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conga

[kong-guh] / ˈkɒŋ gə /


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The chain’s executives are hoping that those planned visits will include paying $20 to $40 a ticket to join the conga line and throwing down at the bar.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Later, the ebullient Treat People With Kindness saw a giant conga line snaking around the stadium.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The rosé flows, club music plays at tolerable volumes and you won’t find any conga lines or overserved patrons dancing on tables for Instagram likes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

The opening namesake track kicks off this new era of “Raúl “ with a simmering bolero colored with jazzy trumpets and tantalizing conga drumming.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2024

I was also practicing for my upcoming conga drum stardom.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

“Let There Be Love” finds the drummer using his hands on his tom-toms to make them sound like congas, giving the track an Erroll Garner flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Squeezing past a set of congas he came to his signature instrument – the vibraphone.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

All other band members, which also include congas player Julian Peña Jr., bajo quinto player Alberto “Beto” Acosta and drummer Carlos Guerrero, already have a gramophone tattoo to represent their Latin Grammy victories to date.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

From the sidewalk outside El Fogón, you can see the twin rotisseries slowly spinning in place, the skewers stacked high and wide until they look like congas.

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2023

Ruben, a lanky, light-skinned Dominican with a finely trimmed goatee, rained thundering blasts down on the kit, while his brother Kaz came in with a suave tuk-tuk-tuking on the congas.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Schweini should suffer no repeat tonight: these days opponents crumble in front of him, rather than congaing behind him.

From The Guardian Jul. 7, 2010




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