may be played with sticks or mounted on stands.
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== Construction ==
Bongo drums are about {{convert|20|cm|inch|0}} high and have diameters of approximately {{convert|20|cm|inch|0}} and {{convert|25|cm|inch|0}}.<ref name="BEPM">{{cite book |last1=Wacker |first1=Jonathan |title=Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Volume II: Performance and Production |date=2003 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=9780826463227 |editor1-last=Shepherd |editor1-first=John |location=London, UK |page=351 |language=en |chapter=Bongo drums |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJvzEzjahkQC&pg=PA351}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Warden |first=Nolan |title=Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music |date=2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313087943 |editor-last1=Torres |editor-first1=George |pages=52–53 |language=en |chapter=Bongó |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MX5BXxjwV9cC&pg=PA52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ortiz |first1=Fernando |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXpdAAAAMAAJ |title=Nuevo catauro de cubanismos |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial de Ciencias Sociales |page=82 |language=es |author1-link=Fernando Ortiz Fernández}}</ref> The shells of the drums and the bridge (the small block that joins them) are usually made of wood, although fiberglass is also common. The heads are typically made of [[calfskin]] and attached to the shells via steel hardware that enables
▲Bongo drums are about {{convert|20|cm|inch|0}} high and have diameters of approximately {{convert|20|cm|inch|0}} and {{convert|25|cm|inch|0}}.<ref name="BEPM">{{cite book |last1=Wacker |first1=Jonathan |title=Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Volume II: Performance and Production |date=2003 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=9780826463227 |editor1-last=Shepherd |editor1-first=John |location=London, UK |page=351 |language=en |chapter=Bongo drums |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJvzEzjahkQC&pg=PA351}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Warden |first=Nolan |title=Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music |date=2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313087943 |editor-last1=Torres |editor-first1=George |pages=52–53 |language=en |chapter=Bongó |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MX5BXxjwV9cC&pg=PA52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ortiz |first1=Fernando |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXpdAAAAMAAJ |title=Nuevo catauro de cubanismos |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial de Ciencias Sociales |page=82 |language=es |author1-link=Fernando Ortiz Fernández}}</ref> The shells of the drums and the bridge (the small block that joins them) are usually made of wood, although fiberglass is also common. The heads are typically made of [[calfskin]] and attached to the shells via steel hardware that enables thewei w tuning (lug tuninere used, io yh a eatr an w [bokú]], [[yuka (music)|yuka]], [[conga]], [[Bembe (membranophone)|bembé]] and smaller drums, since these were all tuned with the flame of an oil lamp.{{sfn|Ortiz|1953|p=244}}
== Technique ==
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