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Latin percussion

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The term Latin percussion refers to any number of a large family of musical instruments in the percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and/or idiophone family used in Latin music, which in turn is a very loosely related group of musical styles, mainly from the Latin American region, and ultimately having roots or influences in African tribal music.

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Folkloric and Santeria

  • Trap drums
  • Abakua and Arará drums
  • Chekere/Shekere
  • Erikundi
  • Bata
  • Cowbell
  • Shaker
  • Conga
  • Cajon
  • Guiro
  • 20-21st century music (Salsa, Son Montuno, Bolero, etc.)

  • Bongo
  • Conga
  • Clave/Wood block
  • Cowbell (cencerro)
  • Timbales
  • Shaker/Maraca
  • Güiro
  • Cajón
  • South America

  • Timbales, a similar Afro-Cuban instrument
  • Surdo
  • Cuíca
  • Caixa
  • Reco-reco
  • Cabasa/Afuche
  • Repinique
  • Agogô
  • Tan-tan
  • Pandeiro
  • Tamborim
  • Apito
  • Neo Samba and Neo-Bossa Nova additions

  • Conga
  • Timbales
  • Bongo
  • Clave/Wood block
  • Cowbell
  • Andean styles (Peru, Bolivia, South Ecuador, Argentina, Chile)

  • Rain Stick
  • Reco-reco
  • Sheep hooves, or chapchas
  • Chipaya box
  • Bombo
  • Huancara
  • Maraca
  • Coastal Peruvian and Afro-Peruvian

  • Cajon
  • Spoons
  • Cajita
  • Folkloric

  • Various African drums
  • Shaker
  • Tambora
  • Palo drums
  • Marimbula
  • Merengue and Bacha-rengue

  • Tambora
  • Güira
  • Timbales
  • Conga
  • Bass drum (played by Güirero)
  • Bachata

  • Güira
  • Bongo
  • Conga
  • Honduran Punta & Folkloric music

  • Shaker/Rattle
  • Garawon (drum)
  • Turtle Shells
  • Guatemalan & Salvadoran folklore

  • Marimba
  • Shaker
  • Rattle
  • Guiro
  • Bass drum
  • Cumbia (Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, etc.)

  • Conga
  • Güira and Guiro
  • Maracas
  • Timbales
  • Wood block
  • Tambora
  • Haitian

  • Tanbou rada
  • Tanbou Petwo
  • Trinidad

  • dholak
  • steel drum
  • conga
  • Go-Go

  • Conga
  • Timbales
  • Cowbell
  • Wood block
  • Bongo drum
  • References

    Latin percussion Wikipedia