El Bongó en el Son Cubano

Trabajando el bongó en clases de baile del Son Cubano • Working the bongó at a dance class of Cuban Son

El Bongó is the main percussion instrument in the Cuban genre of El Son. It's constructed of two small drums with different roles and sounds. It originates in older styles of music such as Nengón, Kiribá and Changüí, but in these styles the drums were bigger, the tuning was lower and it was played with a different technique and approach.

This type of construction and way of playing was born and standardized after the invention of the martillo, created by Agustín Gutiérrez Brito, nicknamed "Manana". The martillo is the static pattern that binds all the communicative accents, phrases and floreos ("fills") together.

Listening suggestions:

• Classic Son from the post-martillo era: Septeto Nacional, Tanda de Guaracheros, Los Naranjos, Cuarteto Patria, Los Jubilados
• Son from the modern times: Sierra Maestra, Jovenes Clasicos del Son, Cotó y su Eco del Caribe, Pancho Amat, Septeto Santiaguero, Familia Valera Miranda, Guitarras y Trovadores, Septeto Turquino, Asere, Ecos del Tivolí, Son del Nene, Septeto Naborí
• Son from the pre-martillo era: Sexteto Habanero, Sexteto Occidente, Sexteto Boloña, Sexteto Machín, Sexteto Munamar
• Changüí: Changüí de Guantánamo, Grupo Changüí and Estrellas Campesinas, (Diógenes y su) Changüí Santiago, Changüí Tradicional de la Maya

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