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Conga Drum Played by Paul Hawkins

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Caption
Many Washingtonians danced to rhythms played on this Haitian conga drum. Hide stretched taut across the drum forms its head, held by ropes wound around pegs that pierce the hide and jut out of the drum’s sides at a 45-degree angle. The cylindrical drum tapers into three increasingly narrow tiers carved at the base. In Haiti, it is known as a boula drum, one of three used in Vodou’s Rada rite, in which practitioners communicate with African ancestors. Used as a conga drum in Washington, DC, it belonged to percussionist, bandleader, and dancer Paul Hawkins, one of the founders of Latin jazz. The lifelong Washingtonian, who was African American, fused bebop and Latin rhythms into a musical style that united people in an era when race, class, and national origin typically segregated the city.
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Muchos washingtonianos bailaron al ritmo de esta conga haitiana. La cabeza del tambor, formada por un parche de cuero tensado, está sujeta con cuerdas enrolladas alrededor de unas clavijas que atraviesan el cuero y sobresalen los lados del tambor en un ángulo de 45 grados. El cuerpo cilíndrico se afina en la base del tambor formando tres niveles cada vez más estrechos. En Haití es conocido como tambor boula, uno de los tres utilizados en el rito Rada del vudú, en el que los practicantes se comunican con sus antepasados africanos. Esta conga perteneció al percusionista, director de banda y bailarín Paul Hawkins, uno de los fundadores del jazz latino. Este ciudadano afroamericano, residente de Washington, D.C., de toda la vida, fusionó el bepop y los ritmos latinos creando un estilo musical capaz de unir a la gente en una época en la que la raza, la clase social y el país de origen segregaban la ciudad.
Cite As
Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution
20th century
Accession Number
1996.0012.0001
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
drum
Medium
wood, hide, and rope
Dimensions
27 3/4 × 16 13/16 × 16 5/8 in. (70.5 × 42.7 × 42.3 cm)
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Anacostia Community Museum
Record ID
acm_1996.0012.0001
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8000f0bff-e831-4c59-9248-43e34006deec

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