Maybe you've had your bongo drums for a while, or maybe you just got a brand new set--what kind of maintenance is necessary for the drumheads? Should they be oiled? Oiling your drumheads is...
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We know how to play bongo drums--we hit the drum with our fingers and we get that satisfying *pop* or *thud* depending on how we strike the drum. But how does a bongo drum work? Why does a bongo...
Interesting question! Why is it the bongo antelope and the bongo drums share the same name? It seems logical to think that it's because of the skin of the bongo drum. Photo taken by Trisha...
So you want to play the bongos, eh? Playing rhythms by ear is a common way to learn, but learning to play bongos is a lot easier if you can read the bongo rhythm notation. I thought that the...