LP Bongo Drums
date: label: Date made
content: 1999
name: label: maker
content: Latin Percussion
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This drum was made by Latin Percussion Inc. in Garfield, New Jersey, in 1999. It is a set of Bongos, Valje Armando Peraza Series, made of cherry wood shells, with chrome rims and lugs.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>As indicated in an LP brochure from the period, “These LP Valje® Armando Peraza Series Bongos many two great music traditions: the well-known LP Valje name and the legendary Armando Peraza. The bongos retain the authentic Valje contoured shell, traditional rims and Cuban style steel bottoms combined with sonically superior North American Cherry wood with an attractive satin finish. The center block is shorter to bring the drums closer together to better accommodate the seated player. The 7-1/4” and 8” rawhide heads are hand selected and are matched to fit each set of bongos. They are available with chrome hardware, 5/16" diameter tuning lugs and are perfectly matched to the updated LP Valje® Armando Peraza Series Congas.”</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Armando Peraza (1924– 2014) was a Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Garfield
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from Smithsonian Institution Center for Latino Initiatives (through: Dr.Refugio l. Rochin,Director)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.3039.15
label: nonaccession number
content: 2000.3039
label: catalog number
content: 2000.3039.15
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drum
label: Object Name
content: drum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cherry wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: animal skin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19.5 cm x 47 cm x 23 cm; 7 11/16 in x 18 1/2 in x 9 1/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 18 in x 9 3/8 in; 19.05 cm x 45.72 cm x 23.8125 cm