Germán López,Oct 12, 2013
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information, videos, and comments about Conga music, dance, and processions (parades).
The music and dances in these videos contrasts with the Conga line novelty dance that became popular in the United States in the 1930s and the 1950s. The "Conga line" is derived from the dance that was Afro-Cubans performed to the Conga music that they played.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/05/article-excerpt-about-history-of-conga.html "Article Excerpt About The History Of The Conga Line Dance
& Five YouTube Videos Of The Conga Line".
As shown in the videos that are featured in that post, including a clip of the 1989 American movie Weekend At Bernie's, the Conga Line novelty dance is performed quite different from the Cuban Conga dance..
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ADDITIONAL SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #2: SANTIAGO DE CUBA TOURIST GUIDE | CONGA CHILL
CUBAN CHILLOUT, Aug 12, 2016
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Here's a comment exchange from this video's discussion thread:
Stephanie Judah, 2018
"I love the music in this video. What is the name of it?"
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Reply
CUBAN CHILLOUT, 2018
"It's a Conga Chill, which is a very popular style in the
eastern area of Cuba and played to much in Carnivals on the street with many
people back."
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Video #3: Carnaval Santiago de Cuba 2010,Conga San Agustin
Namchebal, Aug 13, 2010
Conga Los Hoyos, subiendo la calle Reloj en Santiago de Cuba, carnaval 2010
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Google translate from Spanish to English
Conga Los Hoyos going up Clock Street in Santiago de Cuba, carnival 2010
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Video #4: La Conga Cubana - Santiago - Cuba - 014v02
Cubaism, Nov 29, 2011
"La Conga" is one of the most authentic cuban musical traditions, one that makes everyone move. Santiago de Cuba is where the biggest, best and hosttest congas are found, they all gathers in the Santiago the Cuba Carnivals for the best Conga show in the world.
In this video the conga is performed by childrens as a
practice for the later Santiago´s Carnival opening that same day. Original
music by Yaso. More Cuba videos at cubavideos.com
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Video #5: La Conga de los Hoyos Santiago d e Cuba a cura di pasquale pachi chiurazzi
Pasquale
Chiurazzi, Jan 22, 2020
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM TWO VIDEOS THAT ARE SHOWCASED IN THIS POST
Comments From The Discussion Thread For Video #1 In This Pancocojams Post
Numbers given for referencing purposes only. The English translation for the Spanish comments are given after that comment (from Google translate).
1. cadizcuba, 2015
"Hola German si lees esto ahora me gustaria que me dijeras
cómo se llama el hierro redondo que se toca en la conga que no lo encuentro por
Internet y nunca lo supe. Mañana tengo que hablar en la Universidad sobre la
conga santiaguera. Yo soy de Santiago.
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"Hello German, if you read this now, I would like you to tell
me the name of the round iron that is played on the conga that I cannot find on
the Internet and I never knew. Tomorrow I have to speak at the University about
the Santiago conga. I'm from Santiago."
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Reply
2. cadizcuba, 2015
"Muchas gracias Germán. Me ha valido mucho tu respuesta y una amiga cubana también me explicó que era el tambor de freno de un coche antiguo y está dentro de los instrumentos llamados Campana o cencerro."
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"Thank you very much Germán. Your answer has been very useful to me and a Cuban friend also explained to me that it was the brake drum of an old car and it is inside the instruments called Bell or cowbell."
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Reply
3. Alexander Vazquez, 2018
"cadizcuba se le dice Campana y es de la parte donde va la
goma de un carro
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"Cadizcuba is called Campana and it is from the part where the rubber of a car
goes"
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Reply
4. Juan Carlos Reina Leal, 2019
"Es parte de un tambor de freno de carro o motocicleta"
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It is part of a car or motorcycle brake drum
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5. Wall.Street.AV., 2015
"esta Buena la cconga es. aqui en el yankee no se ve eso."
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"the conga is good. here in the yankee you don't see that."
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6. Lis Crespo, 2017
"Gente sumida en la pobreza total sin ropa, sin zapatos,
quizás con hambre..... tampoco he visto celulares???? La
policía reprimiendo todo el
tiempo.... aún así transmite alegría.... increíble!"
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"People mired in total poverty without clothes, without shoes, perhaps hungry
... I have not seen cell phones either ???? The police repressing all the time
.... still transmits joy .... incredible!"
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7. Ana Sanchez, 2018
"Soy de la habana, pero las mejores congas de cuba estan en santiago viva cubaaaaaaa!!!!!!!"
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"I'm from Havana, but the best congas in Cuba are in Santiago, viva cubaaaaaaa !!!!!!!"
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8. mario aguero, 2019
"Bueno, el ritmo de la conga sigue igual, pero parece una
parada de indigentes. Que mal vestida la gente, que condiciones mas deplorables
las calles. El dano del regimen es tan visible!
Aparte, NADIE sonrie. Todo el mundo luce deprimido, triste.
Caramba, una conga es la cosa mas alegre del mundo! Tienen cara de luto, cara
de hambre."
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"Well, the rhythm of the conga remains the same, but it seems like a homeless
stop. How poorly dressed people, what more deplorable conditions in the
streets. The damage of the regime is so visible!
Besides, NOBODY smiles. Everyone looks depressed, sad. Gee, a conga is the happiest thing in the world! They have a mourning face, a hungry face."
9. Jose Manuel de la Rosa Perez, 2019
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"original and without copies hahahahahahaha."
10. Brianna F. Jones, 2020
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"What is the name of the instrument that the man plays at 10-15 seconds?"
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Reply
11. Josseph L'Gall, 2021
"trompeta china, La corneta china (también conocida como trompeta china), instrumento de viento usado en la música tradicional cubana, es en realidad el suona chino. El suona fue introducido en Cuba por inmigrantes chinos durante el período de la colonia española. A partir de 1848 llegaron numerosos culíes chinos a Cuba,
El uso de la corneta china en la conga de los carnavales de Santiago, comenzó con la llegada de los primeros inmigrantes chinos a la isla. La corneta china se constituyó en parte integral y obligatoria de la comparsa santiaguera, en la que todo el pueblo baila por las calles,"
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"Chinese trumpet, The Chinese cornet (also known as the Chinese trumpet), a wind instrument used in traditional Cuban music, is actually the Chinese suona. Suona was introduced to Cuba by Chinese immigrants during the period of the Spanish colony. Beginning in 1848, many Chinese coolies arrived in Cuba,
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12. MAURICIO TRIANA VILLALÓN, 2020
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"The troupe has no time and when it comes down, everyone
leaves whatever and joins. There are anecdotes that when they attacked the
Moncada Barracks, they took advantage of the entertaining police in guarding
the time of the comparsa with everyone running. Habits snore him. Up my Cuba."
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Explanation for the portion of this comment that refers to the attack on the Moncada Barracks:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncada_Barracks
"The Moncada Barracks was a military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, named after
the General Guillermón Moncada, a hero of the Cuban War of Independence. On 26
July 1953, the barracks was the site of an armed attack by a small group of
revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro. The attack failed and the surviving
revolutionaries were imprisoned. This armed attack is widely accepted as the
beginning of the Cuban Revolution. The date on which the attack took place, 26
July, was adopted by Castro as the name for his revolutionary movement (Movimiento
26 Julio or M 26-7) which eventually toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio
Batista on 12 January 1959.”…
13. meuswe, 2021
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Comments From the Discussion Thread For Video #3 In This Pancocojams Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l6cUnIYlKA&ab_channel=namchebal
Numbers given for referencing purposes only. The English translation for the Spanish comments are given after that comment (from Google translate).
1. Elidiamys P.Oliva, 2001
"asì me gusta ver mi cuba..no importa si es en oriente o
occidente,todos somos hermanos...y esa sangre es unica.."
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"that is how I like to see my Cuba..it does not matter if it
is in the East or the West, we are all brothers ... and that blood is unique .."
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2. Yanniet Figueroa, 2001
"Dios, q vivan los cubanos y bendiga a los Santiagueros, eso
si es conga, Q RICO, por la esquina de mi casa, me encanto, quien se que tomo
este video, SALUDO VECINO(A).....besos para todo mi paisanos....."
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"God, long live the Cubans and bless the Santiagueros, that
is conga, Q RICO, around the corner of my house, I loved it, who I know I took
this video, GREETING NEIGHBOR (A) ..... kisses for everything my countrymen
....."
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3. pablo moya, 2001
"Santiago de Cuba fue la cuna de la Revolucion...
Pero La Habana fue la Cuna de la traicion.
OHHH La Habana."
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"Santiago de Cuba was the cradle of the Revolution ...
But Havana was the cradle of betrayal.
OHHH Havana."
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4. claudita86c, 2013
"Cuando se trata de Cuba no se pork la gente no pueden ver los videos como son simplemente. Esto es una conga santiaguera y punto. El k no ha cojido un carnaval cubano no sabe lo k es la vida."
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"When it comes to Cuba, people can't see the videos as they simply are. This is a Santiago conga, period. He has not taken a Cuban carnival, he does not know what life is."
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5. Mateo Morral, 2013
"Una pregunta, desde el respeto y el
desconocimiento. ¿La población de Santiago es principalmente negra? ¿o a la
Conga solo va gente de raza negra? repito que es una pregunta desde el respeto,
porque no conozco la realidad de Cuba."
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"A question, from respect and ignorance. Is the population of Santiago mainly
black? Or do only black people go to the Conga? I repeat that it is a question
from respect, because I do not know the reality of Cuba."
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Reply
6. Luis Diaz, 2018
"ambas cosas a la vez, 80% de la
poblacion de Santiago es de raza negra y a las Congas: manifestacion cultural
muy autentica, q tiene su origen en el Carnaval (unico dia de fiesta autorizado
a los esclavos en la epoca colonial) ...."
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"Both things at the same time, 80% of the population of Santiago is black and
the Congas: a very authentic cultural manifestation, which has its origin in
Carnival (the only holiday authorized for slaves in colonial times) ... ."
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7. chago javi, 2017
"santiago la primera capital de cuba luego puesta en la
habana por la cercanía geográfica a florida comercio razones , una ciudad
santiago de mezclas y raíces que por cierto fue la capital del caribe. 450 años
atrás. donde los abuelos tatarabuelos
tritarabuelos vivieron primero hay en esa ciudad mencionónada tantas veces de
negros dominada por reparto vista alegre y sueño muchos años cientos atrás los
ricos hay estuvieron se regaron por toda la isla y muchos mulatos , negros y
blancos quedaron es esa bella ciudad la
actual mente considerada no por gusto la ciudad del caribe toda la isla hay personas negras u de todo y
esta conga es raíz y algo de cultura africana la ciudad del son de la guaracha
y chacha esto es cultura no política
arriba santiagueros sigan progresando que la ciudad está bella lo máximo
💪🏽"
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"Santiago the first capital of Cuba then placed in Havana due to its
geographical proximity to Florida Comercio, a Santiago city of mixtures and
roots that was by the way the capital of the Caribbean. 450 years ago. where
the great-great-great-great-great-grandparents first lived there is in that
city mentioned so many times by blacks dominated by cast, happy sight and dream
many years hundreds ago the rich people were spread all over the island and
many mulattoes, blacks and whites remained in that beautiful city the Nowadays,
the city of the Caribbean is not considered for pleasure, the whole island
there are black people and everything and this conga is root and some African
culture the city of the son of the guaracha and chacha this is non-political
culture up Santiago continue to progress that the city She is beautiful as much
as possible 💪🏽"
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[Pancocojams Editor's Note: The comment given as #8 in this compilation was written in response to a
commenter who indicated that the conga was for [a form of the n word] and where
was the conga for the whites?]
8. Naivit Rondón, 2017
"Albert Catalán Borrell la conga nunca
será de blancos pues son desentiendes de Españoles y los españoles valga la
redundancia eran Católicos, estás congas son y serán siempre de los NEGROS pues
ellos son los que llevan en su sangre la Religión Yoruba. Ashe para toda mi
gente bella,mi gente Afro-Cubana."
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Albert Catalán Borrell the conga will never be white because they are
misunderstandings of Spaniards and the Spaniards worth the redundancy were
Catholic, these congas are and will always be of the BLACKS because they are
the ones who carry the Yoruba Religion in their blood. Ashe for all my
beautiful people, my Afro-Cuban people."
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Reply
9. Jean Rafael, 2021
"@Naivit Rondón
La conga viene d los africanos d origen bantu del Congo nada k ver con
Yoruba, la gran mayoría d los esclavos k habían en oriente donde nace la conga
eran del Congo."
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"@Naivit Rondón The conga comes from Africans from the Congo Bantu origin,
nothing to do with Yoruba, the vast majority of the slaves were in the East
where the conga was born, they were from the Congo."
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10. Gus Paret, 2017
"vengo de una familia mezclada mi abuela era negra y mi
abuelo blanco de ojos azules y nunca nos dejo ir a las congas pero de que nos
encanta y nos gusta si son divinas lo llevas en la sangre.Que bello mi santiago
como lo extrano hjace 8 anos que no voy y no creo que pueda ir"
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"I come from a mixed family, my grandmother was black and my grandfather was
white with blue eyes and he never let us go to the congas but we love it and we
like it if they are divine you carry it in your blood How beautiful my Santiago
how I miss him 8 I haven't been going for years and I don't think I can go"
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