Terry "Doc" Handy discovered the congas when he was 12. Actually, it was more like he connected with them - because when he began playing the Cuban drums, he began activating the musical links woven ...

Carlos Valds, conga drummer: born Havana 4 November 1926; married (two daughters); died Cleveland, Ohio 4 December 2007. The Cuban-American Carlos Valds, better known in the music world as "Patato", ...

John Griggs, who performed with James Brown, plays his drums during a music circle at the Newark Extended Care Facility. (John Munson/The Star-Ledger) NEWARK — John Griggs slid his hands onto the ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Many Washingtonians danced to rhythms played on this Haitian conga drum. Hide stretched taut across the drum forms its ...

He brought Afro-Cuban influences to American ensembles and dazzled audiences with his virtuosic multiple-drum technique. By Neil Genzlinger “When you talk about percussion, particularly the evolution ...

Oluwatayo Oluwadamilare Ajayi, widely known as Tayo Conga, is a living testament to the power of rhythm as a cultural force. Born in Ikogosi, Ekiti State, he has spent over a decade championing ...