conga
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I heard, in preparation for this story, that the DJ occasionally requests that visitors form a conga Iine.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 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
Sometimes, as has been documented in a BBC series narrated by David Attenborough, they swap shells in a conga line, in which each crab puts on a shell discarded by a larger companion.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
Arnaz gained celebrity as the American popularizer of the conga, an Afro Cuban line dance that his father had once tried to ban.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Emily’s dad put his hands on her mother’s hips and pretended to do an embarrassing conga that was mostly shrugging shoulders and the occasional kick.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Within minutes, Mars sat behind a pair of bright red congas for Cha Cha, signalling the start of a set that moved between R&B, funk, Latin influences and pop.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“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
The new rendition echoes that energy with “layers and layers of congas, bongos, triangles, detuned timpani and, like, six different shakers,” said Higham, who drew from percussionist Paul Clarvis’ vast collection of global instruments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
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
Mama’s high-pitched laughs and Madrina’s booming words are music—accordions and congas in a merengue or compas band.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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
