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1
: a Cuban dance of African origin involving three steps followed by a kick and performed by a group usually in single file
2
: a tall barrel-shaped or tapering drum of Afro-Cuban origin that is played with the hands
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Arnaz played Manuelito Lynch, one of the hunks who also happened to sing and beat the conga drum.
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Raj Tawney, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
And there’s a huge Congolese heritage in Cuba that became the conga that led to the cha-cha-cha that then came back.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Stage success in New York led to a movie adaptation by RKO Pictures where director George Abbott dramatically recreated the stage version of the conga craze Arnaz originally started.
—Raj Tawney, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
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Raj Tawney, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
And there’s a huge Congolese heritage in Cuba that became the conga that led to the cha-cha-cha that then came back.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Stage success in New York led to a movie adaptation by RKO Pictures where director George Abbott dramatically recreated the stage version of the conga craze Arnaz originally started.
—Raj Tawney, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Conga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conga. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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conga
noun
con·ga
ˈkäŋ-gə 
1
: a Cuban dance of African origin performed by a group usually in single file
2
: a tall narrow drum that is played with the hands
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