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Saturday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 10)

Type:

Sound

Date:

05/25/1996

Item:

Audio recording

Container:

65

Series:

S1576

Item ID:

C96-113

Event Name

Collector or Fieldworker

Tradition Bearer

Genre or Occupation

Ethnicity or Nationality

Personal Name

Corporate or Conference Name

Subject

General Note/Comment

  • One audio cassette tape. Johnny Conga continues from C96-112 with his personal history. He then discusses various rhythms associated with conga drumming such as comparsa (Cuba), plena (Puerto Rico), bomba (Puerto Rico), rumba (Cuba), abaqua (Afro-Cuban), agogo and samba (Brazil). He also discusses the "Mongo" style of playing, the calabash and Carnival. He plays a Mambo. The Rondalla Filipino String Band gives a history and explanation of the band and the instrument, banduria.

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