conga

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

Celebrations included conga lines, bubble machines, dolphins swimming in the ocean alongside them, and sunsets burning orange on the horizon.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

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

The conga drum player was especially wild, playing insane fill-ins all over the place.

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

At that point, the band consisted of Keith Strickland on guitar, Ricky Wilson on congas, and Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Fred Schneider on vocals.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

With the irresistible thumping of López’s congas, the meditative coaxing of Tylana Enomoto’s violin, and the rock-steady undertow of bassist Juan Perez and drummer Evan Greer, the rehearsal shifts into overdrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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