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== Artists ==
== Artists ==
Conga de los Hoyos is an especially useful route into Santiago's tradition, while Havana comparsas offer a different ensemble and street context. Collective names and neighborhood affiliations are more informative here than inventing a lead-star model. Listen for how repeated patterns allow a large group to remain coordinated and how a call changes the crowd's energy. Andrew Schloss's Folkways documentation records Cuban carnival contexts and named ensembles, but a recording captures only part of an event whose movement and social organization exceed the microphone. <ref name="ga-conga" />
Conga de los Hoyos is an especially useful route into Santiago's tradition, while Havana comparsas offer a different ensemble and street context. Collective names and neighborhood affiliations are more informative here than inventing a lead-star model. Listen for how repeated patterns allow a large group to remain coordinated and how a call changes the crowd's energy. Andrew Schloss's Folkways documentation records Cuban carnival contexts and named ensembles, but a recording captures only part of an event whose movement and social organization exceed the microphone. <ref name="ga-conga" />
== Representative performances ==
These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.
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| Conga de los Hoyos || Invasión, recorrido de la victoria — December 2022 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/W1-sFB7hwlA || The Santiago ensemble’s official channel documents a street procession, retaining the moving collective setting central to conga.<ref name="performance-conga-cubana-1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1-sFB7hwlA Conga de los Hoyos — Invasión, recorrido de la victoria — December 2022]. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || pending || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1-sFB7hwlA Existing recording] || Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. || <muglobe-flag video="W1-sFB7hwlA" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="W1-sFB7hwlA" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="W1-sFB7hwlA" field="authentic" />
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| Comparsa Tradicional Componedores de Batea || Presentation at Casa de la Cultura de Centro Habana — July 2023 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/L4PMIT3lj4k || A named Havana comparsa in a documented public presentation, adding a western Cuban context alongside Santiago’s Los Hoyos.<ref name="performance-conga-cubana-2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4PMIT3lj4k Comparsa Tradicional Componedores de Batea — Presentation at Casa de la Cultura de Centro Habana — July 2023]. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || pending || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4PMIT3lj4k Existing recording] || Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. || <muglobe-flag video="L4PMIT3lj4k" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="L4PMIT3lj4k" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="L4PMIT3lj4k" field="authentic" />
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| Yomil, Ricardo Leyva and Conga de Los Hoyos || Yomil, Ricardo Leyva y La conga de los hoyos- Mikaela ( video oficial ) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/TUY7oTyoR0w || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yomil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUY7oTyoR0w Yomil, Ricardo Leyva y La conga de los hoyos- Mikaela ( video oficial )].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUY7oTyoR0w Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yomil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="TUY7oTyoR0w" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="TUY7oTyoR0w" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="TUY7oTyoR0w" field="authentic" />
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| Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) || LA CONGA DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA#cuba #cubareal #santiagodecuba #cubanosporelmundo || https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dq3O5g5YF9g || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tango mark comandante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq3O5g5YF9g LA CONGA DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA#cuba #cubareal #santiagodecuba #cubanosporelmundo].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq3O5g5YF9g Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tango mark comandante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="Dq3O5g5YF9g" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="Dq3O5g5YF9g" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="Dq3O5g5YF9g" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Santiago de Cuba,Conga Los Hoyos,calle Aguilera.. || https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Gc05RFj_Lk || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-02-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gc05RFj_Lk Santiago de Cuba,Conga Los Hoyos,calle Aguilera..].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gc05RFj_Lk Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="1Gc05RFj_Lk" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="1Gc05RFj_Lk" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="1Gc05RFj_Lk" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval La Habana || https://www.youtube.com/embed/CIFQL7k-z3E || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIFQL7k-z3E Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval La Habana].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIFQL7k-z3E Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="CIFQL7k-z3E" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="CIFQL7k-z3E" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="CIFQL7k-z3E" field="authentic" />
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| Dale Pututi, Nesty and Maykel Falcón || Dale Pututi, Nesty ft. Maykel Falcón - Tata “La Conga” (Video Oficial) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/hvBR6X9gyd8 || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Dale Pututi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-10-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvBR6X9gyd8 Dale Pututi, Nesty ft. Maykel Falcón - Tata “La Conga” (Video Oficial)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvBR6X9gyd8 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Dale Pututi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="hvBR6X9gyd8" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="hvBR6X9gyd8" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="hvBR6X9gyd8" field="authentic" />
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| Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) || CONGA SANTIAGUERA. CUBA😀😘 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/STFXulimfQs || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Solorzano. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFXulimfQs CONGA SANTIAGUERA. CUBA😀😘].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFXulimfQs Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Solorzano. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="STFXulimfQs" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="STFXulimfQs" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="STFXulimfQs" field="authentic" />
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| Conga Paso Franco || Conga Paso Franco,  festival del Caribe. #santiagodecuba July 2025. #conga || https://www.youtube.com/embed/DZepPPcQ1aQ || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-07. Video publication: 2025-08-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZepPPcQ1aQ Conga Paso Franco,  festival del Caribe. #santiagodecuba July 2025. #conga].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2025-07 || live || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZepPPcQ1aQ Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-07. || <muglobe-flag video="DZepPPcQ1aQ" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="DZepPPcQ1aQ" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="DZepPPcQ1aQ" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || INVASION CONGA LOS HOYOS  (Santiago de Cuba) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/tc2ozwqLkq0 || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc2ozwqLkq0 INVASION CONGA LOS HOYOS  (Santiago de Cuba)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc2ozwqLkq0 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="tc2ozwqLkq0" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="tc2ozwqLkq0" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="tc2ozwqLkq0" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Conga de Los Hoyos June 29, 2025: Dia de San Pedro || https://www.youtube.com/embed/lANLIcnXY4g || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-06-29. Video publication: 2025-07-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lANLIcnXY4g Conga de Los Hoyos June 29, 2025: Dia de San Pedro].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2025-06-29 || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lANLIcnXY4g Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-06-29. || <muglobe-flag video="lANLIcnXY4g" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="lANLIcnXY4g" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="lANLIcnXY4g" field="authentic" />
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| Conga Paso Franco || Conga Paso Franco en Estadio Guillermon Moncada, Santiago de Cuba . Mayo 2025. || https://www.youtube.com/embed/HuX6A5xSC3o || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-07-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuX6A5xSC3o Conga Paso Franco en Estadio Guillermon Moncada, Santiago de Cuba . Mayo 2025.].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuX6A5xSC3o Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="HuX6A5xSC3o" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="HuX6A5xSC3o" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="HuX6A5xSC3o" field="authentic" />
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| Conga Paso Franco || Santiago de Cuba. Conga Paso Franco 2025 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/tFCHtYW5XXk || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MONSTER QVA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-06-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFCHtYW5XXk Santiago de Cuba. Conga Paso Franco 2025].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFCHtYW5XXk Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MONSTER QVA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="tFCHtYW5XXk" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="tFCHtYW5XXk" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="tFCHtYW5XXk" field="authentic" />
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| Alfie Barver and Alfie Sessions musicians || Añoranza por la conga (cover)                  “Micaela.” Alfie Sessions || https://www.youtube.com/embed/6mG7euHoP7c || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Alfie Barver. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-10-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mG7euHoP7c Añoranza por la conga (cover)                  “Micaela.” Alfie Sessions].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mG7euHoP7c Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Alfie Barver. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="6mG7euHoP7c" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="6mG7euHoP7c" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="6mG7euHoP7c" field="authentic" />
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| Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) || CONGA de Santiago de Cuba 🔥 La Tierra CALIENTE || https://www.youtube.com/embed/pA6ppkWxxUM || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Juanmy Records. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-07-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA6ppkWxxUM CONGA de Santiago de Cuba 🔥 La Tierra CALIENTE].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA6ppkWxxUM Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Juanmy Records. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="pA6ppkWxxUM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="pA6ppkWxxUM" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="pA6ppkWxxUM" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Conga Los Hoyos Invasiòn! || https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HqtwL0urZA || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-08-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqtwL0urZA Conga Los Hoyos Invasiòn!].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqtwL0urZA Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="0HqtwL0urZA" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="0HqtwL0urZA" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="0HqtwL0urZA" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Carnaval «Santiago de Cuba»  2019  (CONGA DE LOS HOYOS en la Presentación del desfile) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ik54Ta0DOhU || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-07-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik54Ta0DOhU Carnaval «Santiago de Cuba»  2019  (CONGA DE LOS HOYOS en la Presentación del desfile)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik54Ta0DOhU Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="Ik54Ta0DOhU" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="Ik54Ta0DOhU" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="Ik54Ta0DOhU" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Carnaval de La Habana 1996  (Conga LOS HOYOS) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/3cKJCzyITzs || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-05-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKJCzyITzs Carnaval de La Habana 1996  (Conga LOS HOYOS)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKJCzyITzs Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="3cKJCzyITzs" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="3cKJCzyITzs" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="3cKJCzyITzs" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || CONGA LOS HOYOS - Carnaval 2019 Santiago de Cuba || https://www.youtube.com/embed/0gvflRd-z94 || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONGA LOS HOYOS Official Channel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-01-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gvflRd-z94 CONGA LOS HOYOS - Carnaval 2019 Santiago de Cuba].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gvflRd-z94 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONGA LOS HOYOS Official Channel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="0gvflRd-z94" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="0gvflRd-z94" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="0gvflRd-z94" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || La Conga de los Hoyos Santiago d e Cuba  a cura di pasquale pachi chiurazzi || https://www.youtube.com/embed/_iDqMv_W53w || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Pasquale “pachi” Chiurazzi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-01-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iDqMv_W53w La Conga de los Hoyos Santiago d e Cuba  a cura di pasquale pachi chiurazzi].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iDqMv_W53w Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Pasquale “pachi” Chiurazzi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="_iDqMv_W53w" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="_iDqMv_W53w" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="_iDqMv_W53w" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || CONGA DE LOS HOYOS. PRIMER PREMIO CARNAVAL 2019. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. || https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIwgekM48ZI || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2019-11-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIwgekM48ZI CONGA DE LOS HOYOS. PRIMER PREMIO CARNAVAL 2019. SANTIAGO DE CUBA.].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIwgekM48ZI Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="UIwgekM48ZI" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="UIwgekM48ZI" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="UIwgekM48ZI" field="authentic" />
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| Conga Paso Franco || CONGA DE PASO FRANCO. GRAN PREMIO DEL CARNAVAL DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA 2019. 23 de julio.. || https://www.youtube.com/embed/fRM_nH0806g || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2019-08-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRM_nH0806g CONGA DE PASO FRANCO. GRAN PREMIO DEL CARNAVAL DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA 2019. 23 de julio..].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRM_nH0806g Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="fRM_nH0806g" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="fRM_nH0806g" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="fRM_nH0806g" field="authentic" />
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| Sur Caribe || Sur Caribe - Conga santiaguera (2005) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/7CZdextrgDk || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: industriales37. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-11-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CZdextrgDk Sur Caribe - Conga santiaguera (2005)].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CZdextrgDk Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: industriales37. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="7CZdextrgDk" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="7CZdextrgDk" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="7CZdextrgDk" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Conga Los Hoyos - Festival del Caribe 2018 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/A5kjizEYSYg || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-08-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5kjizEYSYg Conga Los Hoyos - Festival del Caribe 2018].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5kjizEYSYg Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="A5kjizEYSYg" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="A5kjizEYSYg" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="A5kjizEYSYg" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval Stgo 2018. || https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEkGJ7rrXHs || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkGJ7rrXHs Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval Stgo 2018.].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkGJ7rrXHs Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="oEkGJ7rrXHs" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="oEkGJ7rrXHs" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="oEkGJ7rrXHs" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos percussionists (individual musicians uncredited) || Conga de Los Hoyos 2017 - bocus en solo &amp; en trio || https://www.youtube.com/embed/iDK_sMqXc18 || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-08-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK_sMqXc18 Conga de Los Hoyos 2017 - bocus en solo &amp; en trio].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK_sMqXc18 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="iDK_sMqXc18" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="iDK_sMqXc18" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="iDK_sMqXc18" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Invasion de la Conga  Los Hoyos || https://www.youtube.com/embed/omiGyjOIvE0 || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2015-09-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omiGyjOIvE0 Invasion de la Conga  Los Hoyos].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omiGyjOIvE0 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="omiGyjOIvE0" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="omiGyjOIvE0" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="omiGyjOIvE0" field="authentic" />
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| Conga Paso Franco || Conga Paso Franco Adultos en carnaval de Santiago De Cuba 2015 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/iIId2kIWz2g || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Vianney Cowo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2015-08-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIId2kIWz2g Conga Paso Franco Adultos en carnaval de Santiago De Cuba 2015].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIId2kIWz2g Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Vianney Cowo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="iIId2kIWz2g" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="iIId2kIWz2g" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="iIId2kIWz2g" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos and Conga Paso Franco || Conga de Los Hoyos versus Paso Franco 2014 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkIYrsRYWBE || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2014-09-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkIYrsRYWBE Conga de Los Hoyos versus Paso Franco 2014].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkIYrsRYWBE Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="YkIYrsRYWBE" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="YkIYrsRYWBE" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="YkIYrsRYWBE" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || invasion de los hoyos.mp4 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sw1fNNJbsxE || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: combati. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-09-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw1fNNJbsxE invasion de los hoyos.mp4].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw1fNNJbsxE Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: combati. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="Sw1fNNJbsxE" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="Sw1fNNJbsxE" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="Sw1fNNJbsxE" field="authentic" />
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| Conga San Pedrito || Conga Santiaguera San Pedrito || https://www.youtube.com/embed/DOr7FN_gsa8 || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOr7FN_gsa8 Conga Santiaguera San Pedrito].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOr7FN_gsa8 Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="DOr7FN_gsa8" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="DOr7FN_gsa8" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="DOr7FN_gsa8" field="authentic" />
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| Conga de Los Hoyos || Conga Santiaguera Los Hoyos || https://www.youtube.com/embed/T9mPQTv_NZU || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9mPQTv_NZU Conga Santiaguera Los Hoyos].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9mPQTv_NZU Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="T9mPQTv_NZU" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="T9mPQTv_NZU" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="T9mPQTv_NZU" field="authentic" />
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| Conga Paso Franco || Conga Santiaguera Paso Franco || https://www.youtube.com/embed/jeHCjj0Kt3Y || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeHCjj0Kt3Y Conga Santiaguera Paso Franco].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeHCjj0Kt3Y Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="jeHCjj0Kt3Y" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="jeHCjj0Kt3Y" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="jeHCjj0Kt3Y" field="authentic" />
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| Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) || Conga Santiaguera Cubana || https://www.youtube.com/embed/yFEN5867kTQ || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: mrdenisalex. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2009-06-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEN5867kTQ Conga Santiaguera Cubana].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEN5867kTQ Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: mrdenisalex. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="yFEN5867kTQ" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="yFEN5867kTQ" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="yFEN5867kTQ" field="authentic" />
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| Sur Caribe || Sur Caribe - Añaranza por la conga || https://www.youtube.com/embed/XC6Vjr0i9sw || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: elfaraondj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2008-04-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6Vjr0i9sw Sur Caribe - Añaranza por la conga].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6Vjr0i9sw Recording/context source] || Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: elfaraondj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. || <muglobe-flag video="XC6Vjr0i9sw" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="XC6Vjr0i9sw" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="XC6Vjr0i9sw" field="authentic" />
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== Related genres ==
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Summary

Conga cubana is a Cuban carnival music-and-procession tradition in which percussion, repeated vocal phrases and collective movement animate the street. A comparsa is more than a percussion ensemble: it can involve neighborhood identity, costumes, choreography and a shared history of participation. The name also traveled internationally as a simplified line dance, but that export is not a complete description of the Cuban practice. Eastern and western local approaches differ in instrumentation and rhythmic feel, making regional context essential. [1]

Contemporary and trending

Conga remains part of carnival preparation, neighborhood transmission, public celebration and professional cultural presentation. Its calendar can be seasonal without making it merely historical. Rehearsal and community organization matter long before a procession reaches a visitor's camera. A stage excerpt can display rhythmic brilliance while leaving out the scale and movement of the street event. International party versions continue to circulate as a different adaptation. The contemporary practice is therefore best understood through comparsas and local social relationships rather than only through a familiar exported dance step.

History

Cuban carnival traditions developed through African-descended community life, colonial and postcolonial public festivities and changing urban conditions. Santiago de Cuba and Havana became particularly visible centers, with distinct neighborhood histories. Comparsas could embody local pride and competition as well as public entertainment. Commercial recordings and tourism helped carry selected sounds abroad. The transformation of a street practice into an international novelty dance illustrates how a musical label can travel while losing much of the social setting that originally made it meaningful. [2]

Musical characteristics

The ensemble relies on interlocking percussion parts with different timbres and roles. Repeated bass and drum patterns support collective movement while sharper accents and calls organize entries and changes. In Santiago, the penetrating Chinese cornet is a distinctive part of some conga sound worlds. Voices can make short phrases travel through a crowd. What sounds repetitive in a static recording may be purposeful in a moving procession, where music coordinates bodies, route and stamina. Volume and rhythmic density serve the event rather than simply displaying technical power.

Geography and communities

The map uses a broad eastern Cuban carnival landscape and a second western Cuban comparsa circuit. These overlap across the island's shared cultural world but retain the strong regional differences that a single uniform fill would conceal. Neighborhoods are not isolated from nearby towns and routes of participation. A lighter South Florida field represents migrant carnival and performance connections. Exported conga-line dancing elsewhere is not mapped as equivalent to a Cuban comparsa community simply because it uses the same word.

Artists

Conga de los Hoyos is an especially useful route into Santiago's tradition, while Havana comparsas offer a different ensemble and street context. Collective names and neighborhood affiliations are more informative here than inventing a lead-star model. Listen for how repeated patterns allow a large group to remain coordinated and how a call changes the crowd's energy. Andrew Schloss's Folkways documentation records Cuban carnival contexts and named ensembles, but a recording captures only part of an event whose movement and social organization exceed the microphone. [1]

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile
Repertoire Field use Notes
traditional regional Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.
MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note MuGlobe favorite Current hit Authentic
Conga de los Hoyos Invasión, recorrido de la victoria — December 2022 https://www.youtube.com/embed/W1-sFB7hwlA The Santiago ensemble’s official channel documents a street procession, retaining the moving collective setting central to conga.[3] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Comparsa Tradicional Componedores de Batea Presentation at Casa de la Cultura de Centro Habana — July 2023 https://www.youtube.com/embed/L4PMIT3lj4k A named Havana comparsa in a documented public presentation, adding a western Cuban context alongside Santiago’s Los Hoyos.[4] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Yomil, Ricardo Leyva and Conga de Los Hoyos Yomil, Ricardo Leyva y La conga de los hoyos- Mikaela ( video oficial ) https://www.youtube.com/embed/TUY7oTyoR0w Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yomil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown music-video unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yomil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) LA CONGA DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA#cuba #cubareal #santiagodecuba #cubanosporelmundo https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dq3O5g5YF9g Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tango mark comandante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tango mark comandante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Santiago de Cuba,Conga Los Hoyos,calle Aguilera.. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Gc05RFj_Lk Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-02-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval La Habana https://www.youtube.com/embed/CIFQL7k-z3E Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Dale Pututi, Nesty and Maykel Falcón Dale Pututi, Nesty ft. Maykel Falcón - Tata “La Conga” (Video Oficial) https://www.youtube.com/embed/hvBR6X9gyd8 Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Dale Pututi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-10-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown music-video unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Dale Pututi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) CONGA SANTIAGUERA. CUBA😀😘 https://www.youtube.com/embed/STFXulimfQs Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Solorzano. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Solorzano. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga Paso Franco Conga Paso Franco, festival del Caribe. #santiagodecuba July 2025. #conga https://www.youtube.com/embed/DZepPPcQ1aQ Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-07. Video publication: 2025-08-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown 2025-07 live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-07. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos INVASION CONGA LOS HOYOS (Santiago de Cuba) https://www.youtube.com/embed/tc2ozwqLkq0 Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Conga de Los Hoyos June 29, 2025: Dia de San Pedro https://www.youtube.com/embed/lANLIcnXY4g Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-06-29. Video publication: 2025-07-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown 2025-06-29 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-06-29. false false false
Conga Paso Franco Conga Paso Franco en Estadio Guillermon Moncada, Santiago de Cuba . Mayo 2025. https://www.youtube.com/embed/HuX6A5xSC3o Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-07-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nick Herman. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga Paso Franco Santiago de Cuba. Conga Paso Franco 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/tFCHtYW5XXk Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MONSTER QVA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-06-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MONSTER QVA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Alfie Barver and Alfie Sessions musicians Añoranza por la conga (cover) “Micaela.” Alfie Sessions https://www.youtube.com/embed/6mG7euHoP7c Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Alfie Barver. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-10-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Alfie Barver. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) CONGA de Santiago de Cuba 🔥 La Tierra CALIENTE https://www.youtube.com/embed/pA6ppkWxxUM Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Juanmy Records. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-07-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Juanmy Records. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Conga Los Hoyos Invasiòn! https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HqtwL0urZA Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-08-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: cineVillon - l'immagine errante. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Carnaval «Santiago de Cuba» 2019 (CONGA DE LOS HOYOS en la Presentación del desfile) https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ik54Ta0DOhU Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-07-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Carnaval de La Habana 1996 (Conga LOS HOYOS) https://www.youtube.com/embed/3cKJCzyITzs Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-05-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Carnavales de Cuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos CONGA LOS HOYOS - Carnaval 2019 Santiago de Cuba https://www.youtube.com/embed/0gvflRd-z94 Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONGA LOS HOYOS Official Channel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-01-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CONGA LOS HOYOS Official Channel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos La Conga de los Hoyos Santiago d e Cuba a cura di pasquale pachi chiurazzi https://www.youtube.com/embed/_iDqMv_W53w Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Pasquale “pachi” Chiurazzi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-01-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Pasquale “pachi” Chiurazzi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos CONGA DE LOS HOYOS. PRIMER PREMIO CARNAVAL 2019. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIwgekM48ZI Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2019-11-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga Paso Franco CONGA DE PASO FRANCO. GRAN PREMIO DEL CARNAVAL DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA 2019. 23 de julio.. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fRM_nH0806g Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2019-08-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rompiendo Cadenas. Candombe. Conga. Rumba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Sur Caribe Sur Caribe - Conga santiaguera (2005) https://www.youtube.com/embed/7CZdextrgDk Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: industriales37. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-11-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: industriales37. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Conga Los Hoyos - Festival del Caribe 2018 https://www.youtube.com/embed/A5kjizEYSYg Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-08-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval Stgo 2018. https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEkGJ7rrXHs Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Angel Cardero. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos percussionists (individual musicians uncredited) Conga de Los Hoyos 2017 - bocus en solo & en trio https://www.youtube.com/embed/iDK_sMqXc18 Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-08-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Invasion de la Conga Los Hoyos https://www.youtube.com/embed/omiGyjOIvE0 Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2015-09-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga Paso Franco Conga Paso Franco Adultos en carnaval de Santiago De Cuba 2015 https://www.youtube.com/embed/iIId2kIWz2g Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Vianney Cowo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2015-08-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Vianney Cowo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos and Conga Paso Franco Conga de Los Hoyos versus Paso Franco 2014 https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkIYrsRYWBE Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2014-09-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: D Ritmacuba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos invasion de los hoyos.mp4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sw1fNNJbsxE Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: combati. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-09-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[32] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: combati. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga San Pedrito Conga Santiaguera San Pedrito https://www.youtube.com/embed/DOr7FN_gsa8 Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[33] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga de Los Hoyos Conga Santiaguera Los Hoyos https://www.youtube.com/embed/T9mPQTv_NZU Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[34] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Conga Paso Franco Conga Santiaguera Paso Franco https://www.youtube.com/embed/jeHCjj0Kt3Y Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[35] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: CubaSantiago. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Santiago de Cuba conga musicians (individual performers uncredited) Conga Santiaguera Cubana https://www.youtube.com/embed/yFEN5867kTQ Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: mrdenisalex. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2009-06-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[36] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: mrdenisalex. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Sur Caribe Sur Caribe - Añaranza por la conga https://www.youtube.com/embed/XC6Vjr0i9sw Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: elfaraondj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2008-04-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[37] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Conga cubana work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: elfaraondj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false

Related genres

Rumba cubana shares Afro-Cuban participatory resources but organizes a different kind of gathering and dance exchange. Samba-enredo and other carnival traditions offer comparisons in collective preparation and neighborhood representation without being musical equivalents. Timba and Salsa can quote conga passages to change a dance floor's energy. The conga drum as an instrument must also be distinguished from conga as a genre: using that drum in a song does not make the song carnival conga.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carnaval in Cuba — Andrew Schloss / Folkways liner notes.
  2. ↑ Carnaval in Cuba — Andrew Schloss / Folkways notes.
  3. ↑ Conga de los Hoyos — Invasión, recorrido de la victoria — December 2022. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  4. ↑ Comparsa Tradicional Componedores de Batea — Presentation at Casa de la Cultura de Centro Habana — July 2023. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ Yomil, Ricardo Leyva y La conga de los hoyos- Mikaela ( video oficial ).
  6. ↑ LA CONGA DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA#cuba #cubareal #santiagodecuba #cubanosporelmundo.
  7. ↑ Santiago de Cuba,Conga Los Hoyos,calle Aguilera...
  8. ↑ Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval La Habana.
  9. ↑ Dale Pututi, Nesty ft. Maykel Falcón - Tata “La Conga” (Video Oficial).
  10. ↑ CONGA SANTIAGUERA. CUBA😀😘.
  11. ↑ Conga Paso Franco, festival del Caribe. #santiagodecuba July 2025. #conga.
  12. ↑ INVASION CONGA LOS HOYOS (Santiago de Cuba).
  13. ↑ Conga de Los Hoyos June 29, 2025: Dia de San Pedro.
  14. ↑ Conga Paso Franco en Estadio Guillermon Moncada, Santiago de Cuba . Mayo 2025..
  15. ↑ Santiago de Cuba. Conga Paso Franco 2025.
  16. ↑ Añoranza por la conga (cover) “Micaela.” Alfie Sessions.
  17. ↑ CONGA de Santiago de Cuba 🔥 La Tierra CALIENTE.
  18. ↑ Conga Los Hoyos Invasiòn!.
  19. ↑ Carnaval «Santiago de Cuba» 2019 (CONGA DE LOS HOYOS en la Presentación del desfile).
  20. ↑ Carnaval de La Habana 1996 (Conga LOS HOYOS).
  21. ↑ CONGA LOS HOYOS - Carnaval 2019 Santiago de Cuba.
  22. ↑ La Conga de los Hoyos Santiago d e Cuba a cura di pasquale pachi chiurazzi.
  23. ↑ CONGA DE LOS HOYOS. PRIMER PREMIO CARNAVAL 2019. SANTIAGO DE CUBA..
  24. ↑ CONGA DE PASO FRANCO. GRAN PREMIO DEL CARNAVAL DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA 2019. 23 de julio...
  25. ↑ Sur Caribe - Conga santiaguera (2005).
  26. ↑ Conga Los Hoyos - Festival del Caribe 2018.
  27. ↑ Conga Los Hoyos Carnaval Stgo 2018..
  28. ↑ Conga de Los Hoyos 2017 - bocus en solo & en trio.
  29. ↑ Invasion de la Conga Los Hoyos.
  30. ↑ Conga Paso Franco Adultos en carnaval de Santiago De Cuba 2015.
  31. ↑ Conga de Los Hoyos versus Paso Franco 2014.
  32. ↑ invasion de los hoyos.mp4.
  33. ↑ Conga Santiaguera San Pedrito.
  34. ↑ Conga Santiaguera Los Hoyos.
  35. ↑ Conga Santiaguera Paso Franco.
  36. ↑ Conga Santiaguera Cubana.
  37. ↑ Sur Caribe - Añaranza por la conga.

Hotspot mushrooms

Conga is a regional carnival/comparsa landscape, with eastern and western Cuban approaches that share island circulation. Neighborhood evidence should broaden into connected participation areas, not shrink to performance addresses.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
conga-cubana-eastern-carnival Eastern Cuban conga and carnival landscape 20.9 -76.4 420 1 Includes Santiago-centered neighborhood traditions and connected regional participation.
conga-cubana-western-comparsas Western Cuban comparsa and carnival circuit 22.7 -81.4 380 0.8 Represents Havana and neighboring carnival communities.
conga-cubana-south-florida South Florida Cuban carnival and performance circuit 25.8 -80.3 160 0.45 Detached migrant transmission, not generic party-line dancing.
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