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 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
In no time, there were conga lines and limbo contests, and by the wee hours, someone always ended up at the emergency room and at least one marriage was in peril.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The old men all raised their instruments at once, and the room filled with a shock of horns over the gentle footsteps of conga drums.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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He also plays the congas and the batá, a sacred Afro-Cuban double-headed drum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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
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
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
And when the church doors open so everyone can make their way to our building, I hear the congas.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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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