Conga

Conga Like its cousin the son, the conga got its start in Cuba’s Oriente Province. The conga is a version of the often spontaneous Afro-Cuban neighborhood parades, or comparsas, that were first celebrated in Santiago de Cuba. Growing out of the now-defunct Afro-Cuban mutual aid societies known as cabildos de nación, comparsas are most common during carnival season (which takes place in July in Santiago). Although often used interchangeably, historically the term comparsa was used to describe…