Characteristics: Wood: Maguei Root Leather: Goat Leather
Aprox Size: * Big Bongoe : High: 18cm (7.02'') Diameter: 20 (8.58'')
* Small Bongoe: High: 18cm (7.02'') Diameter: 18cm (7.02'')
The bongoe is a membraphone composed by two wood drums that have different diameters. The drums have a conic shape and are played with the hands or with drumsticks. The smaller drum is called ''Macho'' (Male) and the bigger one is called ''Hembra'' (Female). The origin of this instruments is Cuban.
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