A Pair of Bongo Drums
One night I went to the Palladium, a ballroom on Broadway, to dance and almost lost my mind with excitement when I discovered Afro-Cuban music. I had been a pretty good stick drummer - I'd taken lessons - but had never played the congas. After going to the Palladium, I gave up stick drumming, bought my own conga drums and signed up for a class with Katherine Dunham, a wonderful black dancer...
A Pair of Bongo Drums

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A Pair of Bongo Drums
The miniature wooden drums with skins both printed Made in Cuba, one skin painted in red A MARLON, COMO RECUERDO DE TU VIAJE A CUBA and in black "Mario Diaz", 2-22/56 -- 3in. (7.6cm.) high

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