Latin percussion

Family of musical instruments

For the company, see Latin Percussion.

Latin percussion is a family of percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music.

## Instruments

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### Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican styles

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#### Folkloric and Santeria

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* Trap drums
* Abakua and Arará drums
* Chekere/Shekere
* Erikundi
* Bata
* Cowbell
* Shaker
* Conga
* Cajon
* Guiro
* Barril de bomba
* Pandereta plenera
* Cuá
* mouth sounds

#### 20-21st century music (Salsa, Son Montuno, Bolero, etc.)

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* Bongo
* Conga
* Clave/Wood block
* Cowbell (cencerro)
* Timbales
* Shaker/Maraca
* Güiro
* Cajón

### South America

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* Timbales, a similar Afro-Cuban instrument
* Surdo
* Cuíca
* Caixa
* Reco-reco
* Cabasa/Afuche
* Repinique
* Agogô
* Tan-tan
* Pandeiro
* Tamborim
* Apito
* Berimbau

#### Neo Samba and Neo-Bossa Nova additions

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* Conga
* Timbales
* Bongo
* Clave/Wood block
* Cowbell

#### Andean styles (Peru, Bolivia, South Ecuador, Argentina, Chile)

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* Rain Stick
* Reco-reco
* Sheep hooves, or chapchas
* Chipaya box
* Bombo
* Huancara
* Maraca

#### Coastal Peruvian and Afro-Peruvian

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* Cajon
* Spoons
* Cajita

### Afro-Dominican

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#### Folkloric

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* Various African drums
* Shaker
* Tambora
* Palo drums
* Marimbula

#### Merengue and Bacha-rengue

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* Tambora
* Güira
* Timbales
* Conga
* Bass drum (played by Güirero)

#### Bachata

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* Güira
* Bongo
* Conga

### Other Caribbean & Central America

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#### Honduran music

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* Maracas
* Shaker
* Garawon (Drum)
* Turtle Shells
* Marimba (Afro-Central American Instrument)
* Primera Drum (Afro-Honduran Hand Drum, which creates a rattling sound when struck)
* Segunda Drum (Afro-Honduran Hand drum that creates a bass sound when struck)
* Conga
* etc.

#### Guatemalan & Salvadoran folklore

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* Marimba
* Shaker
* Rattle
* Guiro
* Bass drum

#### Cumbia (Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, etc.)

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* Conga
* Güira and Guiro
* Maracas
* Timbales
* Wood block
* Tambora
* Cowbell
* Bongos

#### Haitian

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* Tanbou rada
* Tanbou Petwo

#### Trinidad

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* dholak
* steel drum
* conga

#### Go-Go

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* Conga
* Timbales
* Cowbell
* Wood block
* Bongo drum

## External links

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* Percussion Info.\- Latin Percussion and World Drumming Resource.
* Percussion Instruments