Terry "Doc" Handy discovered the congas when he was 12. Actually, it was more like he connected with them - because when he began playing the Cuban drums, he began activating the musical links woven ...

Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

John Griggs, who performed with James Brown, plays his drums during a music circle at the Newark Extended Care Facility. (John Munson/The Star-Ledger) NEWARK — John Griggs slid his hands onto the ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Many Washingtonians danced to rhythms played on this Haitian conga drum. Hide stretched taut across the drum forms its ...

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Oluwatayo Oluwadamilare Ajayi, widely known as Tayo Conga, is a living testament to the power of rhythm as a cultural force. Born in Ikogosi, Ekiti State, he has spent over a decade championing ...

Don’t tell anybody, but many practitioners of Santeria, the West African religion, purchase their batas (Nigerian two-headed drums) from a Jewish artisan in Crown Heights. “It’s almost sacrilegious to ...