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A conga line formed during a Christmas disco party. The conga line is a novelty line dance that was derived from the Cuban carnival dance of the same name and became popular in the US in the 1930s and 1950s. In order to perform the dance, dancers form a long, processing line, which would usually turn into a circle.
The song is performed by Maria Andipa in the 1962 "Death's Dispatch" episode of The Avengers. A Ska rendition was recorded and performed by Ska Cubano a Mambo-Ska band from Britain made up of musicians and singers from many diverse countries. In the early fifties, the song was recorded by Brazilian singer Angela Maria, and it became her biggest ...
A pair of congas. Conga players perform on a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin called the Tumbadora, or the Conga as it is internationally known. It is probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu drums commonly played in Mbanza Ngungu, Congo.
Releases including "Para Vigo me voy" often label the song as a "conga", or occasionally a "rumba". Thus, it is considered an early example of a "salon conga" or "ballroom conga", [2] in the same vein as the famous "ballroom rumbas" such as "The Peanut Vendor" ("El manisero"). According to musicologist Alberto Pérez Perazzo, "Para Vigo me voy ...
Therefore, some have assumed that "conga" was originally an adjective (as in the expression comparsa conga), and that the comparsa was dropped and conga changed to a noun (del Carmen et al. 2005). However, the word conga may also derive from either "maconga" (song) or "nkunga" (song, sound) in "the language of the Congo" (Ortiz 1924:118).
A bride found her dream wedding reception dress … for a mere $7.99!. Chiara Gallo was shopping the aisles of her local Goodwill store in Nashville when she came upon an unexpected find: A sheer ...
Africa produces music genres that are direct derivatives of Congolese Soukous. Some of the African bands sing in Lingala, the main language in the DRC. The same Congolese Soukous, under the guidance of "le sapeur" Papa Wemba, set the tone for a generation of young guys who dress in expensive designer clothing.
A wedding dress is a clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. Wedding dress may also refer to: Wedding Dress, a 2009 South Korean film "Wedding Dress" (Onyanko Club song), 1987 "Wedding Dress" (Taeyang song), 2009 "Wedding Dress," a song by Mark Lanegan from his album Bubblegum "Wedding Dress," a song by Derek Webb from his album She ...