Don’t tell anybody, but many practitioners of Santeria, the West African religion, purchase their batas (Nigerian two-headed drums) from a Jewish artisan in Crown Heights. “It’s almost sacrilegious to ...

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 ...

A true jazz giant, Ray Barretto, who died Friday at 76 in New Jersey, made his name playing conga drums on jazz and salsa records since the late 1950s. Today, he will be buried at Riverside Memorial ...

Neither emotions nor wine is kept bottled up as José Joaquin Perez and Liza Fernandez portray ex-lovers in the play. The beat of a conga drum greets you as you enter the Intar Theatre. Its hard, ...

Conga Drum Mania is a fun music rhythm games where you play your conga drum along to the many songs. ♫ Simple Clave - Classic conga beat. ♫ Sierra Samba - Quicker tempo Samba! ♫ Casa de Conga - A fun ...

Marcos Odara has been playing the conga drums for 39 years and teaching for the last 20. Odara hails from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and now calls Oakland home. The drum master teaches Brazilian ...