conga
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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
On social media this weekend, Trump applauded a picture of a map showing a conga line of vessels sailing to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
"As a Canadian I am saddened, appalled, disgusted and angry that King Charles appears to be joining the conga line of supplicants," said Jo-Ann in Ontario.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 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
“Yeah, but in the meantime, Sixer avatars will be farming the Copper Key and then filing their avatars through the First Gate, one after another, in a freakin’ conga line.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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“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
He played at least four instruments — guitar, drums, congas and tambourine — in addition to taking over lead vocals on “Forever” during sunset .
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
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
There were album covers, Joe Cuba’s congas, guitar picks, ticket stubs, all from salsa’s golden days in the sixties and seventies.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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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