Bongo is mainly played while people chill out under the tree or at celebrations. It can also be played with other instruments or in bands etc. It is played like a thumb piano whilst tapping on the side.

As with most African instruments bongo is made by a mixture of improvisation and skill. Africans love their music but don’t have the money to buy expensive instruments so they make them.
Bongos are usually made from half a calabash (like a big gourd) or a wooden box with a half moon hole on the front.

Hacksaw blades are the cut to different lengths and attached to the bongo with a piece of wood and two screws. A thin metal rod is put underneath the blades. To tune a bongo the blades are moved backwards and forwards until you get the right sound.
Jahman also offers Bongo lessons.

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